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Key Features:
Social commentary, Class conflict, Exploitation, Inequality, Housekeeper, Aristocracy, Abuse of power, Mistreatment, Rebellion, Justice
Tone:
serious, dramatic
Target Audience:
Socially conscious viewers, Drama enthusiasts, Viewers interested in social justice themes
Emotional Arc:
Frustration → Anger

Don't Air Your Dirty Laundry In Public

2020-04-10
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Lupita and Toña work as housemaids at the Ruíz Palacio’s house, an aristocratic Mexican family. For a long time they have been mistreated and poorly paid. They’re now fed up with the abuse and lack of respect they get from their employers.

Genres
Drama, Comedy
Cast
Giovanna Zacarías, Amorita Rasgado, Arath de la Torre, Lisset, Matías del Castillo
Crew
Lino Georg von Saenger, Diego Muñoz
Rating
7.928(97 votes)
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Eve, a young chambermaid at a luxurious Mexico City hotel, confronts the monotony of long workdays with quiet examinations of forgotten belongings and budding friendships that nourish her newfound and determined dream for a better life.



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In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.



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Mexican immigrant and single mother Flor Moreno finds housekeeping work with Deborah and John Clasky, a well-off couple with two children of their own. When Flor admits she can't handle the schedule because of her daughter, Cristina, Deborah decides they should move into the Clasky home. Cultures clash and tensions run high as Flor and the Claskys struggle to share space while raising their children on their own, and very different, terms.



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Bread and Roses
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Qué León
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7.2

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Mateo and Camila, a couple that allow each other being unfaithful with a unreachable someone chosen by each.



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The Holy Innocents
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6.9

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6.7

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Housekeeping
6.5

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7.8

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7.5

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7.5

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6.2

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7.1

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Fat People
6.056

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Violet Perfume: Nobody Hears You

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Los Leones
7.8

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The Surgeons Use Their Hands

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Canon (Fidelidad al límite)

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6.68

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6.032

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A Room in Town
6.4

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Lost & Found
6

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Between Two Worlds
6.9

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El Chicano
6.6

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We Are the Nobles
7.926

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Thanks Boss!
7.3

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The Strategy of the Snail

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Material Girls
5.3

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5.3

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7.5

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The Public
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Post Tenebras Lux
6.162

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The Marquez-Castillo Siblings

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7.7

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Human Animals
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It's for Your Own Good

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Street of Shame
7.7

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Bendita Suegra
8.2

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5.75

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Microhabitat
7.6

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5.2

This melodrama investigates the life of a sex worker, in a pseudo-documentary style.



Lady Rancho
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6.5

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