Una Maid en Manhattan

Una Maid en Manhattan
Created by	Original of: Luis Zelkowicz Characteres Edmond Dantes Adaptation: Luis Zelkowicz Leticia López Gennys Pérez José G. Ríos
Developed by	Telemundo Studios, Miami Sony Pictures Television
Directed by	Nicolás di Blassi Jaime Segura
Starring	Litzy Eugenio Siller Vanessa Villela Khotan Fernández Karen Sentíes Ismael La Rosa
Theme music composer	Marco Flores
Opening theme	"Amor sin final" Performed by Litzy & Eugenio Siller
Country of origin	United States
Original language	Spanish
No. of episodes	14 (aired)
Production
Executive producer	Aurelio Valcárcel Carrol
Producers	Mariana Iskandarani Veronica Pimstein
Production locations	Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Mexico
Editor	Hader Antivar Duque
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	42-45 minutes
Original release
Network	Telemundo
Release	November 29, 2011 – present
Related
Maid in Manhattan

Una Maid en Manhattan (Maid in Manhattan) is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by United States-based television network Telemundo Studios, Miami. Una Maid en Manhattan is also based on the 2002 movie "Maid In Manhattan" starring Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Fiennes.

As of November 29, 2011, Telemundo is airing the serial weeknights at 8pm/7pm central, as part of the 2011-2012 season . The protagonists are Litzy and Eugenio Siller, and filming began in late 2011. As with most of its other telenovelas, the network broadcasts English subtitles with closed captions on CC3.

Plot

"Una Maid in Manhattan" tells the story of Marisa Lujan (Litzy), who runs a small hotel in the village of Michoacan. Before the events shown in the show, she falls in love with Victor, an American man who visits Michoacán every year for the Christmas holidays. She becomes pregnant with Victor's child.

At the start of the show, Marisa's son, Lalo, is ten years old and Marisa's dream of a happy life with Victor has given way to a more troubling reality: the town of Michoacán has become a center for drug trafficking. Among the seedy inhabitants is Miguelito, an old friend of Marisa's who now heads a powerful cartel which buys Marisa's hotel and turns it into a headquarters for drug deals and murder.

Marisa decides to migrate north to the United States for the sake of her son. Victor proposes to her and thus provides means of obtaining legal documents to live and work within the United States. In Los Angeles, Marisa and Victor are married, but things quickly sour when Marisa catches Victor cheating with another woman on their wedding day. She quickly decides to move to New York, where her childhood friend Belinda (Maite Embil) offers help. Thanks to Belinda's good word, Marisa finds employment as a maid in a Manhattan hotel and, through good work, begins to gain the trust and respect of the hotel manager. Consecutive wins as Employee of the Month and the encouragement of her maid friends begin to convince her that she should apply for the open position of assistant manager.

Her aspirations for advancement are complicated by a mixup involving Christopher Parker (Eugenio Siller) a wealthy man and New York Senator's son, who is staying at the hotel. Christopher parker follows Lalo into the premier suite only to find Marisa dressed in a rich guest's glamorous clothes. After a walk in Central Park, he begins to fall in love with Marisa. She, in turn, feels for him what she had convinced herself was not possible after her problems with Victor and other men.

However, Marisa is also a responsible and loving mother and woman. Although she admits to very much liking Christopher, she cannot justify jeopardizing her son's education or her job for what she considers to be a fairytale. Also in the mix is Sara (Vanessa Villela), another hotel guest and a vapid fashion critic who has set her sight on Christopher Parker.

Though Christopher is smitten, Marisa feels guilty about misleading him about her true identity as a maid. She is also reluctant to continue seeing him as she is worried about the status of her job and as she considers they come from far too different backgrounds to make things work. It will take both characters' willingness to see things from a new different perspective and a willingness to turn things upside down to make things work.

Cast

Main cast

Actor	Character	Known as
Litzy	Marisa Luján	Lalo's mother, Victor's wife, in love with Cristóbal, friend of Leticia and Tania, Belinda's childhood friend.
Eugenio Siller	Cristóbal Parker Salas	Sylvia's ex-boyfirend, in love with Marisa, son of Amelia and Tyron.
Vanessa Villela	Sara Montero	Fashionist, hates Marisa, obsessed with Cristóbal, Bruno's lover.
Jorge Eduardo García	Eduardo 'Lalo' Mendoza	Son of Marisa and Victor, dreams of New York.
Marisela González	Calixta Meléndez	Friend of Marisa.
Paulo Quevedo	Víctor Mendoza	Lalo's father, Marisa's husband, Gloria's son, Yaya's brother, had another lover.
Tina Romero	Carmen Romera "La nana"
Liz Gallardo	Leticia Robles	Maid in hotel, friend of Marisa, Belinda, and Tania.
Ismael La Rosa	Tadeo Falcón "Tito"	Cristóbal's assistant.
Juan Pablo Llano	Bruno Rivera	Sara's lover.
Karen Sentíes	Amelia Parker Salas	Cristóbal's mother.
Fred Valle	Tyron Parker	Cristóbal's father, running for governor.
Jorge Hernández	Estanislao	Owner of complex of apartments, shows "interest" in Marisa.
Ana Sobero	Marcela Villa	Marisa's mother, lives in Los Angeles.
Maite Embil	Belinda Delgado	Marisa's childhood friend, friend of Leticia and Tania, Hugo's girlfriend.
Karina Mora	Yasmin "Yaya" Mendoza	Gloria's daughter, Victor's sister, dislikes Marisa.
Jeimy Osorio	Tania Taylor	Jerome's girlfriend, maid in hotel, friend of Marisa, Leticia, and Belinda.
Rodrigo Mejía	Gojo	Mechanic, friend of Marisa, Lalo, Jerome and Tania
Aneudy Lara	Jerome	Basketball player, Tania's boyfriend, Estanislao's worker.
Carlos Athié	Lucas	Construction worker, Cristóbal's close friend.
Henry Zakka	Amador Colina
Khotan Fernández	Miguel	Capo, killed by the police in Mexico.

Secondary cast

Actor	Character	Known as
Mónica Pasqualotto	Mireya	Belinda's friend, helps Marisa and Lalo, Lalo's teacher.
Alan Gutierrez
Maria Antonieta de las Nieves
Margarita Muñoz	Gabriela Montero	Sara's sister.
Liannet Borrego	Sylvia	Cristóbal's ex-girlfriend.
Ernesto Tapia	Ronnie	Construction manager, ended up in jail for fraud
Adela Romero	Gloria de Mendoza	Mother of Victor and Yaya.
Victor Corona	Esteban	Friend of Marisa, Lalo's godfather, killed by Miguelito's thug
Patricio Doren	Hugo	Belinda's abusive boyfriend.
Xavier Coronel	Javier	Security guard at the hotel
Osvaldo Strongoli	Teófilo 'Teó'	Man of Marcela
Gilver Peralta	Memo	Friend of Lalo
Sandra Eichler	Alicia
Salim Rubiales	Tarek	Estanislao's bodyguad
Helly Ferrigny	Manuel Mendoza	Gloria's husband, father of Victor and Yaya
Wanda D'Isidoro	Catalina Lucero	Reporter
Lina Maya	Natasha	Security of Tyron Parker
Omar Robau		Reporter
Carlos Cuervo	Joaquin	Headmaster for special kids, friend of Mireya
Yami Quintero	Flavia Montes	Doctor in Tegla laboratories
Armando Acevedo		Security in Tegla laboratories

Release date

• Release dates and Ratings of U.S. premiere on Telemundo.

Air Date	Number	Episode Title	Rating	Duration
29.11.2011	001	Gran estreno	N/A	53 minutes
30.11.2011	002	Triste realidad	N/A	43 minutes
01.12.2011	003	The big apple	N/A	42 minutes
02.12.2011	004	Juego del destino	N/A	44 minutes
05.12.2011	005	Cita inesperada	N/A	44 minutes
06.12.2011	006	Evadir la verdad	N/A	44 minutes
07.12.2011	007	Invitación formal	N/A	43 minutes
08.12.2011	008	La decisión	N/A	43 minutes
09.12.2011	009	Dulces sueños	N/A	43 minutes
12.12.2011	010	Despertar del sueño	N/A	44 minutes
13.12.2011	011	Robo de identidad	N/A	44 minutes
14.12.2011	012	Mundos diferentes	N/A	44 minutes
15.12.2011	013	Cenicienta de Queens	N/A	44 minutes
16.12.2011	014	Todo por amor	N/A	43 minutes
19.12.2011	015	N/A	N/A
20.12.2011	016	N/A	N/A
21.12.2011	017	N/A	N/A
22.12.2011	018	N/A	N/A
26.12.2011	019	N/A	N/A
27.12.2011	020	N/A	N/A