Los Serrano


Los Serrano is a Spanish television drama comedy which premiered on 22 April 2003 and aired on Telecinco. It tells the story of the Serrano family, who lives in Round Santa Justa No 133, located in the fictional neighborhood of Santa Justa, in the Ribera del Manzanares, in Madrid. It was produced by Globomedia for Telecinco.
The series was a pioneer in introducing a new family model as well as being at the peak and suiting to new social currents. The origin of the plot focuses on coexistence and the differences between men and women in the same house.

Plot

The series tells the life of the Serrano family
Diego Serrano, a widowed father in charge of his three sons named Marcos, Guillermo, and Francisco. Instead, Lucía is a divorced mother of two daughters named Eva and María Teresa. Everything changes when Lucía on a trip to the beach with her daughters on the way, suffers a puncture in her tire and the person who stops to help her is none other than Diego, her first boyfriend when she was young. After getting married, both families will have to live under the same roof and forced to understand each other despite the many differences.

Cast

Serrano Family

  • Diego Serrano Sanz He is the youngest son of Amancio and Francisca, the younger brother of Francisco and Santiago, the widower of Marta, the father of Marcos, Guille and Curro, the husband of Lucía, the paternal grandfather of Cloét, the son-in-law of Carmen, the brother-in-law of Elena, Eva and Teté's stepfather, Santiaguín's paternal uncle and Eva and Teté's father-in-law. He is a bartender in his forties and soccer fan, a widowed father of three sons. Obsessed with keeping the peace in the family at any cost, and sometimes very bad-thinking, seeing things where there aren't any, which he plots the dirty look. He is a traditional and pragmatic man who, after the death of his first wife, has taken care of his children alone. When marrying Lucía for the second time, his main priority in life is to be happy with her.
  • Marcos Serrano Moreno He is the eldest son of Diego and Marta, the older brother of Guille and Curro, the father of Cloét, the grandson of Amancio, Francisca, Benito and Sagrario, the son-in-law of Sergi and Lucía, the stepson of Lucía, the stepbrother of Eva and Teté, the brother-in-law of Teté, the nephew of Francisco and Santiago, Santiaguín's cousin, Carmen's grandson-in-law and Elena's nephew-in-law. When his father marries Lucía, he is 17 years old and is the star player of Santa Justa F.C., in addition to playing the guitar and being a singer-songwriter.
  • Guillermo Serrano Moreno He is the middle son of Diego and Marta, the older brother of Curro and younger brother of Marcos, the uncle of Cloét, the grandson of Amancio, Francisca, Benito and Sagrario, the son-in-law of Sergi and Lucía, the stepson of Lucía, the stepbrother of Eva and Teté, the brother-in-law of Eva, the nephew of Francisco and Santiago, Santiaguín's cousin, Carmen's grandson-in-law and Elena's nephew-in-law. When his father marries Lucía, he is 11 years old, and he is very mischievous and rebellious. He is the leader of his group of friends and spends his days playing dirty jokes on as many people as possible. Guille does not have a good relationship with his father.
  • Francisco "Curro" Serrano Moreno He is the youngest son of Diego and Marta, the younger brother of Guille and Marcos, the uncle of Cloét, the grandson of Amancio, Francisca, Benito and Sagrario, the brother-in-law of Eva and Teté, the stepbrother of Eva and Teté, the stepson of Lucía, the nephew of Francisco and Santiago and the cousin of Santiaguín. He sees his father get married for the second time at the age of 8. In the final stretch of his father's dream, Curro will commit a crime that will result in his internment in a reform school, to everyone's surprise, and his father's disappointment.
  • Santiago Serrano Sanz He is Diego's older brother and partner in the tavern, as well as president of Santa Justa F.C. Married for more than forty years, he runs the Serrano Tavern with his brother, idolizes his deceased father and has him as a role model. He is stingy, ill-considered, lonely and grumpy, his greatest fear is to be left alone in life.
  • Francisco Serrano Sanz He is Diego and Santiago's older brother. He deceived his family in terms of his lifestyle since he emigrated to Mexico and became a professional con man. He needs money and therefore decides to return home to get it. What he does not imagine is that, on his return, he will fall in love with his little brother's new mother-in-law, Doña Carmen. Finally forgiven by his brothers and abandoned by Carmen, the older brother returns to Mexico.
  • Pepe Is the dog of the Serrano family. It brings several headaches to the members of the family, but under Curro's care, Pepe is considered one more in the family.
  • Amancio "Padre" Serrano He is the father of Francisco, Santiago and Diego, he is the paternal grandfather of Marcos, Guille, Curro and Santiaguín, he is the paternal great-grandfather of Cloét, he is the father-in-law of Lourditas and the grandfather-in-law of Eva and Teté. Originally from Alcarria, where he had a tavern, he moved to Madrid to find Taberna Serrano with his children. He has a great physical resemblance to Santiago, from whom he inherited his cantankerous and uncompromising character. His portrait presides over the Serrano Tavern.
  • Benito Moreno He is the father of Marta Moreno, he is the maternal grandfather of Marcos, Guille and Curro, he is the paternal great-grandfather of Cloét and he is the grandfather-in-law of Eva and Teté. He sullied the marriage bed with La pollera, which his wife did not like and she moved for a few days to live in Los Serrano's house.
  • Francisca "Madre" Sanz She is the mother of Francisco, Santiago and Diego, she is the paternal grandmother of Marcos, Guille, Curro and Santiaguín, the paternal great-grandmother of Cloét, the mother-in-law of Lourditas and the grandmother-in-law of Eva and Teté. She had a preference for Diego, before the others. According to his diary, he had an extramarital relationship with "El Aceituno," Pablo Prieto, an olive grower from Alcarria, before Diego was born, for which Diego feared that he was his real biological father. He bears a strong physical resemblance to Lourditas.
  • Sagrario She is the mother of Marta Moreno, she is the wife of Benito, she is the maternal grandmother of Marcos, Guille and Curro, the paternal great-grandmother of Cloét and the grandmother-in-law of Eva and Teté. After his horns, she moved to live in the Serrano house, but later she reconciled with Benito, thanks to Carmen's intervention.
  • Tía Enriqueta Sanz She is the aunt of Santiago, Diego and Francisco, the great-aunt of Marcos, Guille, Curro and Santiaguín, the great-grandaunt of Cloét and the great-aunt-in-law of Eva and Teté. She lives in the town. Her siblings names are Francisca, Eulalia, Avelino and Antonio.

    Capdevila-Gómez Family

  • Lucía Gómez Casado She is the daughter of Carmen, sister of Elena, wife of Diego, mother of Eva and María Teresa, maternal grandmother of Cloét, aunt of Luna and Juan, stepmother of Marcos, Guille and Curro and mother-in-law of Marcos and Guille. She is a Spanish language teacher. Born in Madrid, when she was young she moved to Barcelona, where she married and had two daughters. After separating from her husband, and returning with her eldest daughters to her childhood home, she has a flat tire in her car. To her surprise, it is Diego who helps her out of trouble and they decide to make up for the lost time. They recover it so much that they even decide to get married and move in together with their respective children.
  • Eva Capdevila Gómez She is the eldest daughter of Sergi and Lucía, the older sister of Teté, the granddaughter of Carmen, the niece of Elena, the cousin of Ruth, Manu, Luna and Juan, the stepsister of Marcos, Guille and Curro, the sister-in-law of Guille and Curro, the cousin-in-law of Santiaguín, Diego's stepdaughter, Diego and Marta's daughter-in-law and Cloét's mother. When her mother marries Diego, she is 17 years old and is very responsible and mature. Leaving her hippie boyfriend in Barcelona.
  • María Teresa "Teté" Capdevila Gómez She is the youngest daughter of Sergi and Lucía, the younger sister of Eva, the granddaughter of Carmen, the niece of Elena, the cousin of Ruth, Manu, Luna and Juan, the stepsister of Marcos, Guille and Curro, the sister-in-law of Marcos and Curro, the cousin-in-law of Santiaguín, Diego's stepdaughter, Diego and Marta's daughter-in-law and the aunt of Cloét. When her mother marries Diego, she is 11 years old. She is Yoli's best friend with whom she has shared many moments since they were little.
  • Carmen Casado Robles She is Lucía and Elena's mother, the maternal grandmother of Eva, María Teresa, Luna and Juan, the maternal great-grandmother of Cloét, Diego's mother-in-law, the grandmother-in-law of Marcos and Guille. Carmen is a widow who ends up finding a new family in her neighbours, she even had a love story with her son-in-law's brother, Francisco, which did not end well.
  • Ruth Castell Capdevila She is Sergi's niece, who lived at the Serrano's house for a while, she is the liberal cousin of Eva and Teté, and who had a relationship with Álex but they end up leaving him for unknown reasons.
  • Sergi Capdevila He is the ex-husband of Lucía, he is the father of Eva and María Teresa, the maternal grandfather of Cloét and the father-in-law of Marcos and Guille.
  • Manuel "Manu" Capdevila He is Sergi's nephew, he is Eva and Teté's cousin, he is from Barcelona who comes to Madrid looking for a “change of scenery”. He is a student of PE, a sportsman and very successful among girls. His "uncle" Diego nicknames him "Spartacus" and constantly reproaches him for walking around the house without a shirt, because "there are many hormones fluttering around the house" alluding to Teté. He finds a job as a teacher of extracurricular activities at Colegio Garcilaso and in his free time, he practices cycling. Although he first fell in love with his cousin Teté, he maintained a relationship with Africa for more than six months. He is quite a believer, which will cause Teté bitterness.