The Best Heart Attack of My Life

The Best Heart Attack of My Life
El mejor infarto de mi vida
GenreComedy drama
Starring
Country of origin
  • Argentina
  • Spain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Production locations
CinematographyPaco Belda
Editors
  • Miguel Colombo
  • Andrés Quaranta
  • Leandro Bruno
Running time29–39 minutes
Production companies
  • Pampa Films
  • Tandem Films
  • Gloriamundi Producciones
Original release
NetworkDisney+
Release24 January 2025 (2025-01-24)

The Best Heart Attack of My Life (Spanish: El mejor infarto de mi vida) is a 2025 Disney+ television miniseries based on the 2017 book El mejor infarto de mi vida by Hernán Casciari, which recounts the true story of the author who suffered a heart attack in the short-term rental home where he was staying in Uruguay, being saved by the quick actions of his Uruguayan hosts—an experience that marked a turning point and led him to rethink his personal and professional path.[1]

Premise

The Best Heart Attack of My Life follows Ariel (Ariel Sabbagh), a writer in his 40s working at a publishing house, who, after being left by his wife and facing health issues, travels to Montevideo, Uruguay, to attend a literary event accompanied by Concha (Olivia Molina) a Spanish flamenco dancer he has just met.[2] During their stay in a house rented through a digital short-term rental platform, he suffers a heart attack but is saved thanks to the quick intervention of his hosts.[3][4] This experience prompts him to rethink his life path and relationships, beginning a profound personal transformation.[5]

Cast

Main

  • Alan Sabbagh as Ariel Santoro, a 40-year-old writer recently left by his wife who suffers a heart attack during a trip to Uruguay.[6]
  • Olivia Molina as Concha, a Spanish flamenco dancer who meets Ariel during her performances in Buenos Aires, and who seeks to escape her strict gitano family
  • Rogelio Gracia Bernada as Javier, Ariel's Uruguayan host who designed an app to find dialysis centers in different cities.
  • Romina Peluffo as Alejandra, Javier's wife and Ariel's Uruguayan host.

Recurring

  • Eleonora Wexler as Isabel, Ariel’s athletic and healthy-living wife.
  • Rita Cortese as Roberta, Ariel's strong-willed mother.
  • Sebastián Berta Muñiz as David, Ariel’s friend and boss who encourages him to move forward.
  • Rafael Spregelburd as Augusto Briganti, the conceited high-profile lawyer whose biography Ariel must write.
  • Daniel Holguín Macías as Joni, Concha's suitor and part of the flamenco band.
  • Imanol Arias as Yayo, Concha's uncle and the family patriarch.

Guest

  • Brian Maya como Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb, who travels to Uruguay to meet Javier and Alejandra after learning Ariel's story.[7]

Production

Development

In January 2020, Hernán Casciari announced that he had signed with The Walt Disney Company Latin America to adapt his memoir El mejor infarto de mi vida into a film planned for release in 2021 under the production of Gloriamundi and Wip.[8] However, in February 2022, it was reported that the project had changed course, shifting its adaptation to a television series developed by Agustín Bossi and Pablo Bossi, directors of the Pampa Films studio.[9]

Filming

Filming began in March 2022 and took place in Argentina, Spain, and Uruguay.[10] In Montevideo, it was shot in various locations, including the Carrasco neighborhood, Plaza de Cagancha, the World Trade Center, and the surroundings of the Centenario Stadium.[11]

Release

The trailer for the series was released on January 8, 2025.[12][13] The series finally premiered on January 24 on Disney+ and Hulu.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ Capelo, Por Maria Eugenia (2025-02-03). ""El mejor infarto de mi vida": qué hay detrás de la nueva producción que mezcla realidad y ficción". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  2. ^ "Se estrena la serie que cuenta la historia del infarto de Hernán Casciari en Uruguay: los detalles". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  3. ^ ""El mejor infarto de mi vida", la serie con Alan Sabbagh basada en el libro y hechos reales de Hernán Casciari: ¿quiénes son los personajes?". Filo News (in Spanish). 2025-01-16. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  4. ^ Carve, Radio. "La popera | El mejor infarto de mi vida | Radio Carve 850". radiocarve.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  5. ^ "Alan Sabbagh, sobre El mejor infarto de mi vida, la nueva serie de Disney+: "Quería contar la verdad de un personaje desbordado"". Caras (in Spanish). 2025-01-24. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  6. ^ "EL MEJOR INFARTO DE MI VIDA: ¿QUIÉNES SON LOS PERSONAJES QUE LE DAN VIDA A LA NUEVA SERIE INSPIRADA EN HECHOS REALES Y BASADA EN EL LIBRO DE HERNÁN CASCIARI?". Prensa Latinoamérica. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  7. ^ "How saving a writer's life helped my dialysis app go global". 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  8. ^ "De la mano de Disney, el "infarto uruguayo" de Hernán Casciari se convertirá en película". EL PAIS. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  9. ^ "Consolidada en Argentina, Pampa Films busca crecer en LatAm". TTV News (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  10. ^ ""EL MEJOR INFARTO DE MI VIDA" YA DISPONIBLES EL TRÁILER Y EL PÓSTER DE LA SERIE QUE LLEGA EN EXCLUSIVA A DISNEY+ EL 24 DE ENERO". ES Press (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  11. ^ "El infarto de Hernán Casciari en Montevideo, de libro a serie filmada en Uruguay que juega con su mayor miedo". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  12. ^ ""El mejor infarto de mi vida" presentó tráiler a pocos días de su estreno: miralo acá". Pantallazo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  13. ^ "La serie sobre el infarto de Hernán Casciari en Uruguay estrenó tráiler y tiene fecha de estreno; dónde se verá". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  14. ^ Berman, Marc. "'The Best Heart Attack Of My Life' Trailer Released By Hulu". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  15. ^ Messineo, Sol (2025-01-24). "El mejor infarto de mi vida: la tragicómica historia real que llega en formato de serie". LA NACION (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-11.
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