Introduction to the best Spanish TV Series

After going through all the greatest Spanish Movies we feel that we should discuss the best Spanish tv series. Unlike the television of other countries, the Spanish series appear to be very popular outside of Spain. Perhaps this has something to with the Spanish language being a world language. Or perhaps it is just because they are so good.

This article about Spanish tv-series is part of our search for the best European series per country. If you are interested in the other countries we have investigated you should have a look in our European TV Series section.

We can already tell you that there are quite some very good Spanish TV Series. There are surprisingly many Spanish sitcoms. We want to choose Spanish tv series that are also interesting for people who are not Italian. Here we have collected the very best. We hope you will enjoy them. We have tried to include
trailers for all of them. It can be that it is sometimes without English subtitles.

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Best Spanish tv series – the three best shows from Spain

1. 7 Vidas – 7 Lives (1999 – 2006)

7 Vidas is without a doubt the most popular Spanish TV Series of all time. We believe it is also one of the best Spanish TV-Series. It is not only the most popular tv show it is also the longest running Spanish tv show.

Although it is originally inspired by the American sitcom Friends, it in the end turned out to be completely different. Althought the concept is the same the feel about it is very different.

Here a little fragment of 7 Vidas to give you an impression.

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2. Aqui no hay quien viva (2003-)

A very funny and original Spanish Comedy series. It is about a bunch of people living in the same building in Madrid. It became very popular due to its ability to include current issues in Spanish society. It is also very good at portraying characters symbolizing certain stereotypical people in Spain. It has been exported to a lot of countries in Europe. The concept that is. Not the original Spanish Version. In Latin America the original was broadcasted. Currently they Ben Silverman and Sofia Vergara are also filming the American version that shall be named I Hate This Place.

Trailer of aqui no hay quien viva.

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3. Aida (2005-).

The Spin-off of 7 Vidas about a Spanish woman representing the working class. She was already known to be very vulgar in 7 Vidas and this did not change in this spin-off. She is also a mother of two teenagers. Due to financial difficulties she has to move in with her mother and brother.

It is the best watched tv show of Spain since 2007. It has received a lot of tv awards, amongst which the Ondas Award for best sit-com.

We have not been able to find a good fragment yet. If you can find it let us know.

Please let us know what you feel are the best Spanish TV Series. You can also discuss it in more detail on our Spanish Series Forum