TV Buzz: Viasat 1 introduces new telenovela, ‘Maid in Manhattan’

Una Maid en Manhattan, an acclaimed drama, romance telenovela premieres on Wednesday May 29 at 3pm on Viasat1. The telenovela, whose title translates to A Maid in Manhattan, is a 163 episode series produced by United States-based television network Telemundo Studios of Miami. Maid in Manhattan is based on the movie by the same title starring Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes and Natasha Richardson. It replaces The One Who Couldn’t Love, which has received impressive feedback on the Viasat 1 Telenovela facebook page, but ends on Tuesday May 28. In Maid in Manhattan, Marisa Lujan works as an administrator at a small hotel in Michoacan, a state in Mexico with the highest rate of migration to the US . Marisa is hardworking and resourceful supplementing her work with selling souvenirs to tourists. She becomes pregnant soon after falling in love with Victor, an adventurous American tourist who often visits the small town. Although Marisa has dreams of raising her child in a steady family, Victor does not want to be tied down by commitment. Victor returns to the US , visiting only occasionally and providing very little support to Marisa and her son. Unfortunately, the small town of Michoacan is slowly being taken over by drug traffickers. Unknown to Marisa, owners of the hotel where she works have been forced to sell it to drug dealers who want to house bodyguards of a local gangster. Unable to find a job anywhere else, Marisa has to choose whether to work for the outlaws or leave the country for the US . For the sake of her son, she decides it’s best to leave. Her son Lalo, growing smarter and smarter by day, suggests that she marry Victor to guarantee them easier entry to the US . Although she is reluctant, Lalo goes ahead and convinces Victor. The two get married and Marisa gets the required documents. Shortly after, Marisa and Lalo travel to Los Angeles where Victor lives, but Victor continues with his old ways; gambling, partying and womanizing. Marisa once again makes the decision to leave, this time heading north to New York where Belinda, her childhood friend works. She learns English and gets a job at a Manhattan hotel. Like in the movie, after a misunderstanding with her son, Marisa meets Cristobal Parker Salas, a young successful businessman. Here, the Manhattan maid’s adventure begins. Catch it on Viasat1 Mondays to Fridays at 3pm.]]>