Una familia de diez (English title: The 10 of Us), also known as Una familia de diez + 2 for the second season, is a Mexican sitcom that centers on the López household, a middle class Mexican family that constantly endures hilarious situations. They live in an apartment which barely holds living space for them. It premiered on Las Estrellas on March 22, 2007.
Production of the series ended in December 2024. The twelfth season premiered on September 28, 2025. The thirteenth and final season is set to premiere on September 6, 2026.
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Plot
Plácido López is a middle-class accountant who is tiring of being the sole provider for his family, his wife Renata and his 2 children, Plutarco and Martina. They live very happily in a small apartment in the Colonia Doctores in Mexico City.
Five years ago, Aunt Licha and her daughter (whom they call La Nena) have arrived since both were abandoned by her husband, after he "uncovered" as homosexual. Then a year ago, Don Arnoldo López, Plácido's father, moved to live with them since he has nowhere else to go.
Subsequently, an indigenous named Tecla is integrated, who comes from the same town where Don Arnoldo lived ("Apaseo el Grande") and by accident makes constant references about Don Arnoldo having a secret relationship with her mother.
Placido works in a company that belongs to Don Justo Del Valle (a very rich man), who has a daughter named Gabriela del Valle (Gaby) from whom Plutarco falls deeply and instantly in love. Plutarco and Gaby marry secretly, after they learn that they will become parents, which is why Gaby moves in with the López family. A few chapters later, Aldolfo, La Nena's boyfriend also arrives and moves in, after finding out that La Nena is also pregnant.
Thus, in a short time, the tranquility of the López home becomes an agglomeration of ten people in the small apartment. There is endless fun and funny problems, mainly derived from the lack of space, economic problems and the ingenuity and humor of each of the characters as well as some other sporadic characters that give a special touch to this series. In the final episode of the series, due to good luck, in a television contest, the López win a house.
In season two, after the house they won more than ten years ago burns down, they are now forced to return to the apartment complex where they lived before. But, now with two new members, the children of Plutarco & Gaby (Justito), La Nena & Aldolfo (Victoria), the López family will live new troubles and problems, which will be solve with the support of the whole family.
Cast and characters
Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo as Plácido López, the level-headed, down to earth, patriarch of the family, Renata's husband, Plutarco and Martina's father. He was abandoned by his own father (Don Arnoldo) at the age of five. Plácido works as an accountant for Don Justo del Valle. He is pessimistic, due to the laziness of most of his family. Every time Plácido complains, he reflects the spectacle and political situations that are happening at that time period.
Eduardo Manzano as Don Arnoldo López, Plácido's father, Plutarco and Martina's grandfather. He is a glutton, favoring tamales and other Mexican dishes and hates work. His witty remarks and ability to mimic various figures (a reflection of Manzano's previous work as el Polivoz) make him a favorite among those who surround him. He abandoned Plácido during his fifth birthday, and returned after some 50 years to live with his son and his family. He asked Plácido to let his goddaughter Tecla stay and work for food. Tecla always brings up that Don Arnoldo had a secret relationship with her mother in their rural town of "Apaseo el Grande", which makes him uncomfortable. He claims to have worked in many motion pictures of the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema and in Hollywood, while claiming to know many important Mexican and American actors, but he actually only knows actress Silvia Pinal; they met in Acapulco where he worked as a boater. In season 6, it's revealed he actually does know the people he claims to have met, and left for Hollywood to star in new movies. He still stays in contact with his family and updating them with what movie he's currently working in, all parodies of existing films with a food-pun title (example being Robin Food instead of Robin Hood).
Zully Keith as Renata González de López, Plácido's wife, Plutarco and Martina's mother. She is a hardworking and optimistic housewife, who often confuses her past love interests and affairs during her youth with her husband Plácido. She is in some way an antithesis of her husband, always trying to be happy, but is also very distracted and sometimes says what she thinks. Due to her good nature, Renata is the only one in the household to get along with everyone, and does not have a feud or troubles with people.
Andrea Torre as La Nena, Licha's daughter, Plácido and Renata's niece, Plutarco and Martina's cousin, Aldolfo's wife and Victoria's mother. She is a hard worker and intelligent young woman who worries about her mother. She works as a kindergarten teacher and is the pride of her uncle Plácido. Her cousin Martina and her have a mutual dislike for each other, with both of them insulting each other frequently. Her mother Licha constantly argues with her, but in reality they love each other a lot. In part due to her mother Licha's forceful repression and also due to her own nature, she sometimes shows her lustful side and fairly deep attraction for men. Unlike Licha, she has a very good relationship with her father and accepts his new alternative lifestyle.
DVD release
In 2008, Televisa Home Entertainment released a 3-disc DVD set of the first season.
Reception
Spin-off
On March 14, 2022, TelevisaUnivision announced a spin-off of the series starring Daniela Luján, Ricardo Margaleff and Tadeo Bonavides. The series premiered on July 31, 2022.