El encargado (English: The Boss) is an Argentine comedy drama television series created by Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat originally for Star+. Guillermo Francella stars in the lead role of Eliseo, a doorman at a high-class apartment building in Belgrano, Buenos Aires, who deals with some problems with the neighbors who don't want him anymore as doorman and want to remove his job. To avoid this, he is resorting to unethical moves to keep his job, like invading the privacy of the owners of the apartments. The supporting cast includes Gabriel Goity, Gastón Cocchiarale, and Pochi Ducasse, alongside Moro Anghileri in season one, María Abadi and Martín Slipak in the second season, and Manuel Vicente in season three after recurring in the previous seasons.
The series was released on Star+ in Latin America on 26 October 2022, while it is available on Hulu for the United States and on Disney+ for Europe. A second season was announced in November 2022 and was released on 29 November 2023. The same month, a third season was confirmed, which premiered with its first two episodes on 19 July 2024 on Disney+ following its fusion with Star+ in Latin America, concluding on 23 August.
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Premise
The series follows Eliseo, the manager of an upscale residential building, who secretly abuses his position for spying and meddling with the lives of the residents. While masking his true intentions and putting on a facade of kindness and diligence, he deceitfully manipulates them for his own gain. In the first season, Eliseo thwarts a condo board's plan to replace his living quarters with a rooftop pool. The second season pits him against Lucila Morris, a new tenant whose transparency efforts threaten his control. In the third season, he battles union protests and legal challenges after launching a shady doorman startup.
Cast and characters
Main
Guillermo Francella as Eliseo Basurto
Gabriel Goity as Matías Zambrano
Moro Anghileri as Paola (season 1, guest season 4)
Gastón Cocchiarale as Miguel
Pochi Ducasse as Beba Montes de Oca (seasons 1–3)
María Abadi as Lucila Morris (season 2, guest season 4)
Martín Slipak as Maxi (season 2, guest season 4)
Manuel Vicente as Gómez (seasons 3–4, recurring seasons 1–2)
Recurring
Darío Barassi as Gabriel (seasons 1–3)
Malena Sánchez as Florencia (season 1, guest seasons 2, 4)
Magela Zanotta as María Pía
Lucas García Pedano as Thiago (season 1)
Mirta Busnelli as Tatiana Yrigoyen (season 1, guest season 4)
Adriana Aizemberg as Consuelo Salustri (season 1, guest season 4)
Jorge D'Elía as Enrique Salustri (season 1, guest season 4)
Mariano Argento as Renato Di Lella (season 1, guest seasons 2–4)
Alejandro Paker as Mario Messina
Daniel Aráoz as Froilán (seasons 3–4)
Alan Sabbagh as Nacho (season 3, guest seasons 1, 4)
Benjamín Vicuña as Shuster (season 3, guest season 4)
Guest
Viviana Puerta as Romina Zambrano
Micaela Riera as Marina
Diego De Paula as Germán Echagüe
Daniel Miglioranza as Ricardo Galurdian
Fabián Arenillas as Hugo Martínez
Miriam Odorico as Susana
Romina Pinto as Carola Echagüe
Agus Barrasa as Eugenia
Azul Fernández as Chiara Di Lella
Facundo Calvo as Augusto
Martín Seefeld as Ariel / Jordi
Francisco Andrade as Rómulo
Sophie Tirouflet as Juliette
Alma Gandini as Lorena
Sofía Palomino as Alejandra
Camila Pizzo as Victoria Slavsky
Martín Stark as Pablo Slavsky
Nati Jota as Cony Musel
Luis Brandoni as Polaco
René Bertrand as Rubino
Marcelo D'Andrea as Basavilbaso
Dani "La Chepi" as Muriel Baldini
Eugenia "China" Suárez as Ángeles
Norman Briski as Juan
