Wrong Side of the Tracks

Most reviews highlight the imperfections of the series. I accept that some of the stories, such as the Nelson/Irene permanent changes of mind, are a bit silly. But forget all unbelievable sides of the story, the telenovella look of it, and just have fun at the dialogues. If you can put aside your natural critical mind, just listening to Gladys (Laura Ramos) and Tirso (José Coronado) will make you laugh out loudly. I could add that Nona Sobo/Irene is not as bad as other reviewers judge her. I think they they confuse the role and the actress because her character is indeed a bit irritating. With the same duo of lead actors (Coronado and Luis Zahera) I enjoyed this series better than Unauthorized Living which is very good too, but not funny.

I liked the plot line in this story and the writing was pretty funny ("you have the psychological depth of a doorknob"; that's funny). I agree with the comments about the granddaughter.

Me personally, I would watch this series just to see Itziar Atienza, who has to be one of the most beautiful women breathing. She alone is worth the watch.

Having Coronado and Luis Zehara -top caliber actors- contrast to the horrible acting of Irene, the granddaughter!!! Hard to understand. She will probably be a great model , not an actress

Besides that, the tough situation of the poor in Madrid, the immigrants , the drug addicts, the way dealers took over hole barrios , the inefficiency of the police and the vicious circle they live in is well illustrated. Language used is as sarcastic as it can be. Hope the English translation honors that sarcasm.

The granddaughter is a real fiasco. She's so far from the basic needs for acting. All the effort done was gone by this poor casting. She ruined the whole series.

I would of given a 7, not a bad series. Who ever cast the granddaughter really ruined the whole show. She cannot act and was it really necessary to cast an Asian for the role just to emphasize how racist the grandfather is.