Ocurrió Así
Telemundo's first original investigative news magazine.
Ocurrió Así (Spanish for 'It Happened Like So') was Telemundo's first original investigative news magazine program. It premiered on October 8, 1990, and aired until April 26, 2002, becoming the network's leading show during its run. The show originally aired in the 5:00 p.m. timeslot and won six Emmy Awards.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- News magazine
- Creator
- Fran Mires
- Presenter
- Enrique Gratas (1990–1999)
- Pedro Sevcec (1999)
- Ana Patricia Candiani (2000–2002)
- Candela Ferro (2001–2002)
- Country
- United States
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- Network
- Telemundo
- First aired
- 8 October 1990
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Broadcast history
Ocurrió Así debuted on October 8, 1990, in the 5:00 p.m. timeslot with Enrique Gratas as host. It became an instant hit, winning six Emmy Awards and becoming the leading program for the network. Ratings gradually slipped due in part to competition from Univision's Primer Impacto in the same timeslot. Gratas left the show in 1999, and Pedro Sevcec, a previous reporter for the show, returned as a temporary host that year. When Sevcec got promoted to main anchor of Noticiero Telemundo in January 2000, Ana Patricia Candiani became the new host. Candela Ferro joined as co-host in 2001. These changes did not improve the show's ratings, and Ocurrió Así went off the air in 2002. The program was replaced by Al Rojo Vivo, hosted by former Primer Impacto anchor Maria Celeste Arraras.
Incidents
One of the more infamous moments in Ocurrió Así was the 1993 murder of Maritza Martin, which occurred on January 18 and was caught on camera. Originally, the segment was to be an interview in a graveyard where Emilio Núñez was visiting his deceased daughter. He blamed her suicide on Martin following an intense dispute on Thanksgiving of 1992. During the interview, Martin unexpectedly arrived to visit her daughter's grave. Upon facing Maritza, Núñez headed back to his car; as the interviewer tried to question Maritza, Núñez suddenly reappeared with a gun and shot Martin 12 times, killing her. The murder would later be used in the 2002 documentary Bowling for Columbine.
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