A Diarista

*A Diarista*
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
Original release
Network	Globo Network ; Globo International
Release	April 13, 2004 –; July 31, 2007

A Diarista (in Portuguese, literally "The Daily Help") was a Brazilian sitcom directed by José Alvarenga Jr. and written by Aloísio de Abreu and Bruno Mazzeo. The series premiered on April 13, 2004 at 11:00 PM and was aired from 2004 to 2007 on Tuesday nights 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

Actor	Character	Seasons
Claúdia Rodrigues	Marinete / Maria Elizabeth	1-4
Dira Paes	Solineuza / Sônia Neiva	1-4
Sérgio Loroza	Figueirinha	1-4
Helena Fernandes	Ipanema de Jesus	2-4
Cláudia Mello	Dalila	1-4
Renata Castro Barbosa	Gislene	1-3
Leandro Firmino	Figueira	1-1

Pilot

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

Seasons

Season	Timeslot	Season Premiere	Season Finale	Episodes	TV Season
1	Tuesday 11:00 PM	April 13, 2004	December 21, 2004	37	2004
2		April 5, 2005	December 20, 2005	36	2005
3		April 4, 2006	December 19, 2006	31	2006
4		April 10, 2007	July 31, 2007	15	2007

International Broadcast

Portugal - SIC
Uruguay - Teledoce
Ecuador - Ecuavisa
Costa Rica - Teletica
Nicaragua - Canal 2
United States - TeleFutura
South Korea - Canal Tele-Novela
Cape Verde - TCV
Timor-Leste - TVTL
Mozambique - STV