140 episodes of chaotic family dysfunction and one very unfaithful husband — telenovela on steroids.
Season 1 • Episode 140
LatestDoña Caridad and Don Tranquilino are cared for by their only daughter, a woman in the middle of menopause who lives with her unfaithful husband.
Acting
María Rojo carries menopausal rage with magnificent comic timing.
Writing
Gustavo Loza weaponizes everyday family cruelty for laughs.
Production
Relentless episode count = pure telenovela commitment to the bit.
Creator
Gustavo Loza
María Rojo
Esperanza de la Lama
Héctor Suárez
Liborio Menchaca Argüelles
Héctor Jiménez
Búlgaro Antonio Menchaca
Hugo Albores
Licenciado del Hoyo
Flor Eduarda Gurrola
Antonieta Ampolleta Menchaca
Ricardo Polanco
Brandon Chayan Menchaca
Farnesio de Bernal
Franquilino de la Lama
Valeria Vera
Crescencia
Daniel Tovar
Nerón
Daniela Schmidt
La Cubana
Marianna Burelli
Virginia
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
El Albergue satirizes the 'hijos de la chingada' archetype in Mexican family dynamics — the burdened daughter as national punchline.
Gustavo Loza later directed Netflix's The House of Flowers, proving his obsession with dysfunctional Mexican families was just getting started.
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