The Best Heart Attack of My Life () is a 2025 Disney+ television miniseries based on the 2017 book El mejor infarto de mi vida by , 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 hostsâÂÂan experience that marked a turning point and led him to rethink his personal and professional path.
The Best Heart Attack of My Life follows Ariel (), 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. 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. This experience prompts him to rethink his life path and relationships, beginning a profound personal transformation.
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. However, in February 2022, it was reported that the project had changed course, shifting its adaptation to a television series developed by AgustÃÂn Bossi and Pablo Bossi, directors of the Pampa Films studio.
Filming began in March 2022 and took place in Argentina, Spain, and Uruguay. 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.
The trailer for the series was released on January 8, 2025. The series finally premiered on January 24 on Disney+ and Hulu.
In December 2025, Disney announced that The Best Heart Attack of My Life was among the most-watched international original series released on Disney+ in 2025.