Bola de locos is a Mexican sitcom television series created by Carlos Eduardo Rico.[1] It premiered on Las Estrellas on 13 May 2023.[2] The series stars Liliana Arriaga, Carlos Eduardo Rico, Hugo Alcántara, Violeta Isfel, Eduardo Manzano, Jessica Segura, Oswaldo Zárate, Bárbara Islas and Shiky.[3] The second season premiered on 4 October 2024.[4]
| Bola de locos | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Carlos Eduardo Rico |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Abril Mayett |
| Composer | Anael Granado Careaga |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 24 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Alexis Núñez |
| Producer | Goyo Ortiz |
| Editor | Efraín Flores Vázquez |
| Production company | TelevisaUnivision |
| Original release | |
| Network | Las Estrellas |
| Release | 13 May 2023 – present |
Premise
editThe series follows a group of neighbors with extravagant personalities living in a Mexican barrio where celebrities frequently arrive due to different circumstances.
Cast
editMain
edit- Liliana Arriaga as La Chupitos
- Carlos Eduardo Rico as Jonathan Christian
- Hugo Alcántara as El Indio Brayan
- Violeta Isfel as Xiomara Feng shui
- Eduardo Manzano as El Sopas[5]
- Jessica Segura as Jelipa Pérez "Yani Pex"
- Oswaldo Zárate as Pinga
- Bárbara Islas as Vitalina[6]
- Shiky as La Shikys
Guest stars
editSeason 1
edit- Michelle Vieth
- Latin Lover
- Mara Escalante as Doña Lucha
- Ben Zeng as El Chino
- Psycho Clown
- Chessman
- El Hijo del Vikingo
- Manelyk González[7]
- Luis "El Potro" Caballero[7]
- Marjorie de Sousa[8]
- Sabine Moussier[9]
- Poncho de Nigris
- Victoria Ruffo[10]
- Maribel Guardia[10]
- Carlos Bonavides
- Cynthia Klitbo
- Teo González
- Aleida Núñez
- Ricardo Fastlicht
Season 2
edit- Gala Montes
- Araceli "Gomita" Ordaz
- Emmanuel Palomares
- Sian Chiong
- Sylvia Pasquel
- Mariana Ochoa
- Laura Flores
- Nicola Porcella
- Gabriel Soto
- Raquel Garza as Tere la secretaria
- Pablo Montero
- Adamari López
- René Strickler
Production
editThe creation of the series began in 1998, when series creator Carlos Eduardo Rico and executive producer Alexis Núñez worked for the morning program Hoy.[1] In an interview, producer Goyo Ortiz spoke about how the series was conceived:
"Alexis Núñez and Carlos Eduardo Rico created several characters that were left there for a while and we took up this idea 22 years ago, this is the second attempt."[11]
Filming of the first season took place between October 2022 and March 2023.[12]
Episodes
edit| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 12 | 13 May 2023 | 23 December 2023 | |
| 2 | 12 | 4 October 2024 | 20 December 2024 | |
Season 1 (2023)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Amigos y rivales" | 13 May 2023 |
| 2 | 2 | "Locos con Doña Lucha" | 20 May 2023 |
| 3 | 3 | "Luchadores en bola" | 27 May 2023 |
| 4 | 4 | "Ligando en la vecindad" | 3 June 2023 |
| 5 | 5 | "Lejos de la fama" | 10 June 2023 |
| 6 | 6 | "Atrevida despedida" | 17 June 2023 |
| 7 | 7 | "No tiren la vecindad" | 24 June 2023 |
| 8 | 8 | "Una manita de gato" | 1 July 2023 |
| 9 | 9 | "Estamos embrujadas" | 25 November 2023[13] |
| 10 | 10 | "El director chiflado" | 2 December 2023 |
| 11 | 11 | "Llegó Teo" | 9 December 2023 |
| 12 | 12 | "El que no enseña no vende" | 23 December 2023 |
Season 2 (2024)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | "Loca venganza" | 4 October 2024 |
| 14 | 2 | "Los reyes del barrio" | 11 October 2024 |
| 15 | 3 | "Vecinos locochones" | 18 October 2024 |
| 16 | 4 | "Qué loca madre" | 25 October 2024 |
| 17 | 5 | "Susto de locura" | 1 November 2024 |
| 18 | 6 | "Loca fanaticada" | 8 November 2024 |
| 19 | 7 | "Garrotazo de locura" | 15 November 2024 |
| 20 | 8 | "Una loca secretaria" | 22 November 2024 |
| 21 | 9 | "Que loca herencia" | 29 November 2024 |
| 22 | 10 | "Locos por un gato" | 6 December 2024 |
| 23 | 11 | "Locos vs gaseros" | 13 December 2024 |
| 24 | 12 | "Serenata de locura" | 20 December 2024 |
References
edit- ^ a b Camacho, Alma Rosa (12 May 2023). "Tras 25 años, Carlos Eduardo Rico estrena el programa de comedia Bola de locos". elsoldemexico.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ Caballero, Tania (11 May 2023). "Bola de locos: Cuándo y dónde ver el estreno de la nueva serie de comedia de Las Estrellas". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ García, Diana (6 May 2023). "'Bola de Locos', nuevo programa de comedia de Televisa". azcentral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Bola de Locos estrena segunda temporada". corporate.televisaunivision.com (in Spanish). 3 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ Hernández, Liliana (23 May 2023). "'Bola de locos': Todos tenemos vecinos que parecen personajes de comedia". La Crónica de Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ Magallanes, Aldo (13 June 2023). "'La comedia me persigue'". El Siglo de Durango (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ a b Montiel, Irma (22 April 2023). "Manelyk González y "El Potro" son invitados especiales en el nuevo programa de Televisa, "Bola de Locos"". enelradar.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Marjorie de Sousa llega a vivir a una vecindad y así se adaptó en 'Bola de locos'". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). 12 June 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Bola de Locos: Sabine Moussier busca una 'atrevida' despedida de soltera". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ a b Origel, Juan José (31 October 2022). "Vida y Milagros | Victoria y Maribel juntas en programa de comedia". elsoldemexico.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ Caballero, Tania (4 May 2023). "'Bola de locos': Presentan nuevo programa de Las Estrellas que nació hace 25 años en 'Hoy'". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ Grande, Asael (9 May 2023). "Una "Bola de Locos" llega a Las Estrellas". diarioimagen.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ @Canal_Estrellas (15 November 2023). "Señoras, nosotros queremos vernos como ustedes aunque no hemos llegado ni a los treinta. Veremos más de #BolaDeLocos, a partir del sábado 25 de noviembre a las 11:00 p. m. por #LasEstrellas" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.