Como dice el dicho
| Como dice el dicho | |
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| Genre | Anthology series |
| Created by |
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| Directed by | Emmanuel Duprez |
| Starring |
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| Opening theme | "Como dice el dicho" by Mané de la Parra and Mario Bautista |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 14 |
| No. of episodes | 900+ (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Genoveva Martínez |
| Production locations | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Running time | 60 minutes approx. |
| Production company | Televisa |
| Original release | |
| Network | Las Estrellas |
| Release | 1 February 2011 – present |
| Related | |
| La rosa de Guadalupe | |
Como dice el dicho (translation: As the saying goes)[1] is a Mexican anthology drama series produced by Genoveva Martínez for Televisa. The series premiered on 1 February 2011, on Las Estrellas, and is currently airing its fourteenth season.[2]
The series covers a variety of stories in which a proverb (usually of Mexican origin) is selected for each episode and applied to real-life situations such as family violence, economic crisis, personal growth, the dignity of women, homosexuality, and drug addiction, among others.[3]
In November 2024, the series was canceled after fourteen seasons.[4]
Plot
[edit]The series is set in present-day Mexico City, mostly at a café named "Café El Dicho" owned by Don Tomás, who is helped by his granddaughter Isabel and his employees.[5] Episodes usually center around the customers who, most of the time, are dealing with a problem.[5] Throughout the episode a proverb is written in one of the white walls of the café, either by Don Tomás, one of his employees, or by a customer.[6] The saying that is written usually describes the situation of what is happening in the particular moment it is written.[6]
Production
[edit]Filming
[edit]Unlike many Televisa productions, Como dice el dicho is filmed on location in various parts of Mexico City. Six episodes are shot per week; two episodes are filmed simultaneously.[7] The coffee shop scenes in Season 1 and the first episodes of Season 2 were filmed in the colonia Condesa in the borough of Cuauhtémoc.[8] Since Season 2, coffee shop scenes have been filmed in the colonia Anzures in the borough of Miguel Hidalgo.[9][10] The crew usually films at the coffee shop once or twice a week.[7] The first two episodes of the fourth season were filmed in Zacatlán, Puebla, which was the first time the series filmed episodes outside of Mexico City.[11] The first two episodes of the fifth season were filmed in ultra-high-definition 4K resolution.[12]
Music
[edit]The series' original theme song is called "Como dice el dicho". It is performed by Mexican singer Mané de la Parra in Seasons 1 and 3.[13] The same theme song is used for Season 2 but is performed by singer Jass Reyes. For season 4 a new song performed by Marco Di Mauro was used as the show's theme; this song is also called "Como dice el dicho".[14] For seasons 5 and 6 the original theme song returned and was performed by Mané de la Parra and Margarita Vargas.[15] For season 7, the song is performed by de la Parra and the Mexican band La Original Banda El Limón.[16] In season 8 the song is performed by de la Parra and Mario Bautista.
Cancelation
[edit]On 6 November 2024, it was announced that TelevisaUnivision had canceled the series after fourteen seasons, with the final episode being filmed the next day.[4] The decision was the result of economic issues in Mexico, leading TelevisaUnivision to announce a 25 percent staff reduction.[17] The cancellation was abrupt and sudden and came as preparations were already underway for a fifteenth season.[18]
Cast
[edit]| Actor | Character | Season | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||
| Sergio Corona | Tomás León[19] | Main | ||||||||||||
| Wendy González | Isabel León[20][21] | Main | Flashback | |||||||||||
| Michael Ronda | Poncho | Recurring | Main | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Brisa Carrillo | Marieta | Recurring | Main | |||||||||||
| Benny Emmanuel | Pato | Main | Flashback | |||||||||||
| Fernanda Sasse | Lupita | Main | ||||||||||||
| Héctor Sandarti | Ramón León | Guest | Guest | Main | ||||||||||
| Pepe Valdivieso | Pepe | Main | ||||||||||||
| Nuria Gil | Nuria | Main | ||||||||||||
| Omar Fierro | Pedro Quivera | Main | ||||||||||||
Awards and nominations
[edit]Premios TVyNovelas
[edit]| Year | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Unit Program | Nominated |
| 2014 | ||
| 2015 | Won[22][23][24] | |
| 2016 | ||
| 2017 | ||
| 2018 | Nominated[25][26] | |
| 2019 | ||
| 2020 | Nominated[27] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Univision Portfolio". Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "¡Arranca la temporada 8 de Como dice el dicho!". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Las Estrellas".
- ^ a b Cerriteño, Daniela (7 November 2024). "¿Cancelan la serie "Como Dice el Dicho"?; esto se sabe". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ a b "About "Como dice el dicho"". televisa-networks.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Como dice el dicho..." televisa.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016.
- ^ a b "En "Como dice el dicho" el punto clave es su elenco: Productora. Con Maxine Woodside". Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Se graba, se graba..." oem.com.mx. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "'Como dice el dicho' comienza nueva etapa y estrena cafetería". defacto.com.mx. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Location". Google Maps.
- ^ "Como dice el dicho graba nueva temporada". televisa.com.
- ^ "Televisa empieza producciones en 4k". noticiasmexico.tv. 5 February 2015. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015.
- ^ "¡Revelan todo lo nuevo sobre El dicho!". televisa.com.
- ^ "Marco Di Mauro cantará el nuevo tema de 'Como dice el dicho'". televisa.com.
- ^ "Las Estrellas".
- ^ "Programa "Como dice el dicho" llega a su séptima temporada – Noreste Digital". noreste.net. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017.
- ^ García, Israel (6 November 2024). "¡Adiós a serie de Televisa! Filmaron final de 'Como Dice El Dicho' por crisis económica". Vanguardia MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Termina 'Como dice el dicho', confirman la cancelación del programa ¿qué pasó?". TVNotas (in Spanish). 6 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ Velasco, Karina. "Sergio Corona protagoniza la serie Como dice el dicho". cronica.com.mx (in Spanish). La Crónica de Hoy. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Protagonista de Como dice el dicho de Televisa Wendy González habla a PRODU sobre los valores positivos del programa". produ.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ Berman, Shanik. "Wendy González no salió mal con producción "Como dice el dicho": Corona". radioformula.com.mx (in Spanish). Radio Fórmula. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "¡COMO DICE EL DICHO GANA COMO MEJOR PROGRAMA UNITARIO EN LOS PREMIOS TVYNOVELAS!". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "PREMIOS TVYNOVELAS 2016: ¡LISTA COMPLETA DE GANADORES!" (in Spanish). tvynovelas.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Ellos son los ganadores de Premios TVyNovelas 2017". Revista TVyNovelas (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Ganadores de los Premios TVyNovelas 2018". tvynovelas.com (in Spanish). TVyNovelas. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ Carmona, Liliana. "Premios TVyNovelas 2019: Lista completa de ganadores". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "¡Conoce la lista completa de nominados a Premios TVyNovelas 2020!". tvynovelas.com (in Spanish). TVyNovelas. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.