Aída
Encyclopedia
Aída is a Spanish
comedy
sitcom set in Madrid
, that spun off
from another sitcom called 7 Vidas
. The show first aired on January 16, 2005 and is produced by Globomedia for the Spanish network Telecinco
. It currently started its ninth season.
The show stars Carmen Machi as the title character, Aída García, a working, single mother with two teenage children, forced to move with her mother and brother to make ends meet.
The show has received favorable criticism from the audience and has been the most viewed show in Spain since 2007. It has also received several awards like the Ondas Award
for Best Spanish Sitcom.
) who has to move to a somewhat seedy neighbourhood with her mother, Eugenia (Marisol Ayuso
), and brother, Luisma (Paco León
). Together with Aída, come her two teenage children, Jonathan and Lorena (David Castillo and Ana María Polvorosa
).
Other than her family, Aída spends time with her best friend/prostitute, Paz (Melanie Olivares); Chema, a smart store-owner (Pepe Viyuela), and his effeminate son, Fidel (Eduardo Casanova); and Mauricio, a chauvinist bar-owner (Mariano Peña).
. Wenceslao has been given more presence.
, in the south part of Madrid
. This can be demonstrated by the inclusion of the Urgel subway
entrance, which is located in Carabanchel, as well as from the appearance of the 2-3 story buildings with green windows, common sights in that district.
ATV Awards
TP de Oro
Fotogramas de Plata
Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Telecinco
Mexico
- TV Azteca
Puerto Rico
- CaribeVisión
Bulgaria
- bTV Comedy
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
sitcom set in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, that spun off
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
from another sitcom called 7 Vidas
7 Vidas
7 Vidas is a Spanish sitcom which aired on Telecinco from 1999 to 2006. Its title translates as "7 lives" and the symbol of the sitcom is a cat, in reference to the belief that cats have 7 lives...
. The show first aired on January 16, 2005 and is produced by Globomedia for the Spanish network Telecinco
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish commercial television channel operated by Mediaset España. Launched in 1990 as Tele 5, it was the fifth of the national terrestrial television channels. In 1997, Tele 5 was rebranded as Telecinco, dropping the flower logo seen in other Mediaset channel...
. It currently started its ninth season.
The show stars Carmen Machi as the title character, Aída García, a working, single mother with two teenage children, forced to move with her mother and brother to make ends meet.
The show has received favorable criticism from the audience and has been the most viewed show in Spain since 2007. It has also received several awards like the Ondas Award
Premios Ondas
The Premios Ondas have been given since 1954 by Radio Barcelona, a subsidiary of Cadena SER, in recognition of professionals in the fields of radio and television broadcasting, the cinema, and the music industry.Past winners have included R.E.M., U2, The Corrs, Eric Clapton, the Red Hot Chili...
for Best Spanish Sitcom.
Plot
The show follows the life of Aída García (Carmen MachiCarmen Machi
Carmen Machi is a Spanish actress.- Biography :Born María del Carmen Machi Arroyo in Madrid, she gew up in Getafe. Her father's family comes from Genoa...
) who has to move to a somewhat seedy neighbourhood with her mother, Eugenia (Marisol Ayuso
Marisol Ayuso
Marisol Ayuso is a Spanish stage, movie and television actress. Her father, Pedro Pablo Ayuso, was also an actor, and her mother, Soledad Domingues y Giradles, was an aristocrat ....
), and brother, Luisma (Paco León
Paco León
Paco León is a Spanish comic actor born in Seville. His first television experiences were playing in the childlike comedy "Mariquilla Ríe Perlas" and "Castillos en el Aire" on Canal Sur....
). Together with Aída, come her two teenage children, Jonathan and Lorena (David Castillo and Ana María Polvorosa
Ana María Polvorosa
Ana María Polvorosa is a Spanish film, theatre and television actress.- Filmography :...
).
Other than her family, Aída spends time with her best friend/prostitute, Paz (Melanie Olivares); Chema, a smart store-owner (Pepe Viyuela), and his effeminate son, Fidel (Eduardo Casanova); and Mauricio, a chauvinist bar-owner (Mariano Peña).
Life without Aida
Changes were made in Season 6. Aída has been written out of the series (the character is now supposed to be in prison), as Carmen Machi has left the show to pursue new projects. Soraya and her daughter Aida Jr. have been introduced. Mauricio has changed and toned down his chauvinistic rhetoric and fallen for Soraya. Jonathan has been made "dumber" as a result of going through pubertyPuberty
Puberty is the process of physical changes by which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of reproduction, as initiated by hormonal signals from the brain to the gonads; the ovaries in a girl, the testes in a boy...
. Wenceslao has been given more presence.
Location
The show is located in a fictional neighbourhood called Esperanza Sur. However, it can be inferred that it is located in the district of CarabanchelCarabanchel
Carabanchel is a district in the south western suburbs of Madrid, Spain.-Overview:The area was the scene of fierce fighting during the Spanish Civil War -especially in November 1936, during the Battle of Madrid, when Nationalist troops tried to fight their way into the area. Unacustomed to street...
, in the south part of Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
. This can be demonstrated by the inclusion of the Urgel subway
Madrid Metro
The Madrid Metro is a metro system serving the city of Madrid, capital of Spain. The system is the sixth longest metro in the world though Madrid is approximately the fiftieth most populous metropolitan area in the world...
entrance, which is located in Carabanchel, as well as from the appearance of the 2-3 story buildings with green windows, common sights in that district.
García García Family
- Aída García García (Carmen MachiCarmen MachiCarmen Machi is a Spanish actress.- Biography :Born María del Carmen Machi Arroyo in Madrid, she gew up in Getafe. Her father's family comes from Genoa...
) - A 45 year old, divorced woman. She's short, with a high-pitched voice. She has three children and works mostly as a cleaning lady. She got pregnant of her first daughter, Soraya, when she was 17, so she eloped with her fiance, Manolo. However, they got divorced several years later when she found out he spent the money in prostitutes. Before divorcing, they had their other two children: Lorena and Jonathan. Aída lives with her mother, Eugenia, and her brother Luis Mariano, best known as Luisma, and her two younger children (Soraya moved when she turned 18). Aída usually has several jobs to make ends meet. She wanted to finish her studies, but couldn't. She is an alcoholic, although she no longer drinks. - Luis Mariano "Luisma" García García (Paco LeónPaco LeónPaco León is a Spanish comic actor born in Seville. His first television experiences were playing in the childlike comedy "Mariquilla Ríe Perlas" and "Castillos en el Aire" on Canal Sur....
) - A 35 year old, ex-junkieSubstance dependenceThe section about substance dependence in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders does not use the word addiction at all. It explains:...
, rehabilitated after going through Proyecto HombreAddiction recovery groupsAddiction recovery groups are voluntary associations of people who share a common desire to overcome drug addiction. Different groups use different methods, ranging from completely secular to explicitly spiritual. One survey of members found active involvement in any addiction recovery group...
. He has a good heart, but is somewhat dimwitted. He is Aída's younger brother, and Eugenia's son. Ever since he was 13, he has tried to have sex with Paz, his childhood friend.
- Eugenia García (Marisol AyusoMarisol AyusoMarisol Ayuso is a Spanish stage, movie and television actress. Her father, Pedro Pablo Ayuso, was also an actor, and her mother, Soledad Domingues y Giradles, was an aristocrat ....
) - A 65 year old overweightOverweightOverweight is generally defined as having more body fat than is optimally healthy. Being overweight is a common condition, especially where food supplies are plentiful and lifestyles are sedentary...
widowWidowA widow is a woman whose spouse has died, while a widower is a man whose spouse has died. The state of having lost one's spouse to death is termed widowhood or occasionally viduity. The adjective form is widowed...
. She is the mother of Aída and Luisma. When her husband died, she had to accept her daughter and grandchildren moving to her house. Eugenia thinks she's famous because she used to sing at a club. She was known by the name "La Bim Bam Bum". - Soraya García García (Miren IbargurenMiren IbargurenMiren Ibarguren is a Spanish actress.She started in the Euskal Telebista TV program Goenkale. She has taken part in several TV sitcoms and she is very popular because of her role in the TV show Escenas de Matrimonio or Aída.- Movies :- Television :- Theatre :- External links :...
) - Aída's oldest daughter. She moved out of her home when she turned 18 due to her mother's constant alcoholismAlcoholismAlcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing...
. She joined the cast in the sixth season. She returned home with her only daughter, Aída Jr., fleeing from her abusive husband. He comes to "Esperanza Sur" looking for her and finds her with Aida, who accidentally kills him with an iron, trying to defend her daughter from his abuses. - Lorena García García (Ana María PolvorosaAna María PolvorosaAna María Polvorosa is a Spanish film, theatre and television actress.- Filmography :...
) - Aída's 20 year old, second daughter. She is known for her red hairRed hairRed hair occurs on approximately 1–2% of the human population. It occurs more frequently in people of northern or western European ancestry, and less frequently in other populations...
and her endless string of boyfriends. She enjoys playing pranks on Luisma and Eugenia, along with her brother Jonathan. - Jonathan García García (David Castillo) - Aída's 16 year old, youngest child. Far from being an ideal son, Jonathan has long hair, wears an earringEarringCommon locations for piercings, other than the earlobe, include the rook, tragus, and across the helix . The simple term "ear piercing" usually refers to an earlobe piercing, whereas piercings in the upper part of the external ear are often referred to as "cartilage piercings"...
, is disrespectful, steals, and has had several run-ins with the law. However, he still remains noble at heart.
The Neighbours
- José María "Chema" Martínez (Pepe Viyuela) - A 45 year old bald, divorced man. He is the owner of the marketMarketA market is one of many varieties of systems, institutions, procedures, social relations and infrastructures whereby parties engage in exchange. While parties may exchange goods and services by barter, most markets rely on sellers offering their goods or services in exchange for money from buyers...
storeRetailingRetail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
"La Colonial". Chema is an intelligent, educated man, but although he has a degree in HispanicHispanicHispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
philologyPhilologyPhilology is the study of language in written historical sources; it is a combination of literary studies, history and linguistics.Classical philology is the philology of Greek and Classical Latin...
, he hasn't been able to find an according job. This makes him - at times - the butt of jokes in the neighbourhood. He has been friend of Aída and Luisma since childhood. When he was 18, he was Aída's date to their promPromIn the United States and Canada, a prom, short for promenade, is a formal dance, or gathering of high school students. It is typically held near the end of the senior year. It figures greatly in popular culture and is a major event among high school students...
. He has a 16 year old son called Fidel, but he's divorced since his ex-wife cheated on him. - Fidel Martínez (Eduardo Casanova) - Chema's 16 year old son. He is somewhat of an outcast in the neighbourhood for his intelligence, his knowledge about almost anything, his hobbies (dancing and paintingPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
), and for being very effeminate. He has few friends, but Jonathan is one of them. He is openly gayGayGay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
. - Paz Bermejo (Melanie Olivares) - Aída's 34 year old best friend. They've known each other since childhood. She is a sweet and good woman, despite working as a prostitute for 10 years for lack of a better job. She dislikes her job and keeps it mostly secret, and only her close friends (Aída, Chema, Luisma, and Fidel) know about it. She pretends to be a nurse in front of Aída's children, and a flight attendantFlight attendantFlight attendants or cabin crew are members of an aircrew employed by airlines primarily to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers aboard commercial flights, on select business jet aircraft, and on some military aircraft.-History:The role of a flight attendant derives from that of similar...
to the neighbourhood. - Mauricio Colmenero (Mariano Peña) - A 50 year old man. Bearer of some of the most unwanted traits in a man: chauvinist, fascist, exploiter, perverted, xenophobeXenophobiaXenophobia is defined as "an unreasonable fear of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange". It comes from the Greek words ξένος , meaning "stranger," "foreigner" and φόβος , meaning "fear."...
, and homophobe. He is a bullfight aficionado and a fan of Burt ReynoldsBurt ReynoldsBurton Leon "Burt" Reynolds, Jr. is an American actor. Some of his memorable roles include Bo 'Bandit' Darville in Smokey and the Bandit, Lewis Medlock in Deliverance, Bobby "Gator" McCluskey in White Lightning and sequel Gator, Paul Crewe and Coach Nate Scarborough in The Longest Yard and its...
. That's why he named his bar after him (Bar Reinols) and has several pictures of the actor in a wall. He enjoys making fun of other people, especially Chema. He is also noted for treating disrepecfully one of his employees, Oswaldo Wenceslao, whom he calls "Macchu Picchu".
Awards
Ondas AwardsPremios Ondas
The Premios Ondas have been given since 1954 by Radio Barcelona, a subsidiary of Cadena SER, in recognition of professionals in the fields of radio and television broadcasting, the cinema, and the music industry.Past winners have included R.E.M., U2, The Corrs, Eric Clapton, the Red Hot Chili...
- 2008 - Best Female Actress (Carmen MachiCarmen MachiCarmen Machi is a Spanish actress.- Biography :Born María del Carmen Machi Arroyo in Madrid, she gew up in Getafe. Her father's family comes from Genoa...
) - 2006 - Best National Show
ATV Awards
- 2007 - Best Actress (Carmen MachiCarmen MachiCarmen Machi is a Spanish actress.- Biography :Born María del Carmen Machi Arroyo in Madrid, she gew up in Getafe. Her father's family comes from Genoa...
) - 2007 - Best Actor (Paco LeónPaco LeónPaco León is a Spanish comic actor born in Seville. His first television experiences were playing in the childlike comedy "Mariquilla Ríe Perlas" and "Castillos en el Aire" on Canal Sur....
) - 2007 - Best Script
- 2005 - Best Actor (Paco León)
TP de Oro
TP de Oro
The TP de Oro is a Spanish award given since 1973, to honour, mostly, Spanish, but also foreign television series. The TP de Oro is considered to be the most prestigious Spanish awards for television.-External links:* *...
- 2007 - Best Actress (Carmen MachiCarmen MachiCarmen Machi is a Spanish actress.- Biography :Born María del Carmen Machi Arroyo in Madrid, she gew up in Getafe. Her father's family comes from Genoa...
) - 2005 - Best Actress (Carmen Machi)
- 2005 - Best Actor (Paco LeónPaco LeónPaco León is a Spanish comic actor born in Seville. His first television experiences were playing in the childlike comedy "Mariquilla Ríe Perlas" and "Castillos en el Aire" on Canal Sur....
)
Fotogramas de Plata
- 2007 - Best TV Actress (Carmen MachiCarmen MachiCarmen Machi is a Spanish actress.- Biography :Born María del Carmen Machi Arroyo in Madrid, she gew up in Getafe. Her father's family comes from Genoa...
) - 2007 - Best TV Actor (Paco LeónPaco LeónPaco León is a Spanish comic actor born in Seville. His first television experiences were playing in the childlike comedy "Mariquilla Ríe Perlas" and "Castillos en el Aire" on Canal Sur....
) - 2005 - Best TV Actress (Carmen Machi)
- 2005 - Best TV Actor (Paco León)
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards
A Screen Actors Guild Award is an accolade given by the Screen Actors Guild to recognize outstanding performances by its members. The statuette given, a nude male figure holding both a mask of comedy and a mask of tragedy, is called "The Actor"...
- 2006 - Best Supporting TV Actor (Mariano Peña)
- 2005 - Best Lead TV Actress (Carmen MachiCarmen MachiCarmen Machi is a Spanish actress.- Biography :Born María del Carmen Machi Arroyo in Madrid, she gew up in Getafe. Her father's family comes from Genoa...
) - 2005 - Best Lead TV Actor (Paco LeónPaco LeónPaco León is a Spanish comic actor born in Seville. His first television experiences were playing in the childlike comedy "Mariquilla Ríe Perlas" and "Castillos en el Aire" on Canal Sur....
) - 2005 - Best Supporting TV Actor (Pepe Viyuela)
Broadcasters
SpainSpain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
- Telecinco
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish commercial television channel operated by Mediaset España. Launched in 1990 as Tele 5, it was the fifth of the national terrestrial television channels. In 1997, Tele 5 was rebranded as Telecinco, dropping the flower logo seen in other Mediaset channel...
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...
- TV Azteca
TV Azteca
Azteca, is the second largest Mexican television entertainment. It was established in 1983 as the state-owned Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión , a holding of the national TV networks channel 13 and 7 and was privatized under its current name in 1993 and now is part of Grupo Salinas...
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
- CaribeVisión
CaribeVisión
CV Network is a Spanish television network in the United States. The network launched in 2007 with owned and operated stations in New York City, Chicago, Miami, and San Juan until November 2009....
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
- bTV Comedy
BTV Comedy
bTV Comedy is a Bulgarian family-based television channel,airing mostly comedy series. It is part of bTV Media Group, owned by Central European Media Enterprises...