Una Maid en Manhattan

Una Maid en Manhattan
Promotional poster
Based onMaid in Manhattan
by Edmond Dantes
Developed byLuis Zelkowicz
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Theme music composerMarco Flores
Opening theme"Amor sin final" by Litzy and Eugenio Siller
Country of originUnited States
Original languageSpanish
No. of episodes
  • 168[1]
  • 163 (international version)
Production
Executive producerAurelio Valcárcel Carroll
Producers
Production locations
  • Miami
  • New York City
  • Los Angeles
  • Mexico
Editors
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time
  • 42–48 minutes (eps 1–158)
  • 21–25 minutes (eps 159–167)
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTelemundo
ReleaseNovember 29, 2011 (2011-11-29) –
July 23, 2012 (2012-07-23)
Related

Una Maid en Manhattan is a Spanish-language American telenovela produced by Telemundo Studios.[2] It is based on the 2002 film Maid in Manhattan, starring Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Fiennes.[3]

Plot

Una Maid en Manhattan tells the story of Marisa Luján (Litzy), who runs a small hotel in a village in Michoacan. Before the events shown in the show, she falls in love with Victor, an American man who visits Michoacán every year for the Christmas holidays. She becomes pregnant with Victor's child. She leaves Victor, after finding out he cheated, and moves with her son Lalo to New York City, where she works as a maid in Manhattan hotel. She meet her Prince Charming Christobal Parker, with who she falls in love with. Even if their love was unconditional, they face obstacles which they will have to conquer together.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

  • Shalim Ortiz as Frank Varela
  • Maricela González as Calixta Meléndez
  • Paulo Quevedo as Víctor Mendoza
  • Tina Romero as Carmen Moreno "La Nana"
  • Liz Gallardo as Leticia Robles "Leti"
  • Ismael La Rosa as Tadeo Falcón "Tito"
  • Jorge Baldini as Franco Rios
  • Juan Pablo Llano as Bruno Rivera
  • Karen Sentíes as Amelia Salas de Parker
  • Fred Valle as Tyron Parker "Ty"
  • Jorge Hernández as Estanislao "Polaco"
  • Wanda D'Isidoro as Catalina Lucero
  • Ana Sobero as Marcela Villa
  • Sandra Eichler as Alicia
  • Salim Rubiales as Tarek
  • Maite Embil as Belinda Delgado
  • Karina Mora as Yazmín "Yaya" Mendoza
  • Xavier Coronel as Javier Serran
  • Jeimy Osorio as Tania Taylor
  • Rodrigo Mejía as Gregorio "Goyo"
  • Aneudy Lara as Jerome Taylor
  • Carlos Athié as Lucas Gonzalez
  • Henry Zakka as Amador Colina
  • Mónica Pasqualotto as Mireya Sanz
  • Patricio Doren as Hugo Reyes
  • Daniela Nieves as Alejandra Varela
  • Fidel Pérez Michel as Richard Garcia
  • Luke Grande as Dr. Martinez
  • Khotan Fernández as Miguel Morales "Miguelito"
  • Iván Hernández as Steve Martinez
  • Liannet Borrego as Sylvia
  • Ernesto Tapia as Ronnie
  • Adela Romero as Gloria Mendoza
  • Victor Corona as Esteban
  • Osvaldo Strongoli as Teófilo "Teó"
  • Sofia Sanabria as Vicky
  • Samir Succar as Officer Conner
  • Hely Ferrigny as Manuel Mendoza
  • Lina Maya as Natasha
  • Gualberto Gonzalez as Lazcano
  • Lupillo Rivera as himself
  • Carlos Cuervo as Joaquin
  • Yami Quintero as Flavia Montes
  • Hector Alejandro as Marcus
  • Raúl Durán as Julius Thompson
  • Duvier Poviones as Bob
  • Catalina Mesa as Pilar
  • Dayami Padron as Patricia
  • Carlos Pítela as Don Serapio
  • Omar Nassar as Benjamin Singer
  • Raul Arrieta as Anselmo
  • Gilbert Peralta as Memo
  • Fernando Fermor as Tomás

Episodes

  • Release dates, episode name & length, and U.S. viewers based on Telemundo's broadcast.

Production

Production and filming of Una Maid en Manhattan officially started in late 2011.[4] From November 29, 2011 to July 9, 2012, Telemundo aired the serial weeknights at 8pm/7c, replacing Mi Corazón Insiste.[5] From July 10 to 23, 2012,[6][7] Telemundo aired half-hour episodes of Una Maid en Manhattan and Rosa Diamante, both sharing the 8pm/7c time slot.[8] As with most of its other telenovelas, the network broadcast English subtitles with closed captions on CC3.

Reception

Telemundo's November 29 broadcast of Una Maid en Manhattan averaged nearly 1.6 million viewers.[9] The series finale broadcast on July 23 averaged 2.1 million viewers, and became one of Telemundo’s strongest novelas ever during its run.[10]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated Result
2012 Premios Tu Mundo[11] Novela of the Year Una Maid En Manhattan Nominated
Favorite Lead Actor Eugenio Siller Nominated
Favorite Lead Actress Litzy Nominated
The Best Bad Girl Vanessa Villela Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Wanda D´Isidoro Won
Best Supporting Actor Henry Zakka Nominated
The Perfect Couple Litzy and Eugenio Siller Nominated
Great Young Actor Jorge Eduardo Won
Best Bad Luck Video Marisa confirma que víctor nunca va a cambiar Nominated
Best Novela Soundtrack Amor sin final, by Litzy and Eugenio Siller Nominated

References

  1. ^ Telemundo's Una Maid en Manhattan
  2. ^ Georg Szalai (May 17, 2011). "Telemundo Unveils Novela Based on 'Maid in Manhattan' for Next Season". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  3. ^ "Telemundo to Take 'Maid in Manhattan' to the Small Screen With 'Una Maid en Manhattan" Telenovela - HispanicallySpeakingNews.com". HS-News.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  4. ^ "All Together. Different. NBCUniversal". telemundomediakit.com. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  5. ^ "All Together. Different. NBCUniversal". telemundomediakit.com. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  6. ^ "All Together. Different. NBCUniversal". telemundomediakit.com. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  7. ^ Andres. "Telemundo estrena el martes "Rosa Diamante" - México Espectáculos". México Espectáculos. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  8. ^ "Transmisión en vivo del gran final de la telenovela "Una Maid en Manhattan", por Internet". starMedia. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  9. ^ Una Maid en Manhattan” National Premiere Averages Nearly 1.6 Million Total Viewers and Ranks #1 in New York and Miami among Adults 18-49, Regardless of Language
  10. ^ "All Together. Different. NBCUniversal". telemundomediakit.com. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  11. ^ "Premios Tu Mundo 2012: ¡Lista de ganadores!". Terra (in Spanish). Retrieved March 30, 2017.