Aquí no hay quien viva (English: No One Could Live Here) is a Spanish television comedy series focusing on the inhabitants of the fictional building at the address Desengaño 21 in central Madrid. The series debuted on the Antena 3 network, and was later rerun by the same network as well as cable/satellite channels Neox and Paramount Comedy. Antena 3 Internacional satellite channel broadcasts the series to Latin America. The series debuted in 2003 and became popular thanks to its amusing characters, witty script, and capacity to integrate and poke fun at contemporary issues; the program presents a caustic satire of many of the archetypes found in Spanish society. In 2006, Antena 3's rival Telecinco acquired a 15% stake in Miramón Mendi, the company that produces the series. Miramón's contract with Antena 3 expired in June 2006 and was not renewed, bringing the series to an end, since the actors' contracts bind them to the production company and not to the network. Miramón Mendi then rebooted the concept for Telecinco with a similar cast, a suburban setting, and brand-new characters and storyline. La que se avecina debuted 22 April 2007. In 2021, Netflix announced the series' addition to its catalogue.

Characters

Porter's lodge

1-A

Radiopatio (roughly translated into "gossip yard") headquarters, as they call their "gossip agency", home of three old ladies nicknamed las Supernenas (The Powerpuff Girls), las tres mellizas (The Triplets), and las brujas de Eastwick (The Witches of Eastwick), among others. Their common hobbies are gossip, bingo and shoplifting.

1-B

2-A

2-B

3-A

The former home of Lucía, who now has moved to Somalia (see former characters below). It still belongs to her, and her father lived there for a while with his butler and cook while he's having his house refurbished. Natalia and Yago have rented it while the 2-A is undergoing renovations.

3-B

Top-floor residents

Non-resident characters

Former characters

The reason for Loles León's character death was because the actress asked for a pay rise, since the show was getting good ratings, but the producing company didn't consent, so her character was put into coma until the discussion was solved. While in coma, Paloma appeared a few times on the show, but since Loles wasn't working with them due to the salary problem, her face was never shown, always being facing away or just her legs. When Loles lost her case with the company and decided to sign off, Paloma's death was produced.

Episodes

1st season

2nd season

3rd season

4th season

5th season

Catchphrases

Porter

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1-B

2-A

2-B

International remakes

– Aqui não há quem viva

The series has the same setting and plots, though the names of most of the characters change. Features Portuguese actors.

🇫🇷 – Faites comme chez vous

The script is the same but the actors and the building are changed. The title means Make yourselves at home.

🇷🇸 – Moje drage komšije

Broadcast started on Studio B on 29 April 2011. Translated Moje drage komšije (My Beloved Neighbors). The show replaced Los Hombres de Paco. It was previously aired in its entirety on the B92 network.

🇧🇦 – Moje drage komšije

NTV Hayat and ATV - Mreza plus. Broadcast started on 22. February 2010. Broadcast of the show started for a second time on 4 July 2011.

– Η Πολυκατοικία

Premiered on Mega Channel on 6 October 2008 and ran for three seasons until 2011.

🇲🇽 – Vecinos

The show portrays the same kind of characters, living all together in a building. It was adapted for the Mexican audience and ran between 2005 and 2006 on the Televisa network, achieving huge success. Currently shows on reruns.

🇮🇹 – Qui non si può vivere

The same setting and presumably the same characters. There are few news updates on this version, and it's only known that the first season will be composed by 26 episodes of 50 minutes each.

🇦🇷 – Aquí no hay quien viva

The script is similar but the actors and the building were changed. However, it didn't have as much success as it had in Spain, partially because of the schedule problems that Telefé was having, so production of this version stopped.

🇨🇴 – Aquí no hay quien viva

The script, the setting and the plots are the same with some little changes (though the names of most characters were changed). Features Colombian actors. RCN bought the rights to make a local adaptation, which began airing on 25 August 2008 but ended on 27 February 2009 despite the success it was having.

🇫🇮 – Naapureina Madridissa

On Yle TV1. Translated Naapureina Madridissa ("As Neighbours in Madrid"). The broadcasting of the show started on 25 May 2010.

🇧🇬 – Щурите съседи

Localized as Щурите съседи ("The Crazy Neighbours"). The Spanish show has been broadcast (with Bulgarian voice-over) multiple times in the country since 2010. The latest broadcasting of the show started on 15 March 2018.

– I Hate This Place

American television network ABC announced that it will produce an American version of the series, that will be named I Hate This Place. Craig Doyle will be responsible for the series' first scripts; Ben Silverman and Sofia Vergara will direct. Filming was due start in early 2011, but no news has come of this project since.

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