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Amas de Casa Desesperadas (2006)

Amas de Casa Desesperadas poster
Original title
Amas de casa desesperadas
Genre
telenovela, comedy drama
Country
Argentina
Length
1 season, 23 episodes
Rating
1.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This Argentine television series follows four housewives living on a suburban street near Buenos Aires. They deal with personal dramas and domestic mysteries involving their husbands, friends, and neighbors, with secrets that are darker than they first seem.

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What happens

Amas de casa desesperadas is an Argentine television series, it was originally aired on Canal 13 from 30 August 2006 to 24 January 2007. Set in the fictional Manzanares Street, a suburb surrounding Buenos Aires, the series follows the lives of four housewives and the domestic problems and daily mysteries surrounding their husbands, friends and neighbors, which can be more sinister than they appear. The series' tone combines elements of drama, comedy, mystery, farce, soap opera and satire. Based on the American television series, Desperate Housewives, it was developed for Argentina by Buena Vista International Television (Disney) and Pol-Ka Producciones. The show's only season was broadcast by Canal 13 in Argentina, and also by other networks in Uruguay and Paraguay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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