Mujeres de Lujo

"Mujeres de lujo"'s story revolves around a brothel, managed by a vicious gangster (Héctor Noguera). It mainly focused around the main prostitute (the one in charge of this brothel), mostly her troubled past. This past appears again and she must face old conflicts and the people behind. All this is decorated with side stories that come together at some point. It all can be classified as a criminal related theme. Good guys vs bad guys, good guys turning bad, etc. All the typical formulas are used.

There are twists and surprises, but very poorly written and executed. Its "adult" contents are a cheap way to catch some audience, as chilevision has made in several other productions of theirs.

I put "adult" in quotes because it fails at delivering what you would expect from this kind of show. I've never seen a prostitute (in movies and TV) that struggles so much to not show any skin. God forbid if the client sees a side-boob! It's ridiculous, and it makes the acting of the girls so much worse. In any other country, this show can easily be broadcast at 4 pm under a PG-14 rating.

Noguera is at his worst role so far. You don't buy his character, and he fakes this throaty voice, that reminds you of Christian Bale's Batman, but with flu. Very bad, and it's pointless.

This is a show your curious 14 year old son would love to watch at lunch time.

A pleasant surprise, Coca Gomez surprises us with a very well put together script and a good dose of drama and suspense that will touch more than one sensitive vibes.

The subject of prostitution is treated with admirable respect, and each of the characters is well armed.

We must highlight the performances, Fernanda Urrejola stands out as Magdalena and gets your full attention and empathy, and of course, those who stole the show are the villains: Ignacia Allamand as Lietta Meyer and Hector Noguera as Ronny Palma! whose badness of the characters is so well worked that it turns out to be artistic.

I also cannot fail to mention other great performances that were carried out by Pablo Macaya, Catalina Guerra, Malucha Pinto, Cesar Arredondo and Bárbara Ruiz Tagle, all with enormous talent that shines through their presence.

The best CHV TV series! and as Ronny says, a diamond in the rough, it deserved a lot more rating than it got.