Piso 8

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Piso 8
Genre
Created byAlan Goldman
Written by
  • Alan Goldman
  • Jorge Maestro
  • Fernando Schmidt
Directed byGerardo Mariani
Starring
Country of originUruguay
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producers
  • Anabela Pinilla
  • Virginia Altieri
  • María Laura García
Production location Montevideo
Running time30–35 minutes
Original release
Network Channel 10
ReleaseMay 11 (2007-05-11) 
June 22, 2007 (2007-06-22)

Piso 8 ( Spanish for '8th floor') is a Uruguayan television sitcom that aired on Channel 10 in 2007. [1] The show follows the lives of public employees working in the eighth floor office of a ministry building. [2]

Contents

Premise

Set in the public office on the eighth floor of a ministry, Piso 8 follows the group of officials who work there, their complicated relationships between colleagues, and the adventures they experience during their work hours. [3]

Cast and characters

The show features an ensemble cast of characters, focusing on the officials in a public office and their relatives. [4]

Production

Development and writing

The series was created by ORT Uruguay audiovisual communication graduate Alan Goldman, whose project for the series was the winner in the 2006 National Talent for Television contest organized by Channel 10. [5] The script was written by Goldman himself, along with the screenwriter Jorge Maestro and Fernando Schmidt. [6]

Filming

Principal photography took place in Montevideo. Apart from a few exterior scenes shot in the Cordón and Centro neighborhoods, the show was filmed in the main studio of SAETA Channel 10. [7]

References

  1. "Hoy se estrena "Piso 8"". EL PAIS. 2007-05-11. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  2. "Presentan "Piso 8": telenovela sobre una oficina pública". EL PAIS. 2007-04-12. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  3. "NUEVA PROGRAMACION EN LOS CANALES". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  4. "¿Quén es quién en la oficina pública del piso 8?". EL PAIS. 2007-05-05. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  5. "Graduado de Comunicación ganó el premio "CONTA 2006" - Universidad ORT Uruguay". www.ort.edu.uy. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  6. "Entrevista a Fernando Schmidt". Pantallazo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  7. ""ORT me aportó una cierta apertura de cabeza; una base para seguirme expandiendo por mi cuenta" - Universidad ORT Uruguay". fcd.ort.edu.uy. Retrieved 2024-03-07.