The second season of ''
The House of Flowers'', a Mexican
black
Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white ...
comedy-drama television series about the privileged de la Mora family and their titular floristry shop, was released to
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fi ...
in its entirety on October 18, 2019. The character
Paulina de la Mora
Paulina de la Mora is a fictional character in the Netflix television series '' The House of Flowers'', appearing in every episode and portrayed by Mexican actress Cecilia Suárez. The eldest daughter of the de la Mora family, she manages both h ...
, played by
Cecilia Suárez
María Cecilia Suárez de Garay, known professionally as Cecilia Suárez (Mexican ; born November 22, 1971), is a Mexican actress and a prominent activist working with the United Nations and European Union campaigning against femicide and viole ...
, becomes the main character. The season picks up a year after the end of
the first season
''The First Season'' is a Canadian drama film, released in 1989. The film stars Kate Trotter as Alex Cauldwell, a woman in British Columbia who, following the death of her fisherman husband Frank (Dwight Koss), tries to support herself and her dau ...
, and starts with Paulina learning of a challenge to her now-deceased mother Virginia's will and moving back to Mexico from Madrid. Paulina becomes overwhelmed trying to helm her family with different adversities along the way, while being mainly driven by revenge and unhappiness. The season had four directors, with the majority of episodes directed by show creator
Manolo Caro
Manolo Caro (born 1985) is a Mexican director, known for films including '' Tales of an Immoral Couple'' and the Netflix series '' The House of Flowers'' and ''Someone Has To Die''. He also directed the film '' Perfect Strangers''. All of these ...
, and written by Caro, Mara Vargas, Gabriel Nuncio, Hipatia Argüero Mendoza, and Alexandro Aldrete.
Filming began in Spain in February 2019, with the second and third seasons being produced together. Critical response to the season was not as good as the first season, but it still had various nominations at the
Spanish Actors Union Awards and
Platino Awards
The Platino Awards, known in Spanish as Premios Platino del Cine Iberoamericano (" Platinum Prizes of Ibero-American Cinema"), are Ibero-America's annual film awards.
The awards were established in 2013, and the first awards ceremony took place ...
.
Synopsis
Eight months before the outset of season 2, shortly after the events of season 1, Virginia dies. After
her funeral, the children part ways –
Paulina moves to
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ ...
to be with her ex-spouse, now-girlfriend María José; Elena becomes a successful architect; and Micaéla and Julián live at home. Ernesto, overcome by grief, joins a
Scientology
Scientology is a set of beliefs and practices invented by American author L. Ron Hubbard, and an associated movement. It has been variously defined as a cult, a Scientology as a business, business, or a new religious movement. The most recent ...
-esque scam cult. A challenge to Virginia's long-awaited will brings the siblings back together, Paulina returning from Spain to take care of business.
Paulina decides that she must honor her mother, support her siblings, and get revenge on Diego; to do all three, she has to re-purchase the florists from the Chiquis. She re-opens the cabaret, which Diego – reappearing in the family's life because he has been trying to reconnect with Julián – fronts the money for, so he can win back the de la Mora's family trust. Julián has had a child with his ex, Lucía, but Diego pays these bills, too. Paulina makes a sketchy deal with Julián's
escort agency
An escort agency is a company that provides escorts for clients, usually for sexual services. The agency typically arranges a meeting between one of its escorts and the client at the customer's house or hotel room (outcall), or at the escort' ...
for the cabaret, but pins the deal to Diego in case it goes awry. She also meets a mysterious
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
man called Alejo, who says he was a friend to her mother while both were receiving cancer treatment; though she tries to be suspicious, she ends up getting closer to him.
Meanwhile, Julián tries to find a proper job and reignites his relationship with Diego, but also works a
rentboy
Male prostitution is the act or practice of men providing sexual services in return for payment. It is a form of sex work. Although clients can be of any gender, the vast majority are older males looking to fulfill their sexual needs. Male pro ...
hustle in secret. Ernesto rises the ranks in his cult, who impede on the family's life after their leader relocates her followers to their home. Micaéla, feeling alone with minimal parental guidance, has taken up magic tricks and enters the TV competition ''Talento México'', taking Bruno as her guardian. When she gets through the rounds, Bruno asks his friend Moisés to join them and transform her into a singer; Bruno has also become enamored with a pretty teenage contestant.
Elena is trying to manage her position as a senior architect while being increasingly distracted by men, and realizes she has a relationship addiction. She begins attending a sex addicts' group therapy at a hair salon but starts a sexual relationship with someone there until discovering he is a priest. María José, after traveling to Mexico, finds happiness supporting the trans women and drag queens at the cabaret, who Paulina has been ignoring to work on her schemes. Their relationship fractures, and María José breaks up with Paulina and returns to Spain, being hounded by her overbearing sister. Paulina tries to call María José as she accepts Diego's innocence and loyalty to her family, handing herself in to the police for the soliciting at the cabaret.
Cast
Main
*
Cecilia Suárez
María Cecilia Suárez de Garay, known professionally as Cecilia Suárez (Mexican ; born November 22, 1971), is a Mexican actress and a prominent activist working with the United Nations and European Union campaigning against femicide and viole ...
as
Paulina de la Mora
Paulina de la Mora is a fictional character in the Netflix television series '' The House of Flowers'', appearing in every episode and portrayed by Mexican actress Cecilia Suárez. The eldest daughter of the de la Mora family, she manages both h ...
, the neurotic eldest child who is constantly handling her family's problems and knows everyone's secrets
*
Aislinn Derbez as Elena de la Mora, the ambitious middle child who has taken a high-level architect job while bouncing between poorly-chosen boyfriends
*
Darío Yazbek Bernal as Julián de la Mora, the youngest child who has apparently fathered a child by ex Lucía, whom he tries to raise with fiancé Diego
*
Paco León
Francisco León Barrios (born 4 October 1974), known as Paco León () is a Spanish actor, producer, director, screenwriter and activist.
Born in Seville, León began his career in television comedy roles in Andalusian regional productions. Follow ...
as María José Riquelme, Paulina's ex and the family's lawyer, a Spanish trans woman who cares a lot about her family
*
Juan Pablo Medina
Juan Pablo Medina (born October 22, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Ulises, the lead character on the TV Azteca drama series ''Drenaje profundo''.
Biography
He began his career in the Mexican telenovela Cuan ...
as Diego Olvera, Julián's boyfriend, a consummate professional who buys the cabaret for Paulina, though she despises him
*
Luis de la Rosa
Luis de la Rosa is a Mexican actor, best known for his role as Mexican singer Luis Miguel as a teenager in the biographical drama series '' Luis Miguel: The Series'', and as Bruno Riquelme de la Mora in '' The House of Flowers'', both producti ...
as Bruno Riquelme de la Mora, Paulina and María José's troublemaker teenage son who still tries to be a role model for Micaéla
*
Arturo Ríos as Ernesto de la Mora, father of the de la Moras, a soft man who has been conned into giving his money and autonomy to a cult leader
*
Verónica Langer
Verónica Langer (born 11 June 1953) is an Argentine-born Mexican actress.
Career
Langer has two Ariel Awards. In her long career, she has starred in films including ''Y tu mamá también'', ''El crimen del Padre Amaro'' and ''Hasta el viento ...
as Carmela "Carmelita" Villalobos, a nosy but kind neighbor of the family
* as Claudio Navarro, the son of Ernesto's mistress, a calm man who starts dating La Chiquis but prioritizes his half-sister, Micaéla
* as Delia, the family's maid who keeps a nose in their business but adores Elena and is her confidante
*
David Ostrosky
David Ostrosky Vinograd (born December 1, 1956) is a Mexican actor, active since 1984.
Early life
Ostrosky was born in Mexico, and is of Jewish descent. His father, Pedro Ostrosky, is Lithuanian Jewish from Kyiv, Ukraine, and his mother ''Gu ...
as Dr. Salomón Cohen, the family psychiatrist and close friend who works with a sock puppet called Chuy
*Alexa de Landa as Micaéla Sánchez, the young daughter of Ernesto who enters a TV talent show performing magic and singing
*
Sheryl Rubio
Sheryl Dayana Rubio Rojas (born 28 December 1992) is a Venezuelan actress, singer, model, dancer, songwriter and fashion designer known for her role as Sheryl on the Boomerang Latin America series '' Somos tú y yo''. Since 2018, Rubio has star ...
as Lucía Dávila, a social climber and Julián's ex-girlfriend
*
Natasha Dupeyrón
Natasha Elizabeth Dupeyrón Estrada (born 3 June 1991), known professionally as Natasha Dupeyrón, is a Mexican actress, singer, and spokesmodel. She has acted in various Mexican telenovelas since childhood. Dupeyrón was a member of the Mexic ...
as Ana Paula "La Chiquis" Corcuera, a blind young florist to whom Virginia sold 'La Casa de las Flores', she dates Claudio and employs Elena, but makes it hard for the family to buy back their shop
*Paco Rueda as Agustín "El Chiquis" Corcuera Jr., the smarmy brother of La Chiquis, who assists her
*Eduardo Rosa as Alejo Salvat, a charming Catalan man who seduces Paulina, but was in fact Virginia's lover in Houston who challenged the will
* as Rosita, a sweet teenage TV talent show contestant with whom Bruno is infatuated
*
Mariana Treviño
Mariana Treviño Ortiz (born 21 November 1977) is a Mexican stage and screen actress from Monterrey. She became known to a wider domestic audience through her role as Lupita in the popular jukebox musical '' Mentiras'', which she played in over ...
as Jenny Quetzal, the ruthless cult leader
*
Flavio Medina
Flavio Medina (; born April 19, 1978) is a Mexican actor.
Biography
Flavio Medina was born in Mexico City, Mexico, D.F. His first experience with live theater was during his childhood, when the grandson of Juan Grandini, passionate and illumin ...
as Simón, a sex-addicted priest who dates Elena
*
Anabel Ferreira
Anabel Ferreira (born ''Anabel Ferreira Batiz''; 26 September 1962, in Aguascalientes) is a Mexican actress and comedian. Ferreira has been with Televisa from 1981 until 1996 and again since 2008. In between, she spent a decade at TV Azteca. Most ...
as Celeste, a hair stylist and the convener of Elena's sex therapy group
Recurring
*
Claudette Maillé
Claudette Maillé (born 11 November 1964) is a Mexican actress best known for her roles in Mexican telenovelas and films. She has won two Ariel awards, one in 1992 as Best Supporting Actress for her participation in the film '' Like Water for Cho ...
as Roberta Navarro, Ernesto's lover who committed suicide in
season 1 Season One may refer to:
Albums
* ''Season One'' (Suburban Legends album), 2004
* ''Season One'' (All Sons & Daughters album), 2012
* ''Season One'' (Saukrates album), 2012
See also
*
*
* Season 2 (disambiguation)
* Season 4 (disambiguati ...
and narrates the show
*
María León as Purificación Riquelme, the obsessive sister of María José who is antagonistic towards Paulina
*Ismael Rodríguez as Jorge, the
Amanda Miguel
Amanda Miguel (born 1 June 1956) is an Argentine singer.
Early life
Miguel was born in Gaiman, in the Chubut Province
Chubut ( es, Provincia del Chubut, ; cy, Talaith Chubut) is a province in southern Argentina, situated between the 42nd para ...
drag queen
*Pepe Marquez as Pepe/La Pau, the
Paulina Rubio
Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (; born 17 June 1971) is a Mexican singer. Referred to as " The Golden Girl" and " Queen of Latin Pop", she first achieved recognition as a member of the successful pop group Timbiriche from 1982 through 1991. Af ...
drag queen
*Katia Balmori as Mario, the
Yuri Yuri may refer to:
People and fictional characters
Given name
*Yuri (Slavic name), the Slavic masculine form of the given name George, including a list of people with the given name Yuri, Yury, etc.
*Yuri (Japanese name), also Yūri, feminine Jap ...
drag queen
*Mariana Santos as Gloria, the
Gloria Trevi
Gloria de los Ángeles Treviño Ruiz (born February 15, 1968), known as Gloria Trevi (), is a Mexican singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, television hostess, music video director and businesswoman known as "The Supreme Diva of Mexican Pop".
...
drag queen
*Irving Peña as Alfonso "Poncho" Cruz, Carmelita's partner, who uses a wheelchair
*Michel Frías as Moisés Cohen, Bruno's friend who helps Micaéla with the talent show
* as Oliver, Julián's
sugar daddy
*Ruth Ovseyevitz as Dora Cohen, Moi's mother and Salomón's sister, a friend to the de la Mora family
*David Chaviras as El Cacas, Ernesto's former cellmate whom he drags into the cult
* as Pablo Pérez, a young architect and Elena's assistant
*
Regina Orozco
Regina Orozco (born 18 February 1964; Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress and singer, best known for her roles in Mexican films. Orozco won an Ariel Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film '' Profundo Carmesí'' (1996). Subs ...
as Rosita's mother
*
Teresa Ruiz as Marilu, an escort and businesswoman
Guest
*Eugenio Montessoro as Sr. Olvera, Diego's homophobic father
* as Sra. Olvera, Diego's homophobic mother
*
Manolo Caro
Manolo Caro (born 1985) is a Mexican director, known for films including '' Tales of an Immoral Couple'' and the Netflix series '' The House of Flowers'' and ''Someone Has To Die''. He also directed the film '' Perfect Strangers''. All of these ...
as a news anchor
*
Eduardo Casanova
Eduardo Casanova (born 24 March 1991) is a Spanish actor and filmmaker, popularly known in Spain for his role as Fidel in the sitcom ''Aída'' (2005–2014).
Biography
He was born in Madrid on 24 March 1991.
In 2005, age 14, he joined the cast ...
as Edu, the Riquelmes' neighbor in Madrid
*
Gloria Trevi
Gloria de los Ángeles Treviño Ruiz (born February 15, 1968), known as Gloria Trevi (), is a Mexican singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, television hostess, music video director and businesswoman known as "The Supreme Diva of Mexican Pop".
...
as herself, a talent show judge
*
Salvador Pineda
Salvador Pineda Popoca (born June 16, 1952 in Huetamo, Michoacan, Mexico) is a Mexican actor, who has participated in over 20 Mexican telenovelas and Mexican movies, as well as two Hollywood low budget movies. Born to Mexican politician Salvado ...
as Mauricio Pollo, a gambler who buys the cabaret cheap and turns it into a chicken shop
*
Isela Vega
Isela Vega Durazo (5 November 1939 – 9 March 2021) was a Mexican actress,[Televisa ...](_blank)
as Victoria Aguirre, Virginia's bitter mother
Production
Development
In August 2018, Castro announced that she would not reprise the role of Virginia for potential future seasons because she felt that her "character's journey is over." Caro confirmed a week later that Castro would no longer appear in the show, which would focus on the de la Mora children if another season was produced. Castro revealed in 2019 that, though the decision for her to leave was friendly and mutual between all parties, Caro and Netflix had originally asked to renew her contract for the second season to appear in only the first few episodes and then provide voice-overs; Castro would not agree to this, saying that she has always been all or nothing. As the writers had not developed a full storyline for her character, they all agreed there was not much left for her to do, a story confirmed by Caro. However, in 2020, Castro said that she had been finalizing her appearances in the second season with Netflix but Caro changed his mind on what he wanted, resulting in her being removed from the show. In August 2019, as the second season began releasing promotional materials, Castro confirmed that her likeness was used in the upcoming season, but that she hadn't been paid for the appearances because she had not done any additional work for it. In the second season, without Castro as the lead, reviewers saw that fan favorite Paulina became the central character; Rodrigo Munizaga speculated that Castro, without a continuing contract, was even less enthused to return after she had been "overshadowed" by Suárez in season one. Going into the show's sophomore season, ''
Vogue
Vogue may refer to:
Business
* ''Vogue'' (magazine), a US fashion magazine
** British ''Vogue'', a British fashion magazine
** ''Vogue Arabia'', an Arab fashion magazine
** ''Vogue Australia'', an Australian fashion magazine
** ''Vogue China'', ...
'' described Suárez as "the new queen of the telenovela".
Caro explained that the writing and production of the second season did not change very much, despite Castro's absence, because they "knew from the beginning that there was a possibility she would not return", saying that they had already outlined the stories for the children independent of this. During production, Caro said that the second season would be more "intense", and that exploring how the family works without the matriarch's presence is an important topic, with Suárez adding that it would be crazier than the first season. The use of music also became a more physical presence in the second season, with Caro explaining: "It was an evolution, in the first season and without realizing it, these playlists were created and really grabbed my attention regardless of what songs they had, they asked me what songs I listened to when I was writing, and it helped us to be creative in the writers' room."
In 2019, some of the production moved to Netflix's new Madrid headquarters, with development split between Spain and Mexico.
Casting
Paco León's sister María León was added to the cast for season 2, to play Purificación Riquelme, the sister of María José. The casting was praised by Spanish media for using the real sister of María José's actor, suggesting that beyond looking alike, the siblings have very noticeable light-colored eyes and it would not have made sense to cast somebody else when María León is also an accomplished actor.
Casting for season 2 was announced as it began filming, first on February 5 with Spanish cast members María León, Eduardo Rosa as Alejo, and Eduardo Casanova as Edu, and then with Mexican actors on February 18: Loreto Peralta as Rosita, Flavio Medina as Simón, Anabel Ferreira as Celeste, and Mariana Treviño as Jenny Quetzal. Eduardo Rosa said of his casting that he submitted a video audition and was invited to Madrid to meet with Caro before he had read the script, but told Caro that he loved it anyway. David Chaviras also returned as El Cacas in season 2. His character only had a small part and was not intended to return, but became popular among fans because of his charismatic interaction with Paulina; Cacas gained a larger role in the second season, as well as a meeting room named after him in Netflix's Mexico headquarters.
Having worked with Caro and Suárez before, Teresa Ruiz says that the character of Marilú was developed for her to have a role in the show. In a 2019 interview, Ruiz says she asked Caro for something easier when he proposed the escort because she had not done comedy before, but was swayed by Caro's determination. Ruiz also says that a lot of thought was put into the message of the character, and that even though the show is comedic, when she gives speeches about the rights of the young escorts it is intended to be truthful dialogue about all working women.
Filming
![Metro de Madrid - Callao 05](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Metro_de_Madrid_-_Callao_05.jpg)
Filming began in early February 2019, with production in Spain from February 5, and ended on July 9, 2019. Some of the season was filmed on location in Madrid in February 2019;
Carmen Maura
María del Carmen García Maura (born 15 September 1945) is a Spanish actress. In a career that has spanned six decades, she has starred in films such as ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'', ''¡Ay Carmela!'', '' Common Wealth'', and ...
visited the set to discuss the upcoming Netflix show, ''
Someone Has To Die
''Someone Has to Die'' ( es, Alguien tiene que morir) is a Spanish-Mexican thriller streaming television limited series created by Manolo Caro, creator of the Netflix series '' The House of Flowers.'' The series takes place in 1950s Spain and c ...
'', that she was working on with Caro and Suárez. Caro said that during the development of the season, he had wanted to film in Spain, but wasn't sure he could make it happen, saying that he wanted to give back to the public there that supported the series; Caro had promised fans that Paulina would walk down Madrid's
Gran Vía in season 2, and revealed to the Spanish press shortly before the season was released that this would definitely be included. Filming in Mexico largely took place in a nineteenth-century house in Condesa, and the second and third seasons were filmed at the same time.
Release and marketing
The second season premiered in its entirety on October 18, 2019. In its first week of broadcast, the second season was watched by over 6.2 million accounts, from across the world; it became the top viewed show on Netflix that week in Argentina, Colombia, Spain, and Mexico, among other countries. It also broke the Netflix record in Mexico as the most-viewed second season of any show in its first week ever.
The first marketing videos were released in August 2019 and used the "characteristic cadence" of Paulina's voice. On August 8, a video of Paulina leaving a threatening voicemail for Diego, mimicking the one in
''Taken'', was released. On August 12, it was announced that the character of Virginia had died rather than simply been written out, in a marketing video showing a voice note left in the siblings'
WhatsApp
WhatsApp (also called WhatsApp Messenger) is an internationally available freeware, cross-platform, centralized instant messaging (IM) and voice-over-IP (VoIP) service owned by American company Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook). It allows use ...
chat by Paulina along with the
hashtag "#QDEPVirginiaDeLaMora" ("RIP Virginia de la Mora"), and on August 15, 2019, the release date of the season was included in a
tweet that also showed the new family portrait. On October 2, another marketing video, also focused on Paulina speaking, was released. In it, Netflix asks the character to make an
ASMR video
Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) is a tingling sensation that usually begins on the scalp and moves down the back of the neck and upper spine. A pleasant form of paresthesia, it has been compared with auditory-tactile synesthesia ...
recap, which she attempts. The first official trailer was released on September 23, showing scenes from the first episode in both Madrid and Mexico City, focusing on Paulina trying to regain the florists and find Diego.
A press tour was held for season 2 a few weeks before it was released; Aislinn Derbez did not participate, despite being a main character, because the release date of the season was the same as
her family's new reality show on competing streaming platform
Amazon Prime Video.
Episodes
Critical reception
The new character Jenny Quetzal was described as "unnecessary" by Ángel Balán, and Kike Esparza agreed that she "contributed nothing"; however, Balán thought that the final episode was one of the best season finales that he had seen in a long time. ''Espinof''
's review said that it was "full of humor, a slight touch of social criticism and, of course, lots of little twists" but, like the first season, it fell flat in some areas. Cinemagavia's Diego Da Costa wrote that the plots lost originality and the scripts lost their humor, adding that the "new characters do not combine well with the universe" of the series. Reviewer Alberto Carlos said that some of the plots are gratuitous, with the cult story-line being like "overstretched chewing gum". Carlos concluded that Caro may have sacrificed good writing for the sake of eccentricity, with Esparza similarly suggesting that humorous plots were used without having any substance. Gisela Orozco of the ''
Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television a ...
'' thought that it seemed like Caro was improvising and coming up with new plots on the spur of the moment, that he was "adding 'water' to his flowers
ut theydid not 'bloom' at all".
Javier Zurro described the season's main vice as being that it seems to have "taken itself seriously", which does not work with the format, and has turned back into the telenovelas that the first season was parodying. He noted that the concepts of the season do not feel fresh, because it has copied all the formulas of the first; he did, however, believe that the first season was surprisingly good and so the second had the challenge "to be bigger, more spectacular". Munizaga instead suggested that the main issue is that it does not include much of what made the first season so fresh, calling it "meek and decaffeinated" in comparison.
Zurro was also critical of the choice to kill off Virginia in the face of Verónica Castro's absence, seeing it as an easy way out. Esparza thought that the season would have been better if it had retained Verónica Castro as Virginia, because the show's dynamic is not the same without Virginia and Paulina playing off each other; Munizaga wrote that the season feels uncentered, and this is likely because without Castro's Virginia there is no reason to focus on the titular shop, making its inclusion forced. However, Marieta Taibo for ''
Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan may refer to:
Food and drink
* Cosmopolitan (cocktail), also known as a "Cosmo"
History
* Rootless cosmopolitan, a Soviet derogatory epithet during Joseph Stalin's anti-Semitic campaign of 1949–1953
Hotels and resorts
* Cosmopoli ...
'' wrote that her departure is handled well and that Suárez and Paulina become the center, and
CNET's Patricia Puentes said that "it is hard to miss" the character and the actress, both because of Suárez's performance and because Virginia is still referenced throughout the season.
Despite the more negative response, reviewers looked positively on the character of Paulina. Carlos wrote that "the show is saved by the character of Paulina", with Esparza opining that except for Paulina, María José and Delia the character performances are more like caricatures of who they were in season one. Zurro concluded, in contrast to his dismal outlook on the season, that "of course, Paulina de la Mora is still there, and she and Cecilia Suárez are still the rulers of the series", expecting the third season to be better. However, Munizaga commented that Paulina's motivations in the season are "absurd" – Zurro had claimed this of the other characters – but does say that the subplots of everyone else are worse, being both unbelievable and uninteresting. Da Costa reflected that "Suárez is the backbone of the cast, and although she gave the best performance of the series, she is missing some of Paulina's spirit"; he added that Medina and Paco León had been under-utilized, writing that Medina "is a triumph in the scenes in which he does appear" and that León was "very wasted".
Commenting on the art and aesthetics of the season, Da Costa wrote that the "sparkle, ''
mamarrachería''" ("craziness") and "visual
histrionics" were missing compared to the first season. He also added that the symbolism of the florists was forgotten, only appearing at a narrative level rather than truly expressed, and that the attempts at "Spanishizing" were unsuccessful, rendering the season "more like a tribute to Mecano than a musical-visual composition". However, he did compliment the comic timing of the editing.
Accolades
The second season received several nominations at 2020 ceremonies. For the , both León siblings were nominated, but neither won. For the
2020 Platino Awards, the show received the third-most television acting nominations (three), including two in the new Supporting categories, for Suárez as best actress, Treviño as best supporting actress, and Medina as supporting actor. The only win was for Suárez, repeating her win from the
2019 awards.
Notes
Translated quotations
''Some quotations in this article were originally in languages other than English, and have been user-translated.''
References
Citations
Sources
Audio-visual media
*
Features
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Interviews
*
*
News
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Reviews
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
External links
*
*
{{Manolo Caro
House of Flowers, The
Season 2 Season 2 may refer to:
* ''Season 2'' (Infinite album)
* '' 2econd Season''
See also
*
{{disambig ...