“Devious Maids” detractors have been silenced.
So says one of the comedy-drama’s stars, Roselyn Sanchez.
Last month, Lifetime ordered a second season of 13 episodes of “Devious Maids,” which, weeks prior to premiering on June 23, many critics and fans panned as an imminent, primetime TV disaster that would only succeed in reinforcing negative stereotypes of Hispanic women.
“We talk among the girls, we talk about how good it feels to be able to… survive,” says Sanchez, who plays Carmen, an unknown recording artist-turned-maid.
“The show keeps growing and it gets better and better, and the response is fantastic. Even people that criticized it before seeing anything, now that they’ve seen it, they’re all silent. Because they realized, I think, that they formed an opinion way too early, without even giving it a shot.
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“And, yes, we feel vindicated,” adds Sanchez, “and we are super grateful and excited about the possibilities.”
Marking TV writer-producer Marc Cherry's first post-“Desperate Housewives” creation, “Devious Maids,” which airs its final first-season episode on Sept. 22, focuses on four Latina domestics — played by Sanchez, Judy Reyes, Dania Ramirez and Ana Ortiz — working for the so-called one-percenters of Beverly Hills.
Sanchez aptly describes her character, Carmen, as “super-impulsive.”
The trait often works against the wanna-be pop star, who ditched her emotionally abusive husband in Puerto Rico to pursue her ambitions. But it also has its benefits.
In one episode, Carmen learns that a romantic rival is allergic to dogs and exploits her competitor’s weakness to great comic effect.
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“I think Carmen is out of her mind, to the point where she would do something as crazy as that!” Sanchez laughs.
“No, I don’t think Roselyn would do that. I think I would be like, ‘You don’t wanna be with me? Okay, papa, go ahead. Move on.’ ”
Sanchez believes ABC dropped the ball when, in May 2012, it chose not to pick up “Devious Maids,” which airs on Sundays at 10 p.m. and averaged 2.5 million viewers through episode 10.
“I don’t mean to talk negatively about any network, but I have my own little issues with ABC,” the Puerto Rican actress said.
“I do hope that they look at it and they go, ‘Wow! We had a fantastic show with a good opportunity to (target) the Latino demographic,’ and they didn't.
“Maybe this will serve as an incentive for them to go ahead and believe in and greenlight the next one that comes along.”
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