Parents' Guide to

La Casa de las Flores

By Jenny Nixon, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 15+

Soapy, mature modern telenovela has a darkly funny twist.

TV Netflix Drama 2018
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this TV show.

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age 15+

Based on 7 parent reviews

Natasha34
Natasha34 Adult
May 19, 2020
age 7+

Good show

It's a little mature, but is a great show full of interesting twists and turns, a creative and interesting plot, and a complicated, intricate but at the end of day loving family.
RC437
RC437 Adult
May 13, 2020
age 18+

Lewd Content, Promiscuity, and More

What a disappointment to see this type of productions being sponsored by Netflix. It seems like they were awarded a spot at Netflix for bringing a complete Nonsense Plot, loaded with tasteless Gay-Pride Exhibitionism. So sad to see these trashy Mexican productions getting such large audience precisely for being so trashy. How can a country oppressed by violence, corruption, narco-cartels and political chaos will ever take a turning-point IF its culture continues to go off the cliff as reflected by the lifestyle promoted in this series: Drug-use, Promiscuity, Extortion, Profanity, and all type of lewd content displayed as normal and acceptable. Please protect your family from this toxic material.
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What's the Story?

LA CASA DE LAS FLORES is a Spanish-language telenovela focusing on the dark and twisty, drama-laden lives of the De La Mora clan, a family of well-heeled florists living large in Mexico City. The De La Moras are desperate to keep up a false front as the "perfect family" after the ill-timed suicide of the patriarch's mistress threatens to expose all their dirty secrets. (Note: The show is also listed under its English name on Netflix: THE HOUSE OF FLOWERS.)

Is It Any Good?

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The show is billed as a "dramedy" -- but while there's an air of winking humor to it, audiences shouldn't expect a slapstick, laugh-out-loud kind of deal. La Casa de las Flores kicks off its pilot episode with a suicide, that of the patriarch's longtime secret mistress (who also narrates the show from beyond the grave, Desperate Housewives-style). The family stumbles upon the body hanging inside their hugely popular flower shop while the father's crowded, paparazzi-laden birthday party is in full swing. This kicks off a series of events that put the entire family at risk of having their secrets exposed, from sex tapes being leaked to illegitimate children being discovered. At the center of it all is a furious matriarch (longtime telenovela fixture Verónica Castro) determined to keep up appearances.

One way the show breathes a bit of life into the genre is with its treatment of social issues. You may not expect a telenovela to be "woke," but the show's treatment of race (daughter Elena is freaked out about telling her old-fashioned family about her engagement to her African American, English-speaking boyfriend) and LGBTQ issues (son Julián struggles with his sexuality) is a welcome inclusion. Couple these modern updates with the addictive quality of a classic soap, and it makes for a fun, not-so-guilty pleasure.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about secrets. Do you think the members of the De La Mora family have a lot of secrets? What are the consequences they have on their lives?

  • Are La Casa de las Flores' characters positive or negative role models? Is the way these family members treat one another realistic?

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