Piso 8 Explained

Creator:	Alan Goldman
Director:	Gerardo Mariani
Country:	Uruguay
Language:	Spanish
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	7
Location:	Montevideo
Runtime:	30–35 minutes
Network:	Channel 10

is a Uruguayan television sitcom television series, that aired on Channel 10 in 2007.^[1] The show follows the lives of public employees working in the eighth floor office of a ministry building.^[2]

Premise

Set in the public office on the eighth floor of a ministry, Piso 8 follows the group of officials who work there, their complicated relationships between colleagues, and the adventures they experience during their work hours.^[3]

Cast and characters

The show features an ensemble cast of characters, focusing on the officials in a public office and their relatives.^[4]

• Alfonso Tort as Maximiliano Caubarrere: Maximiliano is a spoiled man from a wealthy, down-on-his-luck family. He is married to Victoria and refuses to take things seriously most of the time.
• Patricia Wolf as Victoria de Caubarrere: Victoria is a Jewish official, structured and responsible. She is married to Maximiliano, and she faces problems in her marriage from working together.
• Verónica Caissiols as Sandra Pasada: Sandra is a conceited and bossy official, who despite being Victoria and Maximiliano's assistant, most of the time refuses to work and serves people very poorly.
• Isabel Schipani as Irma Polio: Irma is the stern section chief of the eighth floor. Despite being very demanding, she hides her private party side very well.
• Mateo Chiarino as Tomás Darko: Tomás is the building's gossipy receptionist, who works to pay for his film studies. Openly gay, he is a confidant of the eighth floor employees.
• Norina Torres as Claudia Delgado: Claudia is a clumsy and insecure young woman with her body, who lives with her aunt Nelbia. She is a dreamer and is in love with Maxi.
• Elena Brancatti as Nelbia Delgado: Nelbia is Claudia's manipulative, bumpkin and cunning aunt, who always manages to get what she wants.
• Matías Singer as Lalo Castellar; Lalo is the lazy intern who started working on the eighth floor as part of a social integration program for young people.

Production

Development and writing

The series was created by ORT Uruguay audiovisual communication graduate Alan Goldman, whose project for the series was the winner in the 2006 National Talent for Television contest organized by Channel 10.^[5] The script was written by Goldman himself, along with the screenwriter Jorge Maestro and Fernando Schmidt.^[6]

Filming

Principal photography took place in Montevideo. Apart from a few exterior scenes shot in the Cordón and Centro neighborhoods, the show was filmed in the main studio of SAETA Channel 10.^[7]

References

1. Web site: 2007-05-11 . Hoy se estrena "Piso 8" . 2024-03-07 . EL PAIS . en.
2. Web site: 2007-04-12 . Presentan "Piso 8": telenovela sobre una oficina pública . 2024-03-07 . EL PAIS . en.
3. Web site: NUEVA PROGRAMACION EN LOS CANALES . 2024-03-07 . Montevideo Portal . es.
4. Web site: 2007-05-05 . ¿Quén es quién en la oficina pública del piso 8? . 2024-03-07 . EL PAIS . en.
5. Web site: Graduado de Comunicación ganó el premio "CONTA 2006" - Universidad ORT Uruguay . 2024-03-07 . www.ort.edu.uy.
6. Web site: Entrevista a Fernando Schmidt . 2024-03-07 . Pantallazo . es.
7. Web site: "ORT me aportó una cierta apertura de cabeza; una base para seguirme expandiendo por mi cuenta" - Universidad ORT Uruguay . 2024-03-07 . fcd.ort.edu.uy.