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	37 (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, Yaya's half-sister, Belinda's childhood friend, worked as a maid at a hotel.
Eugenio Siller	Cristóbal Parker Salas	Sylvia's ex-boyfirend, in love with Marisa, son of Amelia and Tyron, Lucas' close friend.
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, intelligent.
Marisela González	Calixta Meléndez	Marisa's friend, rich.
Paulo Quevedo	Víctor Mendoza	Lalo's father, Marisa's husband, Gloria's son, Yaya's half-brother, had another lover.
Tina Romero	Carmen Romera "La nana"
Liz Gallardo	Leticia Robles	Maid in hotel, friend of Marisa, Belinda, and Tania.
Beatriz Shantal	Marcela Robles	beautiful sister of Leticia Maid in hotel, friend of Marisa, Belinda, and Tania.
Ismael La Rosa	Tadeo Falcón "Tito"	Cristóbal's assistant.
Juan Pablo Llano	Bruno Rivera	Lover of Sara, "Yaya" and Catalina.
Karen Sentíes	Amelia Parker Salas	Cristóbal's mother, Tyron Parker's wife.
Fred Valle	Tyron Parker	Cristóbal's father, Amelia Parker's husband, running for governor.
Jorge Hernández	Estanislao	Owner of complex of apartments, shows "interest" in Marisa.
Wanda D'Isidoro	Catalina Lucero	Reporter, Bruno's lover.
Ana Sobero	Marcela Villa	Marisa's mother.
Sandra Eichler	Alicia
Salim Rubiales	Tarek	Estanislao's bodyguard.
Maite Embil	Belinda Delgado	Marisa's childhood friend, friend of Leticia and Tania, Hugo's wife.
Karina Mora	Yasmin "Yaya" Mendoza	Gloria's daughter, Victor's maternal half-sister, Marisa's paternal half-sister, dislikes Marisa, Bruno's lover.
Jeimy Osorio	Tania Taylor	Jerome's girlfriend, maid in hotel, friend of Marisa, Leticia, and Belinda.
Rodrigo Mejía	Gregorio 'Gojo'	Mechanic, friend of Marisa, Lalo, Jerome and Tania, likes Belinda.
Aneudy Lara	Jerome	Basketball player, Tania's boyfriend, Estanislao's worker.
Carlos Athié	Lucas Gonzalez	Construction worker, Cristóbal's close friend.
Henry Zakka	Amador Colina
Khotan Fernández	Miguel Morales "Miguelito"	Capo, drug dealer, killed by the police in Mexico.

Secondary cast

Actor	Character	Known as
Mónica Pasqualotto	Mireya Sanz	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	Manuel's wife, 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.
Sofia Sanabria	Vicky	Lalo's classmate and friend from Gifted Minds.
Gilver Peralta	Memo	Lalo's friend.
Hely Ferrigny	Manuel Mendoza	Gloria's husband, father of Victor and Yaya.
Lina Maya	Natasha	Tyron Parker's security.
Omar Robau		Reporter.
Carlos Cuervo	Joaquin	Headmaster for special kids, Mireya's friend.
Yami Quintero	Flavia Montes	Doctor in Tegla laboratories, arrested for stealing Cristóbal's company.
Armando Acevedo		Security in Tegla laboratories, arrested for stealing Cristóbal's company.
Cyril Serrao		Tyron Parker's doctor.
Raul Arrieta	Anselmo	Police officer

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	Oportunidades	N/A	44 minutes
20.12.2011	016	Amenaza	N/A	43 minutes
21.12.2011	017	Negocios sucios	N/A	46 minutes
22.12.2011	018	Sello de amor	N/A	44 minutes
23.12.2011	019	Planes siniestros	N/A	48 minutes
26.12.2011	020	Cruel decepción	N/A	46 minutes
27.12.2011	021	Corazones rotos	N/A	43 minutes
28.12.2011	022	Declaraciones falsas	N/A	44 minutes
29.12.2011	023	Errores de cálculo	N/A	44 minutes
02.01.2012	024	Cambio de rumbo	N/A	44 minutes
03.01.2012	025	Pacto de caballeros	N/A	44 minutes
04.01.2012	026	Bajo el mismo techo	N/A	44 minutes
05.01.2012	027	Confesiones y verdades	N/A	44 minutes
06.01.2012	028	Oruga de princesa	N/A	44 minutes
09.01.2012	029	Duelo de fieras	N/A	44 minutes
10.01.2012	030	Entrevista lasciva	N/A	44 minutes
11.01.2012	031	Puntos de giro	N/A	44 minutes
12.01.2012	032	Mentiras verdaderas	N/A	44 minutes
13.01.2012	033	Paso en falso	N/A	44 minutes
16.01.2012	034	Guerra sucia	N/A	44 minutes
17.01.2012	035	Sumas y restas	N/A	44 minutes
18.01.2012	036	Amenaza y venganza	N/A	44 minutes
19.01.2012	037	Amigas y rivales	N/A	44 minutes
20.01.2012	038	Pasión y miedo	N/A
23.01.2012	039	N/A	N/A
24.01.2012	040	N/A	N/A
25.01.2012	041	N/A	N/A
26.01.2012	042	N/A	N/A
27.01.2012	043	N/A	N/A