Nosotros los Guapos ran for four seasons and 70 episodes, and it never once forgot what made it funny: two men who refuse to grow up and a house full of people who love them anyway. The show premiered on Blim on August 19, 2016, and ended on Las Estrellas on November 24, 2019. It is a sitcom about two lazy friends who share a room, lose a bet, and win the lottery, and it is one of the funniest things Mexico put on TV in that decade.
Adrián Uribe plays Vítor, a man who spends his days trying to get a job that will pay the rent for the room he shares with Albertano at Doña Cuca’s house. Ariel Miramontes plays Albertano, who is just as lazy and just as charming. Together they are the engine of the show, and together they make every episode work.
Vítor and Albertano
Vítor and Albertano are not the sharpest tools in the shed. They are both chasing the same goal: a place to live and enough money to pay the rent for the room they share at Doña Cuca’s house. The show follows them from the very beginning, when they first move in and start looking for work. They do not like each other at first, but they decide to stick together anyway, and that decision drives the whole series.
Their differences are the comedy. Vítor and Albertano see life in different ways, and the show spends the first three seasons showing how those differences clash. They endure their differences in tastes and different ways of seeing life from day one. That endurance is the heart of the show, and it never gets old.
The Lottery Twist
Season four changes everything. Vítor and Albertano win the lottery and become millionaires overnight. The twist is simple, but the show handles it with care. They remain the same, although now facing new situations and making their biggest dreams come true. The show sends them to Acapulco, where they live as millionaire playboys, and throws them a big party for their neighborhood.
The twist does not change who they are. It just changes what they can buy. That is the point. The show is about two men who refuse to let success change them, and that refusal is what makes the final season work.
The Cast
The supporting cast is just as strong as the leads. Carmen Salinas plays Doña Cuca, the landlady who puts up with everything Vítor and Albertano throw at her. She is the anchor of the show, and her scenes with the two leads are some of the best in the series. Manuel ‘Flaco’ Ibáñez plays Don Nacho, and Vanessa Bauche plays Natacha, a former police officer who becomes their bodyguard, friend, and companion of adventures.
Natacha arrives in season four, and she brings a new energy to the show. She is the one who forces Vítor and Albertano to face their problems, and she is the one who keeps them grounded when the money starts rolling in. Her arrival is a bold move, and it pays off.
The Comedy
The humor is broad, physical, and often absurd. It leans on slapstick and sight gags as much as it leans on dialogue. The show is at its best when it lets the characters be themselves, and it does that consistently across all four seasons. The writing never takes itself seriously, and that lack of seriousness is what makes the show feel fresh.
The show also knows when to slow down. There are quiet moments between Vítor and Albertano that feel earned, even when the jokes around them are loud. Those quiet moments are what make the loud ones land.
The Verdict
Nosotros los Guapos is a comedy that understands its own rules. It knows what it wants to be, and it stays there. The show is at its best when it is letting Vítor and Albertano be lazy, selfish, and happy. It is at its worst when it tries to stretch the premise too thin, but even then it is rarely bad.
The show earns its ending. The lottery twist is a risk, and it pays off. The final season gives Vítor and Albertano everything they ever wanted, and then asks them to prove they can handle it. They do, mostly, and that proof is the show’s final statement.
Key Facts
- Premiere: August 19, 2016, on Blim
- End: November 24, 2019, on Las Estrellas
- Seasons: 4, totaling 70 episodes
- Creators: Guillermo del Bosque, for Televisa
- Lead actors: Adrián Uribe (Vítor), Ariel Miramontes (Albertano)
Ranking the Seasons
- Season four — the lottery twist is the show’s best idea, and the execution matches it.
- Season three — the character building that pays off in season four.
- Season two — the show finds its legs after the pilot.
- Season one — the pilot sets the tone, but it is rougher than what follows.
Nosotros los Guapos is a comedy that understands its own rules. It knows what it wants to be, and it stays there. The show is at its best when it is letting Vítor and Albertano be lazy, selfish, and happy. It is at its worst when it tries to stretch the premise too thin, but even then it is rarely bad.
The show earns its ending. The lottery twist is a risk, and it pays off. The final season gives Vítor and Albertano everything they ever wanted, and then asks them to prove they can handle it. They do, mostly, and that proof is the show’s final statement.
Nosotros los Guapos is a comedy that understands its own rules. It knows what it wants to be, and it stays there. The show is at its best when it is letting Vítor and Albertano be lazy, selfish, and happy. It is at its worst when it tries to stretch the premise too thin, but even then it is rarely bad.
The show earns its ending. The lottery twist is a risk, and it pays off. The final season gives Vítor and Albertano everything they ever wanted, and then asks them to prove they can handle it. They do, mostly, and that proof is the show’s final statement.
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