Pilar Amaro In Breathless: Breathless, or Respira on Netflix is a Spanish-language medical drama revolving around the lives of doctors and their patients in a public hospital in Valencia. The 8-part series traces the professional as well as personal ups and downs of the doctors and how that affects both their lives and those of their patients.
A brainchild of creator and showrunner Carlos Montero Castiñeira, it is produced by El Desorden Crea, and directed by David Pinillo and Marta Font.
Pilar Amaro In Breathless
The head surgeon at the Joaquín Sorolla Public Hospital, Dr Pilar Amaro is an expert in performing arduous surgeries. Along with minor surgeries throughout the show, she also performed both operations on President Patricia Segura when Dr Néstor Moa needed extra hands. However, her story in the show shines brighter as a mother than a doctor.
Mother to Óscar, Enrique’s drug addict love interest, Pilar Amaro comes across as a loving, caring and concerned mother. Upon hearing of the news of Óscar’s overdose, she rushes to his side, making available every service and facility otherwise unavailable to others. Even upon the STD diagnosis, she supports Óscar and consoles him about his disease. She is immensely grateful to Enrique for helping her son out and even invites him over to her house for dinner.
However, upon learning of his involvement in the overdose and his presence at the party, she reprimands him severely. But, this tension does not last that long as Óscar continues getting high and partying in spite of his ill health, for which Enrique is not to blame. She reveals how he has overdosed multiple times in the past, including one time at the age of 15 when he nearly died in her arms. She realises that her child is beyond help and thinks she has failed as a mother.
Along with being a great mother, Pilar Amaro is also a disciplined surgeon, always standing up for what is right. She doesn’t think of the doctor’s strike as a fruitful endeavour, and thus, stays back for Patricia Segura’s surgery. She calls for a peer review of Néstor Moa when she feels that the integrity of their profession comes into question. However, in the end, she proves to be a loyal co-worker as she steps in to help Dr Moa when the surgery begins to go down south in the absence of light and electricity.
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as Pilar Amaro
One of the more famous actors from the cast of Breathless, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón is a Spanish and Italian performer, not merely famous in Europe, but worldwide. Some of her popular works include ‘Bajarse al Moro’ (1989), ‘Boca a Boca’ (1996), ‘I’m Not Scared’ (2003) etc.
She has also made a memorable career in Hollywood, starring in films such as ‘A Walk In The Clouds’ (1995) alongside Keanu Reeves, and ‘The Machinist’ (2004) opposite Christian Bale.
