In Venezuela, María Antonia and the judge begin an affair, from which she becomes pregnant, and their greedy uncle dies destitute. Simón travels to Paris to drown his sorrows here, he is reunited with his favorite teacher and his friend Fernando del Toro, cousin of the deceased María Teresa. In Ecuador, a young Manuela Sáenz gets into trouble at her convent. When she dies, Simón vows he will live in her spirit and never marry again. Simón's eldest sister, María Antonia, begins falling for him after asking for a loan, at the same time as María Teresa begins falling ill from an insect bite that she has not been exposed to in Spain. In the meantime, a new royal judge is appointed to Venezuela, who is friendly with María Teresa and subsequently to the Bolívar family. María Teresa immediately takes to helping at the haciendas and humanizing the workers and slaves she is also infinitely loyal to Simón, and purchases back his beloved house slave Matea. Through his charm and wit, Bolívar comes through his time in Spain a more well-regarded man and returns to Venezuela he is without the title he was after, but with María Teresa as his bride. It is under his care that Simón meets María Teresa del Toro whom he intends to woo unfortunately, an entitled Spaniard also wishes to pursue her, and tries to dirty Bolívar's name in the process. As he ages into young adulthood, he initially joins the military, but finds more success as a statesman, and travels to Spain to both further his education and seek the title afforded his name.Īrriving in Spain, two of his wayward uncles have managed to make waves in society and introduce Simón to a suitable tutor who is well-regarded by the crown.

Simón, an active child, finds it hard to respond to traditional tutelage and is put under the care of a rebel, watching as the Spanish crown punishes dissenters.

A young Simón enjoys all the luxuries of a criollo life until his mother, then grandfather, die, leaving his future in the hands of a maternal uncle who wants to take the Bolívar fortune as his own. The story begins with Simón Bolívar as a soldier rousing his comrades who have grown weary in the fight for independence, before flashing back to his wedding day in Spain and again to his childhood. Before its release, the show was publicly criticized by Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, with commenters believing he was concerned that a less legendary image of Bolívar would further reduce his popular support. It was popular in Latin America, but the telenovela style and format alienated international viewers. However, the cast and crew also describe the show as an attempt to remove the veil of heroism covering the man and re-humanize him. The show is made up of 60 episodes that document the events of Bolívar's life from the age of seven until his death, primarily focusing on his formation as the liberator of several South American countries and his romantic engagements. It was released on Netflix worldwide, except for Colombia, on 21 June 2019, followed by its debut in Colombia on Caracol Televisión on 18 September 2019. Maximiliano Gómez stars as Bolívar as a child. The series stars Luis Gerónimo Abreu as Bolívar as an adult, José Ramón Barreto as Bolívar as a young man, Irene Esser as Bolívar's wife María Teresa del Toro, and Shany Nadan as his lover Manuela Sáenz. Bolívar, una lucha admirable (English: Bolívar, an admirable fight), or simply Bolívar, is a Colombian Spanish-language historical drama television series created by Juana Uribe, based on the life of Venezuelan liberator Simón Bolívar.

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