''Cheers'' is the Spanish version of the popular 1980s American sitcom of same name created by Cyrus James Garcia Andres. It was produced by

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and Tom Collins and broadcast by

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. It was first aired on 11 September 2011, and follows the same theme as its American counterpart.

Production

On April, the 25th, 2011, Telecinco unveiled the names of the main actors for the new sitcom,

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and Alexandra Jiménez. Resines would be

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and Jiménez would be Rebecca Howe. Three days later, both producing companies,

and

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, started filming the pilot episode. On July the 28th, 2011,

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presented on a press conference the remake of ''Cheers'' with the future main cast members of the series, among them

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. The first season was to have 26 episodes, around 30 minutes of length each. It was released on September the 11th, 2011, with a double episode.Telecinco estrena el próximo domingo 'Cheers' en prime time
''FormulaTV'', 5 September 2011 The song from the original Cheers, ''Where Everybody Knows Your Name'' was translated as ''Donde la gente se divierte'', and it was performed by Dani Martín, former singer from

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Plot

Nico (

) is the owner of an Irish pub named Cheers. He is a former footballer, womanizer, vain and a little bit illiterate who cannot help flirting with any attractive woman he sees in his way. Félix (

) is a psychiatrist, very much analytic and unsure, who is forced to look for alternative jobs. Alexandra Jiménez is Rebeca, a cultured woman who has seen herself forced to work as a waitress after her father went bankrupt.

Cameos

''Cheers'' had guest stars such as Ana Belén, José Coronado, Carolina Bang, Luis Varela, Xavier Deltell,

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, Sara Carbonero and Carlos Areces, among others.Sara Carbonero hará un cameo en la serie 'Cheers' de Telecinco
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References

{{Cheers 2011 Spanish television series debuts 2012 Spanish television series endings Spanish television sitcoms Telecinco network series Spanish television series based on American television series Spanish-language television shows 2010s Spanish comedy television series