Una familia con Ángel

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"Una Familia con Ángel" was a very famous TV show that ran for 1 year (1998-1999) on Mexican an American TV, by TV Azteca and Telemundo networks. This show was based on the American sitcom Who's the Boss?

The characters were:

  • Mariana Torres (Played by Laura Luz)A professional hard-working woman who is divorced and has one son, Adrián, she lives with her son and her mom in a very elegant zone of Mexico City, Mariana is a very important business woman but she has no time to take care of her son and her house.
  • Ángel Leal (Played by Daniel Martínez) A humble man with one daughter, Paulina. Ángel's wife passed away 6 years ago and he's looking for a job to give a good life to her daughter, he finds Mariana Torres and works with her as her butler.
  • Mona Ríos (Played by Maritza Morgado) She is Mariana's mom, an open-minded woman who wants her daughter to start a new relationship with Ángel, she tries to create a romantic atmosphere between Ángel and Mariana during all the series.
  • Paulina and Adrián - Àngel's daughter and Mariana's son.

The show was a smash hit during the late 90's and even in re-runs from 2000 to 2002. Nowadays the show can't be seen aymore on TV. The series never had a last episode, the audience never knew if Mariana and Ángel really had a love relationship or not, because the show was cancelled after the 1st year.

"Una familia con Ángel" is considered as the first situation comedy made in Mexico.