La casa de las flores

Season 1 is great - humor, plot, characters, Mexican peculiarities, but the second one is here just for your money. Don't waste your time and ignore it. 8 for the first one, 5 for the second

Veronica Castro was the biggest Mexican telenovela star from the late 70's to the 80's. I was so thrilled to see her on a Netflix show, so I have to watch it. I grew up watching her telenovelas, and she's still an amazing actress. This series is the typical telenovela, with family secrets, the ultra rich, the poor, lies, etc, but with more 2018's themes.

The vibrantly art-directed scenes, spicy plot lines, catchy tunes and deliciously colorful characters make this show a feast for the senses. Manolo Caro IS the Mexican Almodovar- irreverent and campy, his stories are graced with juicy, flawed, strong-willed women. Veronica Castro as the matriarch is at once perfectly put together and a perfect mess. You are rooting for her from the moment you meet her. But Cecilia Suarez as the quirky Paulina de la Mora steals the show hands down. She's the glue that keeps the family together, and she does so with elegance, humor, compassion and a whole lotta mischief. Her iconic drawl is both endearing and addictive- watch it in Spanish if you can! I haven't felt this excited about a character since Mary Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin on Weeds. THANK YOU NETFLIX! Please bring us season 2!

Here I am surfing Netflix for my next binge when I stumble upon this gem. I never expected to get so involved in a series in a language I couldn't understand. I highly recommend watching the series in its original language with English subtitles. I tried both ways and I just couldn't deal with the English dub. I couldn't recommend this series more. It was phenomenal.

Binged the third season in one sitting. Couldn't be happier that the final season fixes everything that was wrong with the second season. The flashback scenes made it feel like a completely different show but it didn't overstay its welcome. Everything ties up nicely in the end (and a surprise cameo at the very end). One weakness is that it's predictable (as most dramedies in this genre). You know how things are going to turn out but it's a small price to pay if you've seen how horrible the second season was. Long live the de la Mora family. I wish the show would last as long as Desperate Housewives but oh well, 3 seasons on Netflix ain't bad.