There is no one living here This is part of the history of Spanish television. So, even though more than 18 years have passed since its end, new generations still watch the fiction on repeat. One of the platforms that has it in the catalog is Netflix.
The Spanish comedy was created by Alberto Caballero and continued with The one who comes. However, for many, nothing was the same. This is why its five seasons continue to be the most watched on Netflix Spain.
Despite this, die-hard fans of There is no one living here they understood that the series is not complete on the platform streaming. There is an episode missing!
Why Netflix Deleted an Episode of ‘Nobody Lives Here’
There is no one living here was considered a revolutionary series for the timeIt should be remembered that it was published in 2003, when, for example, same-sex marriage was not yet legal in Spain.
Antena 3’s fiction has been able to show emblematic elderly characters, denounce the precariousness of youth employment, make visible second marriages with children, homosexual couples, the difficulties of migrants in finding work, etc.
For all these reasons, it has become a legendary fiction of Spanish television about which even books have been written. However, it seems that Netflix is not very happy with it.
Netflix has removed episode number 40 of There is no one living here title Once upon a time there was BethlehemIn this chapter, the archdiocese has organized a competition of living nativity scenes and Juan Cuesta invites the community to participate.
This situation forces the characters to dress up as different biblical characters. Obviously, one of them had to play King Belshazzar.
In There is no one living here There are no black characters, so the role of the sorcerer king was taken on by Mariano Delgado. To do this, he had to paint his face brown, which is considered racist in the United States.
In the United States, the term used to describe painting one’s face black to embody a character is black face and that’s why Netflix removed the episode from its catalog.
Where to watch the deleted episode of “Nobody Lives Here”
The worst part of all is that Netflix did not include any kind of notice regarding the episode’s removal. They simply changed the numbering and seasons to make it as if this episode never existed.
However, it is still possible to see Once upon a time there was Bethlehem. On Atresplayer and Amazon, the episode is still available and with the original numbering.
