''Amas de Casa Desesperadas'' is an American

dramedy Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

television series that aired on

Univision Univision () is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It is the United States' largest provider of Spanish-language content. The network's programming is aimed at the Latino public and includes ...

from January 10, 2008, to June 19, 2008. It is a Spanish-language adaption of '' Desperate Housewives'', created by

Marc Cherry Marc Cherry (born March 23, 1962) is an American television writer and producer. He is best known for creating the ABC dramedy series ''Desperate Housewives''. Personal life Early life Marc Cherry was born in Long Beach and lived briefly in ...

. Set in the fictional Manzanares Street, the series follows the lives of four housewives and the domestic problems and daily mysteries surrounding their husbands, friends and neighbors, which can be more sinister than they appear. The series' tone combines elements of drama, comedy, mystery, farce, soap opera and satire.

Plot

The show opens with the mysterious suicide of housewife Alicia Arizmendi on a beautiful day in the suburbs, on a street called Manzanares. Alicia, who narrates the show from the afterlife, had four friends: Regina Sotomayor, the seemingly-perfect mother of two teenagers struggling to save her marriage; Leonor Guerrero, the mother of four whose husband is always away on business; Susana Martinez, the divorced mother in search of love, who finds it in the form of her new neighbour Miguel Santini, who has a secret of his own; and Gabriela Solís, the materialistic ex-runway model who cheats on her husband. While trying to be good wives and mothers, the four friends also try to find out why their friend committed suicide. The discovery of a blackmail note among Alicia's belongings, a therapy session tape in which she admits her real name was Angela, and her widowed husband's strange behaviour really make them wonder about the mystery surrounding their deceased friend.

Cast

Scarlet Ortiz Scarlet Ortiz (born Hevis Scarlet Ortiz Pacheco) is a Venezuelan actress known for her role in telenovelas. Biography Scarlet started her acting career in a children's show called Nubeluz in Venezuela. She also participated in Miss Venezuela ...

as Susana Martinez * Lorna Paz as Leonor Guerrero *

Julieta Rosen Julieta Rosen ((); born 8 November 1962 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress. Her father is Mexican and her mother is Swedish.From her biography (''Acerca de mí'') in thSpanish language versionoher official website/ref> Biography She st ...

as Regina Sotomayor *

Ana Serradilla Ana Isabel Serradilla García (born August 9, 1978) is a Mexican actress starring in TV series such as '' La Viuda Negra'', ''Drenaje Profundo'' and '' Linea nocturna''. She also starred in the Mexican version of '' Desperate Housewives'', '' Ama ...

as Gabriela Solis *

Gabriela Vergara Gabriela Vergara Aranguren (born May 29, 1974 in Caracas, Venezuela) is an actress and model. She is best known as the 3rd runner-up in Miss Venezuela 1996. In 1997, she started acting in many telenovelas like ''Destino de Mujer'' as ''Vanessa' ...

as Roxana Guzman * Bernie Paz as Carlos Solis *

Lucía Méndez Lucía Leticia Méndez Pérez (born January 26, 1955) is a Mexican telenovela and film actress, top model and singer. Méndez was born in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. Career In 2011, Lucía starred in Mexico the telenovela '' Esperanza del C ...

as Alicia Arizmendi *

Diego Bertie Diego Felipe Bertie Brignardello (2 November 1967 – 5 August 2022) was a Peruvian actor and singer. His performances spanned in film, theatre and television. He studied at Markham College in Lima, Peru and was also a singer in the mid eighti ...

as Antonio Guerrero * Riccardo Dalmacci as Roberto Sotomayor *

Diego Ramos Diego César Ramos (born 29 November 1972) is an Argentine actor. He is best known for his performance as Germán Castillo in the TV series '' Violetta''. Biography Ramos was born in the clinic Marini in Palermo, a quarter of Buenos Aires, ...

as Miguel Santini *

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 theatr ...

as Marta López

Production

On May 14, 2007, Univision signed a deal with

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and

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to produce programs for the network, including ''Amas de Casa Desesperadas''. The show is unique for the Spanish-language import of an English drama series, when Spanish-language television is well known for its telenovelas.'Desperate Housewives' en espanol has 'Amas' appeal
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Amas De Casa Desesperadas (Us Tv Series) 2000s American comedy-drama television series 2008 American television series debuts 2008 American television series endings Desperate Housewives Univision original programming Television series by Pol-ka Producciones Serial drama television series American television soap operas Spanish-language American telenovelas