| Larin izbor | |
|---|---|
| Format | Daytime Soap Opera |
| Starring | Ivan Herceg Ornela Vištica Doris Pinčić Frane Perišin Ecija Ojdanić Marija Kohn |
| Country of origin | Croatia |
| Language(s) | Croatian |
| No. of episodes | 160 (planned), 72 (aired) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes (without commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Nova TV (Croatia only) FTV, RTRS (Bosnia and Herzegovina only) POP TV (Slovenia) |
| Picture format | 1080p HDTV |
| Original airing | September 4, 2011 |
"Larin izbor" (Lara's choice) is a Croatian daytime soap opera created by Jelena Popović Volarić and written by Tomislav Hrpka. The series premiered on September 4, 2011 on Nova TV. It has been sold to over seventeen countries worldwide.
| Actor/actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Doris Pinčić | Lara Božić main heroine |
| Ivan Herceg | Jakov "Jaša" Zlatar main hero |
| Ecija Ojdanić | Nela Zlatar main female villain, mother of Jakov and Nikol, now slowly becoming good |
| Frane Perišin | Tonči Zlatar father of Jakov, Dinko and Nikol |
| Jagoda Kumrić | Nikol Zlatar villain, sister of Jakov, now slowly becoming good |
| Marija Kohn | Anđela Zlatar grandmother of Jakov, mother of Tonči |
| Stefan Kapičić | Nikša Alen's friend, in love with Lara |
| Ornela Vištica | Karmen Lara's friend |
| Bruna Bebić-Tudor | Blanka Zlatar Tonči's ex wife, Dinko's mother |
| Filip Juričić | Dinko Zlatar main male villain, Jakov's half-brother, son of Blanka |
| Slavko Juraga | Ivo Ledić in love with Blanka, works with her |
| Mladen Vulić | Alen Dijak Carmen's lover |
| Tamara Garbajs | Vjera villian Alen's wife |
| Ana Maras | Anita Lara's best friend, in love with Maro |
| Jana Milić | Leila, second main female villain, a muslim woman from Yemen, blind passenger on Jakov's ship, in love with Jakov |
| Andrej Dojkić | Maro Jakov's best friend |
| Alen Liverić | Zoran Tonči's lawyer, Nela and Mija's lover |
| Sanja Vejnović | Mija Božić mother of Lara |
| Petra Dugandžić | Lola works in the agency |
| Barbara Nola | Nena works in the agency |
| Edita Karađole | Cvitka mother of Nela Zlatar, Jakov and Nikol's grandmother |
| Helena Buljan | Kike servant of the Zlatar family |
| Jasmin Mekić | Kris villain, Jakov's crew on the ship, accomplice of Dinko, husband of Leila, killed by Leila |
| Karlo Mrkša | Jure Jakov's crew on the ship, his friend, in love with Leila, killed by Kris |
The show premiered on Sunday September 4, 2011. with domestic share of 11,9%. Its 50th episode was watched by a record-breaking 1,2 million viewers. It is the most-watched scripted show in Croatia, attracting more viewers that the national news, Dnevnik, wich used to be an all-time ratings leader in Croatia.
| Country | TV network(s) | Series premiere | Series end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | Nova TV | September 4, 2011 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | RTRS FTV | September 5, 2011 | |
| Macedonia | Kanal 5 | September 5, 2011 | |
| Slovenia | POP TV | September 12, 2011 | |
| Serbia | Prva Srpska Televizija | coming soon | |
| Slovakia | TV Doma | coming soon |