Una familia de diez

Una familia de diez
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Format	sitcom
Starring	Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo Eduardo Manzano Zully Keith Andrea Torre Mariana Botas Jessica Segura Daniela Luján Ricardo Margaleff María Fernanda García Moisés Iván Mora
Opening theme	"Una familia de diez"
Country of origin	Mexico
Language(s)	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	24 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo
Location(s)	Colonia Doctores, Mexico City
Running time	22–24 minutes
Distributor	Televisa
Broadcast
Original channel	Canal de las Estrellas (Mexico) Univision (U.S.)
Picture format	Color 480i (SDTV)
Original airing	March 22, 2007-present

Una familia de diez (English: A Family of Ten) is a Mexican family television sitcom that centers around the López household; a middle class Mexican family that constantly endures hilarious situations. They live in an apartment which barely holds living space for them. The series premiered on March 22, 2007 on the channel Canal de las Estrellas.^[1][2] The sitcom was a success, running concurrently in 2007 with other comedy programs such as La familia P. Luche, La parodia, and Vecinos.

It was nominated for a TVyNovelas Award for "Best Comedy Program" in 2008, but lost to La familia P. Luche. Due to broadcasting issues, the pending second season hasn't been released yet, though Una familia de diez is planned to be renewed for 26 episodes.^[3]

Premise

Placido Lopez can't stand providing for his family all by himself. In his small apartment lives: his wife Renata, son Plutarco, daughter Martina, father Don Arnoldo, sister-in-law "Licha", and niece La Nena, which sums up to seven people. With the arrival of two more people: Plutarco's new wife Gaby and Don Arnoldo's goddaughter Tecla, the family completes nine people. To Placido's discontent, Plutarco and Gaby declare that they're expecting a child: the tenth person for Placido to provide for. In later episodes, it is discovered that La Nena has a boyfriend, Aldolfo, who later is incoporated into the family because of La Nena's pregnancy. In La Casa del Millón (the series last episode of Season 1), Plácido remarks each family members distinctive attributes, and his worry of living in a small home. Then, a phone call from a contest states that they are in for winning a 5-bedroom house property-tax free–only if they answer five "simple" questions.^[4]

Characters

Characters from left to right: Plutarco, Gaby, "Licha", Renata, Placido, Martina, Tecla, Don Arnoldo, La Nena, and Aldolfo.

• Plácido López (Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo) is the patriarch of the family. He was abandoned by his father at the age of five. Placido works as an accountant for Don Justo del Valle. He is married to Renata, and is the father of Plutarco and Martina.

• Renata González de López (Zully Keith) is the wife of Placido, and mother of Plutarco and Martina. "Licha" is her sister, and she always reminds Placido of their adventures when they were young, although Placido denies the incidents and she reminds herself that it was another of her past boyfriends.

• Don Arnoldo López (Eduardo Manzano) is the father of Placido, and grandfather of Plutarco and Martina. He abandoned Placido, and returned some 40 years later to live with his son and family. He is a glutton, and for so loves to eat tamales or another typical Mexican dish. He recommended Placido to let his goddaughter Tecla to stay and work for food. Tecla always brings up that Don Arnoldo had a secret liaison with her mother in their rural town of "Apaseo el Grande".

• Plutarco López González (Ricardo Margaleff) is the dim-witted son of Placido and Renata. He married Gaby del Valle, the daughter of Placido's boss. He is always tumbling, tripping, or hitting himself against objects or persons most of the time.

• Martina López González (Mariana Botas) is the fresa daughter of Placido and Renata. She does not get along with La Nena, but has a good relationship with her grandfather Don Arnoldo, who at first sight called him a "naco".

• Licha González (María Fernanda García) is the sister of Renata. She is a hypocondriac that denies being "dramatic". She is the mother of La Nena. She despises the idea of her daughter to have a boyfriend.

• La Nena (Andrea Torre) is the daughter of "Licha". She is a kindergarten teacher and is the second person in the family that has a job and helps to pay the bills.

• Gaby del Valle (Daniela Luján) is the wife of Plutarco and the mother of their expected "A-jo-lo-ti-to". She is as dim-witted as Plutarco. Her father, Don Justo del Valle, is the boss of Placido.

• Tecla (Jessica Segura) is the Otomi maid of from "Apaseo el Grande" and goddaughter, or supposed daughter, of Don Arnoldo. She was recommended by her godfather to Placido to work in the household doing chores and cooking dinner. She sometimes mentions her godfather's liaisons with her mother. She is nicknamed "The Salma Hayek of Apaseo el Grande", "The daughter of Dolores del Río", "India María", and "Daughter of Frida Kahlo".

• Aldolfo (Moisés Iván Mora) born is the communist protesting boyfriend of La Nena, who is repelled by Licha. Aldolfo was born Aldolfo Mao Emiliano Lenin Fidel Castro Cienfuegos in Estadio Azteca in 1977 during a Pumas soccer game. Because of his communistic-beliefs, he made a strike at Nena's workplace that got her fired. He lives along with the family, and is always remarked by either Plácido or Licha.

Episodes

Main article: List of Una familia de diez episodes

Syndication

Una familia de diez has received various positive reviews and has constantly been appraised by Televisa, and its ratings are very high. The show has been re-transmitted several times in Galavisión. It has replaced the show ¡Qué madre, tan padre! which did not respond as favorably as the series. That series was also a Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo production; he is among the handful of Televisa producers who have had one series end one week and another series premiere the next week in the same time slot.

DVD release

DVD release cover.

In 2008, Televisa Home Entertainment released a DVD 3-disc set of the series' first season.

Nomination

Year	Ceremony	Award	Result
2008	TVyNovelas Award	"Best Comedy Program"	Nominated

Rating

2007: #15 ^[5]

References

1. ^ Televisa - Entertainment - Una familia de 10, Retrieved January 5, 2011.
2. ^ TVNOTIBLOG - Presentan a los medios “Una familia de diez”, Retrieved January 14, 2011.
3. ^ Dechismes.com - Segunda Temporada De Una Familia De 10, Retrieved January 7, 2011.
4. ^ "La Casa del Millón" episode - Una familia de diez 2007, Televisa.
5. ^ Esmas.com - Dice adiós 'Una familia de 10', Retrieved January 14, 2011.

External links

• Una familia de diez at the Internet Movie Database