The Cleaning Lady (Argentine TV series)

The Cleaning Lady
SpanishLa chica que limpia
GenreTV drama
Written by
Directed byLucas Combina[1]
Country of originArgentina
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producerPaolo Suarez[1]
Running time30-minute timeslot
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCine.ar Play[1]
Release21 August 2017 (2017-08-21)
Related

La Chica que Limpia also known in English as The Cleaning Lady[2][3][4] is a Spanish-language Argentine dramatic television show.[5] The television series has been remade as La muchacha que limpia in Mexico,[6][7] and as The Cleaning Lady in the United States.[7] It debuted in 2017 on CINE.AR Play,[1] and later aired on Canal 10 Cordoba.[8] The series is composed of 13 episodes for a 30-minute timeslot.[9] The television program won the Martín Fierro de Oro award in 2018.[6]

The show was filmed in Córdoba, Argentina, and stars Antonella Costa as the titular cleaning lady, Rosa.[9]

Synopsis

Single mother Rosa, a cleaning lady, is obsessive about her cleaning method, due to her 7-year-old son Felipe having an immunodeficiency disorder and needing to live in a sterile bubble. Her cleaning method comes to the attention of some of the ruthless gangsters in the city, who start using her as crime cleanup. She uses the large remuneration of her criminal cleaning jobs to help pay for her son's expensive medical treatments, which also puts her family's safety at risk.[9] The series shows sexual exploitation, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, people trafficking, and does not show the protagonist always choosing the right side.[9][10]

Cast of characters

Character Synopsis Actor Notes
Rosa The titular cleaning lady Antonella Costa
Felipe Rosa's immunocompromised son

Episodes

Awards and honours

  • On 23 June 2018, the TV show won the Martín Fierro Federal de Oro award for televised fiction.[8]

Legacy

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Denise Petski (23 January 2020). "Fox Orders Drama Pilot 'The Cleaning Lady' Based On Argentine Series". Deadline.
  2. ^ "The Cleaning Lady (La Chica que Limpia". Videoplugger. 8 October 2017.
  3. ^ Señal News (7 May 2021). "FOX Orders Argentina's "The Cleaning Lady" as a Series for the US". Senal News.
  4. ^ Richard Middleton (8 April 2022). "Fox extends remake of Argentina's 'Cleaning Lady' after Hulu launch". Television Business International.
  5. ^ "'LA CHICA QUE LIMPIA' GANÓ EL MARTÍN FIERRO DE ORO FEDERAL" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA).
  6. ^ a b c "México: Space inició rodaje de 'La muchacha que limpia' junto a BTF Media" (in Spanish). Prensario Internacional. 3 September 2019.
  7. ^ a b c Fernanda Palacios (7 February 2022). "'La Chica que Limpia' aborda el drama de la migración y el tráfico de drogas". Los Angeles Times (in Spanish).
  8. ^ a b "'La chica que limpia' ganó el Martín Fierro Federal de Oro" (in Spanish). La Voz del Interior. VOS. 24 June 2018.
  9. ^ a b c d Alice Oscura (16 July 2021). "Argentine Crime Thriller 'La Chica Que Limpia' is a Complex and Impactful Series". Red Mango Reviews.
  10. ^ Marina Jiménez Conde (31 July 2021). "La chica que limpia: la serie de exportación que creó Paola Suárez" (in Spanish). Agencia Paco Urondo.