''Manos a la obra'' is a Spanish comedy television series starring

Ángel de Andrés Ángel de Andrés Miquel was a Spanish theatre actor and director. Background In 1938, after the Spanish Civil War broke out, the young Andrés worked as an amateur street actor and then as a "galán cómico" in the Salvador Videgain theatre ...

and Carlos Iglesias that originally aired on Antena 3 from 1998 to 2001.

Premise

The fiction follows the mishaps of a duo of clumsy and lazy bricklayers, Manolo and Benito.

Cast

as Manolo Jumilla Pandero. * Carlos Iglesias as Benito Lopera Perrote. *

Fernando Cayo Fernando Cayo (born 22 April 1968) is a Spanish actor. Biography Cayo was born on 22 April 1968 in Valladolid. He moved to Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitant ...

as Faustino, "Tino". * Jorge Calvo as "Tato" Leal Jumilla. *

Nuria González Nuria González (born 16 May 1962) is a Spanish actress. She became popular to a television audience for her performances in series such as '' Manos a la obra'', ''Los Serrano'' and ''Física o Química''. Life and career Nuria González was ...

as Adela. * Kim Manning as Tania. * as Carmina Perrote. * Evaristo Calvo. *

Silvia Marsó Silvia () is a female given name of Latin origin, with a male equivalent Silvio and English-language cognate Sylvia. The name originates from the Latin word for forest, ''Silva'', and its meaning is "spirit of the wood"; the mythological god of ...

as Noelia. * Jesús Vázquez as Tony. * as Luciano. * as Loren. * as Nico. * Tomás Sáez as Antonio. * as Rosalía.

Production and release

The series was created by

Vicente Escrivá Vicente Escrivá (1 June 1913 – 18 April 1999) was a Spanish film director, producer and screenwriter. He worked on more than 50 films between 1948 and 1999. Selected filmography * '' Agustina of Aragon'' (1950) * ''Our Lady of Fatim ...

and Ramón de Diego. José Antonio Escrivá (Vicente Escrivá's son) directed the series until he was ditched in 1999 in favour of Carlos Serrano and Pablo Ibáñez. It was produced by Aspa Vídeo and Acanto Cine & Vídeo. The series premiered on Antena 3 on 8 January 1998. The original broadcasting run ended on 22 July 2001 after 6 seasons and 130 episodes. It averaged 4,186,000 viewers and a 28.4% audience share. It sparked a sequel series, ', which premiered in 2006.

References

{{authority control 1998 Spanish television series debuts 1990s Spanish comedy television series 1990s workplace comedy television series 2000s Spanish comedy television series 2000s workplace comedy television series 2001 Spanish television series endings Antena 3 (Spanish TV channel) network series Spanish-language television shows