''A Diarista'' (in Portuguese, literally "The Daily Help") is a Brazilian television

sitcom A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ...

directed by José Alvarenga Jr. and written by Aloísio de Abreu and Bruno Mazzeo. The series aired from 13 April 2004 to 31 July 2007 on

Rede Globo TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Grupo Globo. The TV stati ...

Plot

It shows the life and problems of Marinete (Cláudia Rodrigues), a cleaning lady with a short temper. She always ends up depending on her friends, who are distracted by any stupid thing and leave her to solve things on her own.

Cast

* Claúdia Rodrigues as Marinete / Maria Elizabeth *

Dira Paes Ecleidira Maria Fonseca Paes (born 30 June 1968), known professionally as Dira Paes, is a Brazilian actress and television presenter. Among the numerous awards and nominations she has received, Paes won the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actr ...

as Solineuza / Sônia Neiva * Sérgio Loroza as Figueirinha *

Helena Fernandes Helena Maria Ferreira Fernandes (born October 19, 1967) is a Brazilian actress. Career Fernandes has lent her face as a model for several characters of Brazilian television. He began his career in a small role in the soap opera of Carlos Lomb ...

as Ipanema de Jesus (seasons 2–4) * Cláudia Mello as Dalila * Renata Castro Barbosa as Gislene (seasons 1–3) *

Leandro Firmino Leandro Firmino (born June 23, 1978) is a Brazilian actor. He is best known for his role as Li'l Zé in the Academy Award nominated '' City of God''. He also had a main role in one episode of spin-off series '' City of Men''. He played the r ...

as Figueira (season 1)

Pilot

The pilot episode was written by

Glória Perez Glória Maria Rebelo Ferrante (; born 25 September 1948) is a Brazilian Emmy-winning screenwriter. Biography Born in Rio Branco, Acre, Gloria is the daughter of lawyer Miguel Jeronimo Ferrante, Italian descendent, and teacher Maria Augusta ...

and was aired on 21 December 2003 on Sunday at 11:00 PM.

Seasons

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