Vecinos is a Mexican

Mexico

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 TV series adapted in 2005 by actor Eugenio Derbez

Eugenio Derbez

Eugenio González Derbez is a Mexican actor of film and comedy television. He created the television series of XHDRBZ, Vecinos, and La familia P. Luche. Derbez is also a Formula Three Auto racing driver.-Life and career:...

 from Spanish TV series Aquí no hay quien viva

Aquí no hay quien viva

Aquí no hay quien viva is a Spanish television comedy focusing on the inhabitants of the fictional building in Desengaño 21, Calle Desengaño being a street between the Districts of Gran Via and Chueca in Madrid...

. The series portrays the life of everyday people in Mexican barrio

Barrio

Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...

s, where anything can be found — the jealous housewife

Housewife

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, the spinster

Spinster

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, the strange family

Family

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, etc. Each episode features the interactions between these peculiar neighbors, where they deal with problems both real and imagined, such as ghosts, treasure

Treasure

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s, ripoff

Ripoff

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s, fights, etc.

History

In 2005, after Eugenio Derbez

Eugenio Derbez

Eugenio González Derbez is a Mexican actor of film and comedy television. He created the television series of XHDRBZ, Vecinos, and La familia P. Luche. Derbez is also a Formula Three Auto racing driver.-Life and career:...

 made a trip to Spain

Spain

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, he saw a TV series named Aquí no hay quien viva, which features the same kind of problems that people lives in the barrios. He thought it'd be great idea to do a remake in Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

, and he did his purpose with this show named Vecinos.

Third Season

The third season premiered on January 20 on Televisa

Televisa

Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...

, presenting the conclusion of the cliffhanger

Cliffhanger

A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a plot device in fiction which features a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction...

 of the second season aired on September 12, 2007.

The Doorkeeper

Germán Martínez

Doorkeeper of the building. He's lazy but in front of the neighbors, he tries to pretend the opposite.

German is portrayed by Eduardo España.

The Balboas

Don Roque Balboa

An elderly retired soldier. His neurotic character makes him intolerant and make him live in eternal disagreement with his neighbors. He also has a teddy bear named Rambo.

Don Roque is portrayed by Polo Ortín.

Vanessa Balboa

She is a hardcore lover of pets

PETS

PETS may be an acronym for:* Pet Travel Scheme, which allows animals to travel internationally without quarantine* Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act...

 and is a veterinarian

Veterinarian

A veterinary physician, colloquially called a vet, shortened from veterinarian or veterinary surgeon , is a professional who treats disease, disorder and injury in animals....

. She lives with her grandfather, old member of the Army

Army

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, Don Roque Balboa.

Vanessa is portrayed by Roxana Castellanos.

The Olvera

Silvia Olvera

The desperate woman, who is dealing with internal conflicts of not finding a soul mate. She teaches ethics

Ethics

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 in high school and is going through a mid-thirties crisis.

Silvia is portrayed by Mayrín Villanueva

Mayrín Villanueva

Mayrín Villanueva is a Mexican soap opera actress, born on October 8, 1970 in Mexico City, Mexico. She has appeared in ten soaps and six other programs since 1997. It was also in 1997 that she married actor Jorge Poza. They divorced in 2008. They have two children, daughter Romina and son...

.

The Rivers/Rios

Frankie Rivers (Rios)

An actor whose attempts in the show business

Show business

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 have failed. Frankie lives in the past, reinventing every moment that distant time when he appeared in the film of "La Toalla de Mojado".

Frankie is portrayed by César Bono

Lorena Rivers (Rios)

Frankie's wife. A housewife, gossiper and invidious person. Comes from a financially-strong family. His dad is the poultry business

Lorena is portrayed by Ana Bertha Espín

Benito Rivers (Rios)

He is the son of Frankie and Lorena. He is a naughty, innocent boy who likes to study and wants to be a doctor. He is focused and conscionable. He likes fighting games and it is continually meeting with Germán and Pedro to play or watch them on television. He feels embarrassed every time his mother forces him to wear costumes.

Benito is portrayed by Octavio Ocaña

Octavio Ocaña

Octavio Augusto Perez Ocana, known as Octavio Ocaña, is a Mexican actor known for his role of Benedict in the TV series Vecinos.He began his career in the program Chabelo, in a section called Chiquillos y Chiquillas, but his first participation was in the telenovela Lola...Érase una vez.He also...

The Lopez

Arturo López

A mature man who tries to get ahead and earn the respect of his family and their neighbors, but it is no secret that he is dominated by his wife (Magdalena).

Arturo is portrayed by Moisés Suárez

Magdalena Pérez Lopez

She is the wife of Arturo. A presumptuous and obsessed-with-what-others-may-think-of-her kind of woman. Appears to have what she doesn't and to be what she's not. She hates living in the building. She puts everyone in the category of a "naco

Naco

Naco may refer to:* Naco , a pejorative slang term in Mexican Spanish* NaCo., a Mexican clothing company, the name of which is based on the previous slang term* Naco, Arizona, USA, a small town in southeastern Arizona...

." She thinks she deserves to live somewhere else more appropriate to her class, although she did not even finish middle school

Middle school

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.

Magdalena is portrayed by Macaria

Macaria

Macaria or Makaria is the name of two figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. Although they are not said to be the same and are given different fathers, they are discussed together in a single entry in both the 10th-century Byzantine encyclopedia the Suda and by Zenobius.-Daughter of...

Alejandra López

She is the daughter of Arturo and Magdalena López.
She is 16 years old, rebellious, lazy, and messy. She always talks back to her parents every time she get lectured. When she does, Magdalena blames Arturo for not fronting his children. She does not support her brother, who she finds a decerebrated "Fresa

Fresa

Fresa is a slang term often used in Mexico for a cultural stereotype of superficiality to youngsters of whom many come from a high class and educated family....

" and lives in constant friction with him. For her, the best is the hard rock

Hard rock

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 and grunge

Grunge

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.

Alejandra is portrayed by Danny Perea

Marco López

Also son of Arturo and Magdalena and elder brother of Alejandra. At seventeen years old, he is barely in his junior year in High School

High school

High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....

. Thanks to his laziness he had to repeat several school cycles. His mother has tried to give him everything, but she's made a parasitism

Parasitism (social offense)

Social parasitism is a charge that is leveled against a group or class in society which is considered to be detrimental to the whole by analogy with biologic parasitism .-General concept:...

 out of him. He is ashamed of his parents and their social status.

Marco is portrayed by Vadhir Derbez

Vadhir Derbez

Derbez Alejandro González Torres Vadhir Prince , known as Vadhir Derbez, is a Mexican actor working for Televisa. He is the son of the comedian Eugenio Derbez...

The Friends

Luis San Román

Neurotic and apprehensive. Like Pedro, he's a seller of all kinds of goods in a trading company. Unlike his friend, everything goes wrong for Luis. He is looking for a woman in his life, only that women that he likes always end up feeling attracted to Pedro.

Luis is portrayed by Darío Ripoll

Pedro Medina

The careless and irresponsible type of guy but good-natured that takes life lightly. Despite not being very smart, his charm and luck always make him succeed. He takes advantage of the situations but not ill-intentioned. Often wins business and sales to Luis. He likes soccer and can spend the day lying on his couch watching TV and eating junk food.

Pedro is portrayed by Pablo Valentín

Cast

Actor	Character
César Bono	Frankie Rivers
Eduardo España	Germán Martínez
Macaria Macaria Macaria or Makaria is the name of two figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. Although they are not said to be the same and are given different fathers, they are discussed together in a single entry in both the 10th-century Byzantine encyclopedia the Suda and by Zenobius.-Daughter of...	Magdalena Pérez
Polo Ortín	Don Roque Balboa
Mayrín Villanueva Mayrín Villanueva Mayrín Villanueva is a Mexican soap opera actress, born on October 8, 1970 in Mexico City, Mexico. She has appeared in ten soaps and six other programs since 1997. It was also in 1997 that she married actor Jorge Poza. They divorced in 2008. They have two children, daughter Romina and son...	Silvia Olvera
Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez	Jorjais
Ana Bertha Espín	Lorena de Rivers
Moisés Suárez	Arturo López
Darío Ripoll	Luis San Román
Pablo Valentín	Pedro Medina
Octavio Ocaña Octavio Ocaña Octavio Augusto Perez Ocana, known as Octavio Ocaña, is a Mexican actor known for his role of Benedict in the TV series Vecinos.He began his career in the program Chabelo, in a section called Chiquillos y Chiquillas, but his first participation was in the telenovela Lola...Érase una vez.He also...	Benito Rivers
Danny Perea	Alejandra López Pérez
Vadhir Derbez Vadhir Derbez Derbez Alejandro González Torres Vadhir Prince , known as Vadhir Derbez, is a Mexican actor working for Televisa. He is the son of the comedian Eugenio Derbez...	Marco López
Roxanna Castellanos	Vanessa Balboa
Eduardo España	Germán

Episodes

1st Season

Season 1, Episode 1: Aquí Si Hay Quién Viva
Original Air Date: 10 July 2005

Season 1, Episode 2: Pintando la vecindad
Original Air Date: 17 July 2005

Season 1, Episode 3: Vecinas desesperadas
Original Air Date: 24 July 2005

Season 1, Episode 4: Sin H2O
Original Air Date: 31 July 2005

Season 1, Episode 5: Luces, cámara, acción...
Original Air Date: 7 August 2005

Season 1, Episode 6: El bueno, el malo y el enmascarado
Original Air Date: 14 August 2005

Season 1, Episode 7: La chacha más deseada
Original Air Date: 21 August 2005

Season 1, Episode 8: De millonario a mendigo
Original Air Date: 28 August 2005

Season 1, Episode 9: ¿Y dónde esta el basurero?
Original Air Date: 31 August 2005

Season 1, Episode 10: En el tiempo de los mariposos
Original Air Date: 7 September 2005

Season 1, Episode 11: Mejor no celebremos México
Original Air Date: 14 September 2005

Season 1, Episode 12: No nos dejen colgados
Original Air Date: 21 September 2005

Season 1, Episode 13: America vs Chivas
Original Air Date: 28 September 2005

Season 1, Episode 14: Furia de cuatro ruedas
Original Air Date: 5 October 2005

Season 1, Episode 15: El ataque de las cucarachas
Original Air Date: 12 October 2005

Season 1, Episode 16: Con zapatos de tacón
Original Air Date: 19 October 2005

Season 1, Episode 17: Venta de garage
Original Air Date: 26 October 2005

Season 1, Episode 18: Noche de Halloween
Original Air Date: 2 November 2005

Season 1, Episode 19: Con el portón cerrado
Original Air Date: 16 November 2005

Season 1, Episode 20: El dilema del jacuzzi
Original Air Date: 23 November 2005

Season 1, Episode 21: Como vender un departamento
Original Air Date: 30 November 2005

Season 1, Episode 22: El nuevo administrador
Original Air Date: 7 December 2005

Season 1, Episode 23: El nacimiento viviente
Original Air Date: 14 December 2005

2nd Season

Season 2, Episode 1: Aguas turbias
Original Air Date: 18 January 2006

Season 2, Episode 2: Fuga de gas
Original Air Date: 24 January 2006

Season 2, Episode 3: Mercado sobre ruedas
Original Air Date: 31 January 2006

Season 2, Episode 4: American Party
Original Air Date: 7 February 2006

Season 2, Episode 5: Día de San Valentín
Original Air Date: 14 February 2006

Season 2, Episode 6: Rento mi departamento
Original Air Date: 21 February 2006

Season 2, Episode 7: Con el apagón
Original Air Date: 28 February 2006

Season 2, Episode 8: La toalla del mojado II
Original Air Date: 7 March 2006

Season 2, Episode 9: Primer amor... Benito a mil por hora
Original Air Date: 14 March 2006

Season 2, Episode 10: Batidora, computadora y secadora
Original Air Date: 21 March 2006

Season 2, Episode 11: Ascendiendo a Arturo
Original Air Date: 28 March 2006

Season 2, Episode 12: ¿Quién es el padre?
Original Air Date: 4 April 2006

Season 2, Episode 13: Martes vecinal
Original Air Date: 22 April 2006

Season 2, Episode 14: Mis pobres diablillos
Original Air Date: 29 April 2006

Season 2, Episode 15: Competencia de Hot Dogs
Original Air Date: 6 May 2006

Season 2, Episode 16: Viaje a Canada: Parte 1
Original Air Date: 20 May 2006

Season 2, Episode 17: Viaje a Canada: Parte 2
Original Air Date: 27 May 2006

Season 2, Episode 18: Cursos sin superación
Original Air Date: 3 June 2006

Season 2, Episode 19: Los López en Canada
Original Air Date: 10 June 2006

Season 2, Episode 20: La verdad de Luis & Pedro
Original Air Date: 17 June 2006

Season 2, Episode 21: Embargo a los pobres ricos
Original Air Date: 24 June 2006

Season 2, Episode 22: Silvia en Canada
Original Air Date: 1 July 2006

3rd Season

Season 3, Episode 1: Aviso de desalojo
Original Air Date: 22 July 2006

Season 3, Episode 2: La jaula de las vecinas
Original Air Date: 29 July 2006

Season 3, Episode 3: Un tatuaje para Alejandra
Original Air Date: 5 August 2006

Season 3, Episode 4: Tesoro no perdido
Original Air Date: 12 August 2006

Season 3, Episode 5: Cartas que asustan
Original Air Date: 19 August 2006

Season 3, Episode 6: Sin ton ni Silvia
Original Air Date: 26 August 2006

Season 3, Episode 7: Truco o trato
Original Air Date: 2 September 2006

Season 3, Episode 8: Otro Robo
Original Air Date: 9 September 2006

Season 3, Episode 9: Buscando al portero
Original Air Date: 16 September 2006

Season 3, Episode 10: Un intruso en la familia
Original Air Date: 23 September 2006

Season 3, Episode 11: El nuevo conserje
Original Air Date: 7 October 2006

Season 3, Episode 12: Volver al futuro
Original Air Date: 14 October 2006

Season 3, Episode 13: Intercambio escolar
Original Air Date: 21 October 2006

Season 3, Episode 14: Fantasmas del más acá
Original Air Date: 28 October 2006

Season 3, Episode 15: Video descompuesta
Original Air Date: 4 November 2006

Season 3, Episode 16: Un nuevo casting
Original Air Date: 11 November 2006

Season 3, Episode 17: Sesiones espiritistas
Original Air Date: 18 November 2006

Season 3, Episode 18: Reta de Ping Pong
Original Air Date: 25 November 2006

Season 3, Episode 19: Maratón del Barrio
Original Air Date: 10 December 2006