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Vida (2018)

Vida poster
Genre
drama television series, LGBT-related television series
Country
United States
Length
3 seasons, 22 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 73 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two Mexican American sisters return to their childhood home in Boyle Heights after their mother dies. The series follows them as they reconnect with each other and the community.

warmbittersweetgroundedsensitiveslow-burnfamily-focusedneighborhood-centered

What happens

Vida is an American comedy-drama television series created by Tanya Saracho and inspired by the short story "Pour Vida" by Richard Villegas Jr. The series stars Melissa Barrera, Mishel Prada, Ser Anzoategui, Chelsea Rendon, Carlos Miranda, Maria-Elena Laas, and Roberta Colindrez. Vida tells the story of two Mexican American sisters who move back to their childhood home in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles after the death of their mother. Vida premiered on May 6, 2018, on Starz. The series was renewed by Starz for a third season less than a week after the second season's debut. In March 2020, it was announced that the third season would be the final season as Starz had cancelled the program. The third season premiered on April 26, 2020. Vida received critical acclaim. Each season holds a 100% score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The program received a 2019 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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