Vecinos
| Vecinos | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Eugenio Derbez |
| Starring |
César Bono Eduardo España Macaria Mayrín Villanueva Ana Bertha Espín Danny Perea Octavio Ocaña |
| Opening theme | "Vecinos" |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 119 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Elias Solorio Eugenio Derbez Gustavo Rodriguez |
| Running time |
22 min. (Season 1-2, 4) 44 min. (Season 3) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Las Estrellas |
| Original release | July 10, 2005 – present[1] |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Vecinos (English: Neighbors) is a Mexican TV series adapted in 2005 by actor Eugenio Derbez from Spanish TV series Aquí no hay quien viva. It premiered on July 10, 2005.[1] The series portrays the life of everyday people in Mexican barrios, where anything can be found — the jealous housewife, the spinster, the strange family, etc. Each episode features the interactions between these peculiar neighbors, where they deal with problems both real and imagined, such as ghosts, treasures, ripoffs, fights, etc.
Production for the fourth season began in May 2017 and it premiered on August 28, 2017.[2][3]
History
When Eugenio Derbez traveled to Spain in 2005, he saw a TV series named Aquí no hay quien viva, which features the same kind of problems that people have in the barrios. He thought a Mexican remake would be a good idea, so he created Vecinos.
Cast and characters
The Doorkeeper
Germán Martínez (portrayed by Eduardo España) is the building's doorman. He is lazy, but he tries to pretend the opposite in front of the neighbors. He almost always wears a backwards baseball cap, sagging jeans, and a too-small, too-tight, belly-exposing T-shirt.[4]
The Balboas
Don Roque Balboa (portrayed by Polo Ortín) is an elderly retired soldier. His neurotic character makes him intolerant and he lives in eternal disagreement with his neighbors. He has a teddy bear named Rambo.[5] Due to Ortín's death in 2016, Don Roque doesn't appear in season 4, though the first episode paid tribute and was dedicated to him.
Vanessa Balboa (portrayed by Roxana Castellanos) is a veterinarian and a hardcore pet lover. She lives with her grandfather, Don Roque Balboa.
Doña Cata "Catita" Balboa (portrayed by María Prado) is a heavily religious nurse hired by Don Roque's son to take care of him after Vanessa moves out. At first she's somewhat antagonistic towards Don Roque because she's always trying to take away his sweets (Which his doctor forbade him from eating) and talk him out of doing foolish things, but they eventually develop a romantic relationship over their surprisingly similar tastes and hobbies and get married.
The Olvera
Silvia Olvera (portrayed by Mayrín Villanueva) is a desperate woman dealing with internal conflicts of not yet having found her soul mate. She teaches ethics in high school and is going through a mid-thirties crisis.[5]
The Rivers/Rios
Frankie Rivers (Rios) (portrayed by César Bono) is a failed actor who lives in the past, reinventing every moment of that distant time when he appeared in the film "La Toalla del Mojado". Attempting to return to the world of acting, he often writes movie scripts—but always winds up plagiarizing an existing one.[6]
Lorena Rivers (Rios) (portrayed by Ana Bertha Espín) is Frankie's wife, a vicious gossip from a wealthy family.[7]
Benito Rivers (Rios) (portrayed by Octavio Ocaña) is Lorena and Frankie's son, an innocent, focused, studious boy who wants to be a doctor. He also enjoys fighting games and frequently meets with Germán and Pedro to play or watch them on television. He feels embarrassed every time his mother forces him to wear costumes for his several (involuntary) auditions—which always fail.[8]
Patricia "Pato" Alcantara (portrayed by Carla Zuckerman) is a mischievous little girl who replaces Benito when he finds a way to run away from home by exploiting a student exchange program. Unlike Benito, Pato isn't forced to go on auditions and instead spends most of her spare time playing pranks on her neighbors, her favorite target being German, whom she often frames as culprit of her worst misdeeds.
The Lopez
Arturo López (portrayed by Moisés Suárez) is a mature man who tries to get ahead and earn the respect of his family and their neighbors, but it is no secret that his wife dominates him. He often tries to use slang to relate to his children, but only sounds and looks foolish.[9]
Magdalena Pérez Lopez (portrayed by Macaria) is Arturo's wife, a presumptuous woman obsessed with what others may think of her; she will seem to have what she hasn't and be what she isn't. She hates living in the building and categorizes everyone as "nacos." She thinks she deserves to live elsewhere more appropriate to her class, although she did not even finish middle school.[10]
Alejandra López (portrayed by Danny Perea) is Arturo and Magdalena's 16-year-old daughter: rebellious, lazy, and messy. She backtalks every time her parents lecture her, which causes Magadalena to berate Arturo. She finds her brother a decerebrated "Fresa" and lives in constant friction with him. She loves hard rock and grunge.[11]
Marco López (portrayed by Vadhir Derbez) is Magdalena and Arturo's son, Alejandra's younger brother. At 17 he's barely scraping by in his junior year of High School after having had to repeat several school terms because of his laziness. In trying to give him everything, his mother has made him a parasite. He's ashamed of both parents and their social status.[12]
Yesenia "La Yeyis" Treviño (portrayed by Ahrid Hannaley) is the daughter of one of Magdalena's old classmates. Yeyis is a naive but sweet girl who grew in a wealthy household and holds no prejudices. She's invited to live with the Lopez when Marco leaves to study abroad and her parents decide to take an extended vacation. While Alejandra considers her a moron and a nuisance, Yeyis believes them to be best friends. She befriends and eventually starts a relationship with Alejandra's friend and bandmate Piloto, much to Alejandra's annoyance.
Rocko (portrayed by Markin López)
Morris (portrayed by Said Casab)
The Friends
Luis San Román (portrayed by Darío Ripoll) is neurotic and apprehensive; everything goes wrong for him. He's looking for a woman, but whenever he likes one, she ends up preferring his friend Pedro.[13]
Pedro Medina (portrayed by Pablo Valentín) The careless and irresponsible but good-natured type of guy but who takes life lightly. Like Luis, he sells all kinds of goods in a trading company. Despite not being very smart, his charm and luck always make him succeed. He takes advantage of situations but isn't ill-intentioned. Often wins business and sales to Luis. He likes soccer and can spend the day lying on his couch watching TV and eating junk food.[14]
Luis "Luisito" San Roman II (portrayed by Ian Rubio de la Cerda) is a toddler that Luis and Pedro raise together after his mother, Luis' ex-girlfriend, abandons him with them, claiming he's Luis' son. It's eventually discovered that Luisito is in reality the son of his mother's ex-boyfriend Ro and he's taken away from his adoptive father.
Other Characters
Doña Socorro "Doña Soco" (portrayed by María Rubio) is the owner of the building. Doña Soco is a ruthless business woman with no qualms about tossing the neighbors out if it benefits her.
Jorjais (portrayed by Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez) is a homeless, but nonetheless clever, man. Jorjais uses pathos to manipulate others into giving him food, money, jobs, etc. His skill, or rather, willingness, to work often overshadows German, leading to conflict between both characters.
Don Serafio (portrayed by Pedro Romo) is the local handyman who charges reasonable prices and always does a good job. Don Serafio is often frustrated by the neighbors' willingness to listen to German when he claims he could do the same job quicker and for a lower price, and almost always ends up coming back to fix everything when German fails miserably.
Piloto (portrayed by Luis Gerardo Mendez) is Alejandra's friend and bandmate, vocalist for her rock band. Piloto is a dimwitted boy who dresses in punk fashion but is anything but. He befriends Yeyis in a plot to squeeze money out of her but eventually falls for her, going as far as being willing to give up his friendship with Alejandra to remain with Yeyis.
Gudelia (portrayed by Claudia Bollat) is German's on-and-off girlfriend who works as a maid in a neighboring building.
Neto (portrayed by Benjamín Rivero) is the handsome and muscular owner of the convenience store next to the building. Neto often flirts with Silvia, who flirts right back.
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 69 | July 10, 2005 | February 11, 2007 | ||
| 2 | 24 | March 21, 2007 | September 12, 2007 | ||
| 3 | 13 | January 20, 2008 | May 11, 2008 | ||
| 4 | 13 | August 28, 2017[15] | November 13, 2017 | ||
Season 1 (2005–07)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Piloto" | July 10, 2005 |
| 2 | 2 | "La pintura del edificio" | July 17, 2005 |
| 3 | 3 | "La vampire bonita" | July 24, 2005 |
| 4 | 4 | "Se acabó el agua" | July 31, 2005 |
| 5 | 5 | "La luz interior" | August 7, 2005 |
| 6 | 6 | "El luchador" | August 14, 2005 |
| 7 | 7 | "La otra Magdalena" | August 21, 2005 |
| 8 | 8 | "De millonario a mendigo" | August 28, 2005 |
| 9 | 9 | "¿Y dónde esta el basurero?" | August 31, 2005 |
| 10 | 10 | "La pareja de ventas" | September 7, 2005 |
| 11 | 11 | "Mejor no celebremos México" | September 14, 2005 |
| 12 | 12 | "Servicio de cable" | September 21, 2005 |
| 13 | 13 | "América vs Chivas" | September 28, 2005 |
| 14 | 14 | "Furia de cuatro ruedas" | October 5, 2005 |
| 15 | 15 | "El ataque de las cucarachas" | October 12, 2005 |
| 16 | 16 | "Con zapatos de tacón" | October 19, 2005 |
| 17 | 17 | "Venta de garage" | October 26, 2005 |
| 18 | 18 | "Noche de Halloween" | November 2, 2005 |
| 19 | 19 | "Con el portón cerrado" | November 16, 2005 |
| 20 | 20 | "El dilema del jacuzzi" | November 23, 2005 |
| 21 | 21 | "Como vender un departamento" | November 30, 2005 |
| 22 | 22 | "El nuevo administrador" | December 7, 2005 |
| 23 | 23 | "El espíritu navideño" | December 14, 2005 |
| 24 | 24 | "Aguas turbias" | January 18, 2006 |
| 25 | 25 | "Fuga de gas" | January 24, 2006 |
| 26 | 26 | "Mercado sobre ruedas" | January 31, 2006 |
| 27 | 27 | "Empieza la fiesta" | February 7, 2006 |
| 28 | 28 | "El día del amor y la amistad" | February 14, 2006 |
| 29 | 29 | "Rento mi departamento" | February 21, 2006 |
| 30 | 30 | "Con el apagón" | February 28, 2006 |
| 31 | 31 | "La toalla del mojado" | March 7, 2006 |
| 32 | 32 | "Primer amor... Benito a mil por hora" | March 14, 2006 |
| 33 | 33 | "Batidora, computadora y secadora" | March 21, 2006 |
| 34 | 34 | "Ascendiendo a Arturo" | March 28, 2006 |
| 35 | 35 | "¿Quién es el padre?" | April 4, 2006 |
| 36 | 36 | "Martes vecinal" | April 22, 2006 |
| 37 | 37 | "Mis pobres diablillos" | April 29, 2006 |
| 38 | 38 | "Competencia de Hot Dogs" | May 6, 2006 |
| 39 | 39 | "Viaje a Canada (Parte 1)" | May 20, 2006 |
| 40 | 40 | "Viaje a Canada (Parte 2)" | May 27, 2006 |
| 41 | 41 | "Cursos sin superación" | June 3, 2006 |
| 42 | 42 | "Los López en Canada" | June 10, 2006 |
| 43 | 43 | "Verdades ocultas" | June 17, 2006 |
| 44 | 44 | "Embargo a los López" | June 24, 2006 |
| 45 | 45 | "Silvia en Canada" | July 1, 2006 |
| 46 | 46 | "Aviso de desalojo" | July 22, 2006 |
| 47 | 47 | "La jaula de las vecinas" | July 29, 2006 |
| 48 | 48 | "Un tatuaje para Alejandra" | August 5, 2006 |
| 49 | 49 | "Tesoro perdido" | August 12, 2006 |
| 50 | 50 | "Cartas que asustan" | August 19, 2006 |
| 51 | 51 | "Sin ton ni Silvia" | August 26, 2006 |
| 52 | 52 | "Truco o trato" | September 2, 2006 |
| 53 | 53 | "Otro robo" | September 9, 2006 |
| 54 | 54 | "Buscando al portero" | September 16, 2006 |
| 55 | 55 | "Un intruso en la familia" | September 23, 2006 |
| 56 | 56 | "El nuevo conserje" | October 7, 2006 |
| 57 | 57 | "Volver al futuro" | October 14, 2006 |
| 58 | 58 | "Intercambio escolar" | October 21, 2006 |
| 59 | 59 | "Fantasmas del más acá" | October 28, 2006 |
| 60 | 60 | "Video descompuesta" | November 4, 2006 |
| 61 | 61 | "Un nuevo casting" | November 11, 2006 |
| 62 | 62 | "Sesión espiritista" | November 18, 2006 |
| 63 | 63 | "Reta de Ping Pong" | November 25, 2006 |
| 64 | 64 | "Maratón del barrio" | December 10, 2006 |
| 65 | 65 | "Romance de dos" | January 14, 2007 |
| 66 | 66 | "Cuando un esposo se va" | January 21, 2007 |
| 67 | 67 | "Vecinos en Ixtapa" | January 28, 2007 |
| 68 | 68 | "Mira quién muerde" | February 4, 2007 |
| 69 | 69 | "La gran oportunidad" | February 11, 2007 |
Season 2 (2007)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 1 | "Re-Pintando la vecindad" | March 21, 2007 |
| 71 | 2 | "Celosa por un sofá" | March 28, 2007 |
| 72 | 3 | "Aumento de renta" | April 4, 2007 |
| 73 | 4 | "Presidente de la Manzana" | April 11, 2007 |
| 74 | 5 | "¿Dónde está Rambo?" | April 18, 2007 |
| 75 | 6 | "El amor de Magda" | April 25, 2007 |
| 76 | 7 | "Solterona desesperada" | May 2, 2007 |
| 77 | 8 | "Seguridad vecinal" | May 16, 2007 |
| 78 | 9 | "Escuela de actuación" | May 23, 2007 |
| 79 | 10 | "Reconocimiento especial" | May 30, 2007 |
| 80 | 11 | "Algodones de azúcar" | June 6, 2007 |
| 81 | 12 | "Destilando celos" | June 13, 2007 |
| 82 | 13 | "Cursos de verano" | June 20, 2007 |
| 83 | 14 | "Lecciones de piano" | July 4, 2007 |
| 84 | 15 | "Robo de gas" | July 11, 2007 |
| 85 | 16 | "Grandes intereses" | July 18, 2007 |
| 86 | 17 | "Bomba de agua" | July 25, 2007 |
| 87 | 18 | "Perico parlante" | August 1, 2007 |
| 88 | 19 | "Niñera a prueba de perros" | August 8, 2007 |
| 89 | 20 | "El concurso del millón" | August 15, 2007 |
| 90 | 21 | "Problemas de tubería" | August 22, 2007 |
| 91 | 22 | "La última conquista" | August 29, 2007 |
| 92 | 23 | "La boda de Silvia (Parte 1)" | September 5, 2007 |
| 93 | 24 | "La boda de Silvia (Parte 2)" | September 12, 2007 |
Season 3 (2008)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | 1 | "El regreso" | January 20, 2008 |
| Magda and Alejandra do not speak because of a misunderstanding that occurred due to a supposed pregnancy. The neighbors suffer from robberies because the gate is broken and obviously no one cooperates to fix it. | |||
| 95 | 2 | "Una nueva administradora" | January 27, 2008 |
| Luis calls a meeting, since he can not be the building administrator anymore. Magda is running for the position and nobody knows what the fate of the administration's money will be with the new person in charge. | |||
| 96 | 3 | "El santo niño milagroso" | February 3, 2008 |
| A couple of religious women offers to the neighbors, the Miraculous Child, but they refuse to take care of him. Upon learning that a neighbor wins the lottery thanks to the Miracle Child, everyone will look for a way to have him. | |||
| 97 | 4 | "La llegada de la Yeyis" | February 10, 2008 |
| Magda speaks with Margarita, who impresses by telling her that she lives as a rich woman. | |||
| 98 | 5 | "Se busca niñera" | February 17, 2008 |
| Luis decides to hire a nanny to take care of Luisito to what Pedro advises that she be a beautiful nanny. The hired nanny has a gossip reputation, and when she sees them together in bed, she assumes they are gay. | |||
| 99 | 6 | "Vendedora de Toppers" | February 24, 2008 |
| The Rivers family is in crisis so they decide to sell toppers and neighbors are called by Lorena to buy their products, but everyone will resist. | |||
| 100 | 7 | "Despedida de soltera" | March 2, 2008 |
| Silvia's cousin has her bachelorette party and Silvia realizes that her cousin's fiancé is an ex-boyfriend. Germán helps to get things to acclimate, although they are not exactly liked by Silvia. | |||
| 101 | 8 | "Frankie Superestrella" | March 9, 2008 |
| A filmmaker arrives to film in the building, so Germán makes a meeting to ask permission. Some neighbors are hired as extras and Frankie insists the director on participating. Silvia thinks she has found a boyfriend, but he likes another person. | |||
| 102 | 9 | "Enchúlame mi auto" | March 16, 2008 |
| Luis' car breaks down and Germán recommends a mechanic, who puts his business on the sidewalk and Magda gets upset. Luis will ask the mechanic to leave, but when he refuses, he will want to face him. | |||
| 103 | 10 | "La nueva hija de los Rivers" | March 30, 2008 |
| Benito leaves to study abroad and Patricia arrives at the Rivers home as part of the student exchange program. The director speaks well of the girl to get rid of her, as she is a danger. Germán takes advantage and pays Patricia to do evil things. | |||
| 105 | 11 | "Superación personal" | April 6, 2008 |
| A car crashes into the building and Frankie says he has evidence of the crash. The guilty party will offer money in exchange for the video footage. | |||
| 105 | 12 | "Extreme Makeover: Edición vecindad" | April 13, 2008 |
| Magda will have to remodel the building, since she will receive Margarita's visit and Pedro goes to work in Neto's store. | |||
| 106 | 13 | "El nuevo vecino" | May 11, 2008 |
| Arturo López asks for a loan. By confusing him, he can withdraw one hundred thousand pesos. Pao and Ro return for their son, but Luis refuses to give him back, so they will want the child to choose who to go with. | |||
Season 4 (2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Blim release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | 1 | "El grupo de Whats" | August 28, 2017 | August 28, 2017 |
| The neighbors decide to create a group chat in WhatsApp for strictly neighborhood issues, and as is often the case, the group serves everything, except for that. | ||||
| 108 | 2 | "El gas" | September 4, 2017 | August 28, 2017 |
| The neighbors do not pay the gas fee, and before the refusal of all, Luis decides to put his own tank stationary on the roof. | ||||
| 109 | 3 | "Franeleros" | September 11, 2017 | August 28, 2017 |
| A plague of franeleros arrives at the building and the problems do not wait. Whoever wants to park their car on the street will have to pay the fee. | ||||
| 110 | 4 | "El reciclaje" | September 18, 2017 | August 28, 2017 |
| The neighbors receive an invitation from the delegation to separate the garbage in two categories, organic and inorganic, Germán is in charge of this mission. | ||||
| 111 | 5 | "La fiesta de Morris" | September 25, 2017 | August 28, 2017 |
| Magdalena creates a Facebook account where she shows off what she does not; she even broadcasts live a public invitation for her grandson Morris's party. | ||||
| 112 | 6 | "La chica del Feis" | October 2, 2017 | August 28, 2017 |
| Pedro is dedicated to flirting on Facebook and, to Luis' astonishment, meets a beautiful girl. Luis, curious, decides to apply the same technique to find the love of his life. | ||||
| 113 | 7 | "Como en casa" | October 9, 2017 | August 28, 2017 |
| Silvia, desperate to meet men, rents a room in her apartment by means of an app. A man arrives to rent the room and she falls in love, but also the ex-girlfriend appears. | ||||
| 114 | 8 | "El simulacro" | TBA | August 28, 2017 |
| The neighbors react like crazy when an earthquake occurs and request the delegation an evacuation course. They want to be prepared for an event like this, what they do not imagine is that another earthquake is near and will put them to the test. | ||||
| 115 | 9 | "El origen" | October 16, 2017 | August 28, 2017 |
| Morris is in the stage of doubts and asks his parents how to conquer the love of his life. Alejandra and Rocko decide to tell him a love story: the story of how they met. | ||||
| 116 | 10 | "El Wifi" | October 23, 2017 | August 28, 2017 |
| Silvia installs high-speed internet in her apartment, however her connection is very slow. What she doesn’t know is that her neighbors know the password and they are all connect to her network. | ||||
| 117 | 11 | "El método" | October 30, 2017 | August 28, 2017 |
| Lorena is tired of Frankie not getting a job and he comes up with a great idea, to set up an acting academy based on the Rivers Method. | ||||
| 118 | 12 | "El click" | November 6, 2017 | August 28, 2017 |
| In the building there is a rumor that Arturo and Lorena are dating. When Magdalena suspects that Arturo has a lover, she begins to fight for him. | ||||
| 119 | 13 | "La separación" | November 13, 2017 | August 28, 2017 |
| Frankie and Lorena go through a strong marriage crisis. Everything points to the Rivers separating. The neighbors help with reconciliation but all are failed attempts, because Frankie has left his home. | ||||
Awards and nominations
Premios TVyNovelas
| Year | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Best Comedy Program | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Comedy Program | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Comedy Program | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Comedy Program | Won[16] |
References
- 1 2 "Inicia "Vecinos", programa producido por Eugenio Derbez, el 10 de julio". azteca21.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ↑ "'Vecinos' inicia grabaciones de su cuarta temporada con el elenco original". www.univision.com. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- ↑ "¡Los vecinos regresan a Las Estrellas!". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ↑ "Germán Martínez (Character)". IMDb.
- 1 2 "Don Roque Balboa (Character)". IMDb.
- ↑ "Frankie Rivers (Character)". IMDb.
- ↑ "Lorena Rivers (Character)". IMDb.
- ↑ "Benito Rivers (Character)". IMDb.
- ↑ "Arturo López (Character)". IMDb.
- ↑ "Magdalena Pérez (Character)". IMDb.
- ↑ "Alejandra López (Character)". IMDb.
- ↑ "Marco López (Character)". IMDb.
- ↑ "Luis San Román (Character)". IMDb.
- ↑ "Pedro Medina (Character)". IMDb.
- ↑ "Serie "Vecinos" estrena nueva temporada involucrando las redes sociales". yucatan.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ "Conoce A Los Nominados A Los Premios TVyNovelas 2018". tvynovelas.com (in Spanish). TVyNovelas. Retrieved 17 January 2018.