Reviews

The theme of the series is very simple, as it's main character, Aída. This is her life: she lives with her brother (Luisma), who has left drugs and it's very dumb; with her mother, who's never satisfied with nothing Aída does, and her son and daughter, as rebel as she was when she was young. The other characters in the series are the barman, a rich, mean and dumb guy on his forties, and the owner of the market (the only clever one) with his son, Fidel. This comedy it's not just the spin off of 7 vidas. It has it's own personality. Paco León in it's role of Luisma and the character of Fidel are really great and make it so funny and fresh. The stories are not so imaginative but they're enough to make you laugh at the jokes and the situations. I think, whether you liked 7 vidas or not, you can like Aída.

Hey, I know by far that Spain produces the best comedy series ever, perhaps even better than any American. I can't say the same of other kind of series, but we are GREAT at comedies. For example: "Aquí no hay quien viva", "Los Serrano", "Aída", "7 Vidas", "Médico de Familia", "Todos los hombres sois iguales", etc, etc, etc... Yeah, we might not be the best making movies, or making mystery series, but we are good with the comedy series. 7 Vidas? A very good example. And, it's not like Friends at all. It's just some kind of humor that makes it singular. The main theme it's not very much. There is a guy who had an accident and was in coma for 18 years. Then his sister, his best friend, his best friend's mother and his cousin try to get him into the world again. The most important thing of 7 Vidas are it's jokes and it's stupid stories, the singularity of the characters that make you laugh. The actors are so good, too. Javier Camera is a genius, Amparo Baró does it pretty well and Anabel Alonso (I gotta say, my favourite) is a great comedian. If you haven't see it yet, you have to see it.