Luis Eduardo Jiménez

Somebody wants to kill CEO Bárbara Hidalgo. Can she find the culprit as her family schemes ruthlessly for control of their Colombian business empire?

Los Protegidos is a Colombian telenovela aired since May 6, 2008 on Colombian TV network RCN. This telenovela is produced by Teleset and it was created as a counterweight for Caracol Televisión's new production El Cartel, but it was premiered before this last one in order to get a higher impact in the viewers.

The intrigues and mysteries of Eva, an employee in Victoria Urquijo's house; and the investigation of the talented psychiatrist Mabel, will collide dangerously thanks to a coincidence that will put the lives of the three women at risk.

Rafael, an amateur boxer, flees to Bogotá after refusing to lose a fight. He seeks his brother Lucho for work but discovers he’s involved in the black market. Things get worse when Rafael falls for Helena, Lucho’s girlfriend, risking his marriage and morals.

Thanks to an iconic national team match, three girls and three boys experience all the entanglements and romances that a new group of friends goes through until they become an inseparable group.