''Cheers'' is the Spanish version of the popular 1980s American sitcom of same name created by

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and

James Burrows James Burrows (born December 30, 1940), sometimes known as Jim "Jimmy" Burrows, is an American television director. He has received numerous accolades including 11 Primetime Emmy Awards and five Directors Guild of America Awards. He was honored ...

. It was produced by Plural Entertainment 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 25, 2011, Telecinco unveiled the names of the main actors for the new sitcom,

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and

Alexandra Jiménez Alexandra Jiménez Arrechea (born 4 January 1980) is a Spanish actress. She became popular for her role as África Sanz in the sitcom ''Los Serrano''. She starred in the TV series ''La pecera de Eva'', broadcast between 2010 and 2011. Between 201 ...

. Resines would be

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and Jiménez would be

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. Three days later, both producing companies, Plural Entertainment and Tom Collins Productions, started filming the pilot episode. On July 28, 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 Alberto San Juan. The first season was to have 26 episodes, around 30 minutes of length each. It was released on September 11, 2011, with a double episode.Telecinco estrena el próximo domingo 'Cheers' en prime time
''FormulaTV'', 5 September 2011 The theme song from the original ''

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'', " Where Everybody Knows Your Name" was translated as ''Donde la gente se divierte'', and it was performed by Dani Martín, former singer from El Canto del Loco.

Plot

Nico ( Alberto San Juan) is the owner of an Irish pub named Cheers. He is a former

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er, womanizer, vain and a little bit illiterate who cannot help flirting with any attractive woman he sees in his way. His friend Félix (

) is a psychiatrist, very much analytic and unsure, who is forced to look for alternative jobs. Rebeca (

) is 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

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, José Coronado, Carolina Bang, Luis Varela, Xavier Deltell,

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, Sara Carbonero and

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

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