Aída

Aída is a Spanish comedy sitcom set in Madrid, that spin 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 in 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. The Polish re-make of the series began airing in March 2012 on TVP2 channel.

Aida (2005-2014) is a Spanish comedy sitcom created for Telecinco by Globomedia, a spin-off of the earlier series 7 Vidas. Carmen Machi stars as Aida Garcia, a working single mother of two teenagers who is forced to move in with her mother and brother to make ends meet. Principal cast includes Paco Leon as Luisma Garcia, Melani Olivares as Paz Bermejo, Pepe Viyuela as Chema Garcia and Pepa Rus as Macu Colmenero. The engine of the show is the constant friction of a crowded household squeezed into a modest Madrid flat, where money is always short and every family member wants something different. Episodes are built from everyday domestic squabbles, romantic misadventures, and generational clashes between parents, siblings and teenagers, delivered in brisk multi-camera sitcom style. Across ten seasons and more than two hundred episodes it became one of the most watched programmes in Spain, a long-running ensemble comedy with a warm, cheeky register. Fans of Roseanne and the earlier 7 Vidas will find resonance in its blend of working class humour and sharp family banter.

Audiences have warmly embraced the sitcom as a popular, long-running Spanish family comedy, though the reception is mixed overall.

• 7 Vidassitcom tones, family household comedy, working class Spanish milieu
• Roseannesingle mother family sitcom, domestic comedy with extended family under one roof
• Mi Familiaensemble family sitcom, comedic domestic friction, working class households

Release Date

2005-01-16

Episode runtime

55 min

Rating

6.6 / 10 (276)

What is Aída about?

A working single mother with two teenagers is forced to move in with her mother and brother in Madrid, and the household comedy follows.

What is Aída like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Aída as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is Aída violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Aída.

What did critics think of Aída?

Audiences have warmly embraced the sitcom as a popular, long-running Spanish family comedy, though the reception is mixed overall.

Which shows are like Aída?

Shows with a similar feel include 7 Vidas, Roseanne, and Mi Familia.

How long is Aída?

Aída: 10 seasons, 237 episodes.

Is Aída still running?

No, Aída has ended.