Los negocios de mamá

Los negocios de mamá
GenreComedy
Family
Directed byLuis Sanz
StarringRocío Dúrcal
José Sancho
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13[n. 1]
Production
Production companiesTVE
Videozapping
Original release
NetworkLa Primera
Release7 April (1997-04-07) –
19 May 1997 (1997-05-19)

Los negocios de mamá is a Spanish comedy television series starring Rocío Dúrcal and José Sancho and directed by Luis Sanz. It aired in 1997 on La Primera.

Premise[edit]

The storyline focuses on Ana (Rocío Dúrcal), a pro-business entrepreneur and mother of three children (played by María Adánez, Fernando Cuesta and Zoe Berriatúa), who decides to set up her own business, the clothing shop 'Ana Suma y Sigue'.[2][1][3] Her husband (played by José Sancho) was a progressive of the generation of '68.[3]

Cast[edit]

Production and release[edit]

Produced by Televisión Española (TVE) and Videozapping,[4] directed by Luis Sanz,[5] and filmed at the TVE's studios in Prado del Rey, the series premiered on 7 April 1997 on La Primera.[1] The first seven episodes aired averaged 2,900,000 viewers and a 16.9% audience share.[1] Unable to overcome the viewership figures of its prime time rival Querido maestro, the series was cancelled after the 7th episode (aired on 19 May 1997), earned a 15.1% audience share.[1][4] The network decided to not air six completed episodes.[1] The episodes had a running time of around 50 minutes.[6]

References[edit]

Informational notes
  1. ^ Only 7 episodes aired in 1997.[1]
Citations
  1. ^ a b c d e f Fernández, Juanma (25 March 2016). "'Los negocios de mamá', la primera y última serie de Rocío Dúrcal en TV". El Español.
  2. ^ Gómez-Rodríguez, Gema (2017). "Comedia a la española. La evolución del género en televisión (1990-2014)" (PDF). Revista Comunicación y Medios (35). Universidad de Chile: 43. ISSN 0719-1529 – via Dialnet.
  3. ^ a b Gómez, Rosario G. (7 April 1997). "Rocío Dúrcal debuta con 'Los negocios de mamá'". El País.
  4. ^ a b Gómez Rodríguez 2019, p. 472.
  5. ^ "Rocío Dúrcal, la reina madrileña de las rancheras". 20minutos.es. 25 March 2006.
  6. ^ Gómez Rodríguez, Gema María (2019). La realidad en la ficción: Las preocupaciones de los españoles en las series de televisión (1990-2010) (PDF). Madrid: Ediciones Complutense. p. 472.