A Diarista

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A Diarista
Created by	Aloísio de Abreu Bruno Mazzeo
Directed by	José Alvarenga Jr.
Starring	Cláudia Rodrigues Dira Paes Cláudia Mello Helena Fernandes Sérgio Loroza Renata Castro Barbosa Leandro Firmino
Opening theme	"Dona da Banca" by Aleh
Country of origin	Brazil
Original language	Portuguese
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	119
Production
Production locations	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	Globo Network Globo International
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Original release	13 April 2004 (2004-04-13) – 31 July 2007 (2007-07-31)

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

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 as Solineuza / Sônia Neiva
• Sérgio Loroza as Figueirinha
• Helena Fernandes as Ipanema de Jesus (seasons 2–4)
• Cláudia Mello as Dalila
• Renata Castro Barbosa as Gislene (seasons 1–3)
• Leandro Firmino as Figueira (season 1)

Pilot[]

The pilot episode was written by Glória Perez and was aired on 21 December 2003 on Sunday at 11:00 PM.

Seasons[]