''Malviviendo'' (Spanish for ''bad living'') is an
online series produced by
Diffferent and directed by
David Sainz. In July 2011, the show released its fourteenth episode. The first episode launched on November 24, 2008, and became successful in a few months with positive reviews by the public.
It employs mostly amateur actors, and those involved in the series do it for free.
The series is set in the fictional neighborhood of "Los Banderilleros" of the Spanish city of
Seville
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...
. The characters are a group of friends trapped in their everyday ''bad lives'' related to consumption of
cannabis
''Cannabis'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae. The number of species within the genus is disputed. Three species may be recognized: ''Cannabis sativa'', '' C. indica'', and '' C. ruderalis''. Alternatively ...
or other problems individual to each character.
The show contains allusions to and parodies of a variety of other series, including ''
Dexter
Dexter may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Dexter, the main character of the American animated series ''Dexter's Laboratory'' that aired from 1996 to 2003
* Dexter, a fictional character in the British Diary of a Bad Man#Main, web series ''Diar ...
'', ''
My Name Is Earl
''My Name Is Earl'' is an American television sitcom created by Greg Garcia that aired on the NBC television network from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States. It was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and starred Jaso ...
'', ''
The Sopranos
''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based American Mafia, Italian-American mobster, portraying h ...
'', ''
Lost
Lost may refer to getting lost, or to:
Geography
*Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland
* Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US
History
*Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...
'', ''
ALF'', ''
The X-Files
''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The series revolves around Federal Bureau of Investigation ...
'', ''
Prison Break
''Prison Break'' is an American serial (radio and television), serial drama television show, television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The series revolves around two brothers, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purce ...
'', ''
Sex and the City
''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy, romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO. An adaptation of Candace Bushnell's Sex and the City (newspaper column), newspaper column and 1996 book anthology of the ...
'', ''
The Brady Bunch
''The Brady Bunch'' is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC. The series revolves around a large blended family with six children. The show aired for five seasons and, after ...
'', ''
South Park
''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boys Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand th ...
'', ''
Boardwalk Empire
''Boardwalk Empire'' is an American period crime drama television series created by Terence Winter and broadcast on the premium cable channel HBO. The series is set chiefly in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era of the 1920s and ...
'', ''
The IT Crowd
''The IT Crowd'' is a British sitcom originally broadcast by Channel 4, written and directed by Graham Linehan, produced by Ash Atalla and starring Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson, and Matt Berry. Set in the offices of the fict ...
'' and ''
How I Met Your Mother
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''. Also the Spanish program ''
Callejeros
Callejeros (streetwise or stray dogs) was an Argentine rock band that gained international notoriety when the nightclub where they were playing, República Cromañon, was set on fire during one of its shows, killing 194 attendees, in 2004.
Hi ...
'' chain
Cuatro
Cuatro is Spanish language, Spanish (and other Romance languages) for the 4 (number), number four.
Cuatro may also refer to:
* Cuatro (instrument), name for two distinct Latin American instruments, one from Puerto Rico (see cuatro (Puerto Rico), ...
in the fifth episode called ''Callejosos''. In the third episode of the second season spoof the header of the series ''
Misfits
Misfits or The Misfits may refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Misfits'' (1961 film), a film starring Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, and Montgomery Clift
* ''The Misfits'' (2011 film), a Mexican film
* ''The Misfits'' (2021 film), an American ...
'', but the content of the episode is a parody of the movie ''
''Memento'' (film)''.
In June 2009, the series got the support of Qualid (a project of Nokia's sponsorship of artists). There it launched two mini-episodes ''minicapítulos''. One focused on the character of Mateo and the other in "el Puto".
Episodes[According to thei]
official page
at January of 2014
First season
* ''Me llaman Negro'' (They Call Me Negro)
* ''La cosecha'' (The Crop)
* ''El próximo antes de ayer'' (The Next Day Before Yesterday)
* ''Chair Driver''
* ''Callejosos''
* ''Cuentos y Leyendas'' (Stories and Legends)
* ''Módulo tres'' (Module Three)
* ''No Girls''
* ''Cicatrices'' (Scars)
* ''Se vende'' (For Sale)
Second season
* ''La verdadera historia de Jesús Blanco'' (The True Story of Jesús Blanco)
* ''Fumar juntos, morir solos'' (Smoke Together, Die Alone)
* ''Mi amigo Walt'' (My Friend Walt)
* ''Mala vida sana'' (Healthy Bad Life)
* ''23 dias en Los Banderilleros Parte 1'' (23 days in The Banderilleros Part 1)
* ''23 dias en Los Banderilleros Parte 2'' (23 days in The Banderilleros Part 2)
* ''Amapolas Vs Jaramagos'' (Poppy Flowers Vrs Mustard Flowers)
* ''Amor y Muerte'' (Love and Death)
* ''Negra Navidad'' (Black Christmas)
* ''13.000€''(€13.000)
Third season
* ''La cosa está negra (Primera parte)'' (The thing is black (First Part))
* ''La cosa está negra (Segunda parte)'' (The thing is black (Second Part))
* ''Tetas y Collejas'' (Tits and slaps)
* ''Plan Pardo'' (Brown plan)
* ''Patrullero'' (Patroller)
* ''Traumusical''
* ''Rescate en Los Banderilleros'' (Rescue Banderilleros)
* ''Felices 30 años'' (Happy 30 years)
* ''Asignaturas Pendientes'' (Unfinished subjects)
* ''Orgullo Banderillero'' (Banderillero pride)
Mini-episodes ''Minicapítulos''
* ''Kazakievo''
* ''Puto destino puto''
* ''Mortal Topic''
* ''Mortal Topic 2: Salvar al soldado Pardo''
References
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External links
malviviendo.comMalviviendo's ForumMalviviendo in Qualid
Spanish humour
Comedy web series