Amas de casa desesperadas (American TV series)

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Amas de casa desesperadas
Created by Marc Cherry
Starring
Narrated by Lucía Méndez
Theme music composer
  • Alberto Slezynger
  • Vinicio Ludovic
Country of originUnited States
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes24
Production
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original network Univision
Picture format NTSC
Original releaseJanuary 10 (2008-01-10) 
June 19, 2008 (2008-06-19)

Amas de Casa Desesperadas is an American dramedy television series that aired on Univision from January 10, 2008, to June 19, 2008. It is a Spanish-language adaption of Desperate Housewives , created by Marc Cherry.

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Set in the fictional Manzanares Street, the series follows the lives of four housewives and the domestic problems and daily mysteries surrounding their husbands, friends and neighbors, which can be more sinister than they appear. The series' tone combines elements of drama, comedy, mystery, farce, soap opera and satire. [1]

Plot

The show opens with the mysterious suicide of housewife Alicia Arizmendi on a beautiful day in the suburbs, on a street called Manzanares. Alicia, who narrates the show from the afterlife, had four friends: Regina Sotomayor, the seemingly-perfect mother of two teenagers struggling to save her marriage; Leonor Guerrero, the mother of four whose husband is always away on business; Susana Martinez, the divorced mother in search of love, who finds it in the form of her new neighbour Miguel Santini, who has a secret of his own; and Gabriela Solís, the materialistic ex-runway model who cheats on her husband. While trying to be good wives and mothers, the four friends also try to find out why their friend committed suicide. The discovery of a blackmail note among Alicia's belongings, a therapy session tape in which she admits her real name was Angela, and her widowed husband's strange behaviour really make them wonder about the mystery surrounding their deceased friend.

Cast

Production

On May 14, 2007, Univision signed a deal with The Walt Disney Company and ABC to produce programs for the network, including Amas de Casa Desesperadas. [2] The show is unique for the Spanish-language import of an English drama series, when Spanish-language television is well known for its telenovelas. [3]

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