''Quiero vivir a tu lado'' ( es, I want to live by your side) is a 2017 Argentine comedy, aired by

El Trece Channel 13 (known by its current brand name El Trece, stylized as eltrece) is an Argentine free-to-air television network and the flagship station of the network of the same name, located in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires. It is owned ...

Plot

The series is starred by two neighbor families, the Justo and the Romano. Tomás Justo is a former tennis player, with a conflictive relation with his father, and his wife Natalia suffers from

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. Alfredo Romano is a compulsive player of video games, and his wife Verónica suffers a

midlife crisis A midlife crisis is a transition of identity and self-confidence that can occur in middle-aged individuals, typically 40 to 60 years old. The phenomenon is described as a psychological crisis brought about by events that highlight a person's growi ...

. Wrongly thinking that she was dying, because of a

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, Verónica reveals to Tomás that she had always loved him in secret, and that she only married Alfredo to stay close to him.

Production

The series started to be filmed both in location shootings and studio shootings, at the same time. The location shootings worked at Victoria, Pilar, Ezeiza and San Fernando. Studio shootings were performed at the Estudios Baires, in Don Torcuato.

Reception

Critical reception

Silvina Lamazares, from '' Clarín'', praises the tone and the acting performances of Krum and Peña. She also welcomed that the first kiss between the main characters took place in the first episode, instead of being delayed as in other telenovelas. She also praised that the first episode easily explained all the main characters with the lead characters

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by looking to the camera and explaining things directly.

Cast

Mike Amigorena Ricardo Luis Amigorena (born May 30, 1972 in Maipú, Mendoza Province, Argentina), better known as Mike Amigorena is an Argentine actor. Biography He was born in Maipú, Mendoza Province to a Basque Argentine father and an Italian Argentine ...

as Tomás Justo ** Juan Pablo Burgos as young Tomás Justo *

Paola Krum Andrea Paola Krum (born June 21, 1970) better known as Paola Krum is an actress, singer, and dancer. Biography Andrea Paola Krum was born on June 21, 1970 in Palermo, Buenos Aires. She is the only daughter of Raúl Krum and Teresita O’Donnell ...

as Verónica Petrucci de Romano ** Julieta Bartolome as young Verónica Petrucci *

Florencia Peña María Florencia Peña (born 7 November 1974) is an Argentine actress. She played Mónica Argento in the sitcom '' Casados con hijos'' (2005–2006). Filmography Television Theater Movies Television Programs Awards and nomin ...

as Natalia Rouco de Justo ** Candelaria Molfese as young Natalia Rouco * Alberto Ajaka as Alfred Romano ** Rodrigo del Cerro as young Alfred Romano *

Mario Pasik Mario Pasik (born 3 March 1951) is an Argentine actor. He is most known for TV series Son de Fierro (2007), Endless Summer (1998) and Champs 12 (2009). Biography He was born on 3 March 1951 in Versalles, Buenos Aires, and is the son of a m ...

as Eugenio Justo (†) * Margarita De Luca as Dora Justo * María Ibarreta as Mamá de Verónica *

Muriel Santa Ana Muriel Santa Ana (born July 13, 1968) is an Argentine actress. She works in the TV series '' Solamente Vos''. Biography Santa Ana is the daughter of actor Walter Santa Ana and Mabel González; she also has a sister named Moira who is a singer ...

as Marcela Justo * Carlos Belloso as Aníbal Petrucci * Alberto Martín as Lorenzo Romano * Julián Serrano as Pedro Romano Petrucci * Narella Clausen as Elena Romano Petrucci * Malena Narvay as Juana Justo Rouco * Jeremias Batto as Francisco "Pancho" Justo Rouco *

Gabriela Toscano Gabriela Rosana Toscano (born October 25, 1965, in Montevideo, Uruguay) is an Uruguayan actress who works in Argentina. Biography Gabriela Toscano was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, on October 25, 1965. She moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, at an ...

as Susan Cordero * Jimena Barón as Florencia *

Betiana Blum Betiana Blum (born in Charata, Chaco in 1939 as Betty Ana Blum) is an Argentine actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre ...

as Graciela * Facundo Arana as Víctor Lorenzeti (†) *

Luis Machín Luis Alfonso Manuel Machín (born April 10, 1968 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina), better known as Luis Machín, is an Argentine theater, film and television actor. He is one of the most respected actors in the Argentine artistic medium and his ex ...

as Guillermo del Arco * Gustavo Guillén as Rolo * Benjamín Alfonso as Indio Laprida * Laura Fernández as Fernanda * Mauricio Dayub as Jaime "Shimmy Valente" Gurevich * Lizy Tagliani as Silvia Troncoso * Darío Barassi as Jorge Redondo * Maida Andrenacci as Irupe * Camila Peralta as María * Manuela Viale as Candela * Demian Bello as Rodrigo Estévez * Iride Mockert as Josefina "Jelly" * Máximo Espindola as Matias * Maximiliano de la Cruz as Javier Damián "Damo" Gómez * David Masajnik as Médico de Verónica * Fabián Arenillas as Douglas Fox * Federico Olivera as El Oso * Florencia Vigna as Micaela * Pablo Svidovsky as Pablo Laprida * Coni Marino as Laura de Laprida

References

External links

Official site
* {{IMDb title , 6411390 2017 telenovelas Pol-ka telenovelas Spanish-language telenovelas 2017 Argentine television series debuts 2017 Argentine television series endings Metafictional television series