El encargado (English: The Boss) is an Argentine comedy drama television series created by Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat originally for Star+. Starring Guillermo Francella in the lead role, it follows the life of a doorman of a high-class apartment building in Belgrano, Buenos Aires, dealing with some problems with the neighbors who don't want him anymore as doorman and want to remove his job. To avoid this, he is recurring to unethical moves to keep his job, like invading the privacy of the owners of the apartments.[1] Gabriel Goity, Moro Anghileri, Gastón Cocchiarale, and Pochi Ducasse also star in supporting roles.
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| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Created by | Mariano Cohn Gastón Duprat |
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| Country of origin | Argentina |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
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| Production location | Buenos Aires |
| Cinematography | Rodrigo Pulpeiro |
| Editor | Luis Barros |
| Running time | 29–36 minutes |
| Production company | Pampa Films |
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| Release | 26 October 2022 – 29 November 2023 |
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| Release | 19 July 2024 |
The series was released on Star+ in Latin America on 26 October 2022, while it is available on Hulu for the United States and Europe. A second season was announced in November 2022 and was released on 29 November 2023. The same month, a third season was confirmed, which is scheduled to be released on 19 July 2024 on Disney+ following its fusion with Star+ in Latin America.[2]
Premise
editThe series tells, with tones of irony and humor, the story of Eliseo, the manager of an upper-class building, who, secretly from the consortium that employs him, uses and abuses his surveillance power to interfere in the lives of the inhabitants of the building and thus, on the one hand, shows a helpful attitude towards them and on the other, manipulates them for his own benefit.
Cast and characters
editMain
edit- Guillermo Francella as Eliseo Basurto
- Gabriel Goity as Matías Zambrano
- Moro Anghileri as Paola (season 1)
- Gastón Cocchiarale as Miguel
- Pochi Ducasse as Beba Montes de Oca (season 1, guest season 2)
- Martín Slipak as Maxi (season 2)
- María Abadi as Lucila Morris (season 2)
Recurring
edit- Darío Barassi as Gabriel
- Malena Sánchez as Florencia (season 1, guest season 2)
- Magela Zanotta as María Pía
- Lucas García Pedano as Thiago (season 1)
- Mirta Busnelli as Tatiana Yrigoyen (season 1)
- Adriana Aizemberg as Consuelo Salustri (season 1)
- Jorge D'Elía as Enrique Salustri (season 1)
- Mariano Argento as Renato Di Lella (season 1, guest season 2)
- Alejandro Paker as Mario Messina
Guest
edit- Viviana Puerta as Romina Zambrano
- Micaela Riera as Marina
- Diego De Paula as Germán Echagüe
- Daniel Miglioranza as Ricardo Galurdian
- Fabián Arenillas as Hugo Martínez
- Miriam Odorico as Susana
- Romina Pinto as Carola Echagüe
- Agus Barrasa as Eugenia (season 1)
- Azul Fernández as Chiara Di Lella (season 1)
- Facundo Calvo as Augusto (season 1)
- Manuel Vicente as Gómez
- Martín Seefeld as Ariel / Jordi (season 1)
- Francisco Andrade as Rómulo (season 1)
- Sophie Tirouflet as Juliette
- Alma Gandini as Lorena
- Sofía Palomino as Alejandra (season 1)
- Camila Pizzo as Victoria Slavsky
- Martín Stark as Pablo Slavsky
- Alan Sabbagh as Nacho (season 1)
- Nati Jota as Cony Musel (season 1)
- Luis Brandoni as Polaco (season 1)
- René Bertrand as Rubino (season 1)
- Marcelo D'Andrea as Basavilbaso (season 1)
- Dani La Chepi as Muriel Baldini
- Eugenia Suárez as Angeles (season 2)
- Norman Briski as Juan (season 2)
- Diego Torres as Ventura (season 2)
- Rusherking as Bautista (season 2)
- Cumelén Sanz as Agustina Morris (season 2)
Episodes
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally released | Network | ||
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| 1 | 11 | 26 October 2022 | Star+ | ||
| 2 | 7 | 29 November 2023 | |||
| 3 | TBA | 19 July 2024 | Disney+ | ||
Season 1 (2022)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Un proyecto peligroso" | 26 October 2022 |
| 2 | 2 | "Una acción solidaria" | 26 October 2022 |
| 3 | 3 | "Un turista en Buenos Aires" | 26 October 2022 |
| 4 | 4 | "Una amante para Zambrano" | 26 October 2022 |
| 5 | 5 | "Visita sorpresa" | 26 October 2022 |
| 6 | 6 | "Chofer nocturno" | 26 October 2022 |
| 7 | 7 | "Acompañante terapéutico" | 26 October 2022 |
| 8 | 8 | "Sabotaje en la sala de máquinas" | 26 October 2022 |
| 9 | 9 | "El ocupa del 5B" | 26 October 2022 |
| 10 | 10 | "La hora de la verdad" | 26 October 2022 |
| 11 | 11 | "El ave fénix" | 26 October 2022 |
Season 2 (2023)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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| 12 | 1 | "Una mujer solidaria" | 29 November 2023 |
| 13 | 2 | "Una alianza inesperada" | 29 November 2023 |
| 14 | 3 | "Un pequeño susto" | 29 November 2023 |
| 15 | 4 | "El último adiós" | 29 November 2023 |
| 16 | 5 | "Allanamiento sorpresa" | 29 November 2023 |
| 17 | 6 | "Junta médica" | 29 November 2023 |
| 18 | 7 | "Aceitunas para todos" | 29 November 2023 |
Season 3 (2024)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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| 19 | 1 | TBA | 19 July 2024 |
References
edit- ^ "El encargado, la comedia negra argentina". El País. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Dónde se filmó El Encargado". La Nación. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
External links
editEl encargado at IMDb
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