Television series

La Casa de las Flores

Name: La Casa de las Flores
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2018
Cast: Arturo Rios, Sofía Sisniega, Claudette Maille, Lucas Velasquez, Luis de la Rosa

Family drama

A Mexican family business implodes when the patriarch's hidden second family arrives at the flower shop. Sharp, soapy, and genuinely funny, *La Casa de las Flores* juggles betrayal and tenderness without ever losing its dark humour. It's for anyone who loves messy families and doesn't mind subtitles—or switching between gasping and laughing in the same scene.

TVMaze rating

3.8

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