What made Aquí no hay quien viva a solid piece of television was its refusal to be just a string of jokes. It tackled issues of classism, unemployment, infidelity, and the housing crisis with a satirical lens. The contrast between the "cachacos" (Bogotá locals) and those from other regions, the friction between the wealthy neighbors and those struggling to make ends meet, resonated deeply during a time of economic growth and social change in Colombia.
"Aquí no hay quien viva" se emitió por el RCN entre 2011 y 2012 aproximadamente (con algunas repeticiones hasta 2013). A pesar de tener muy buena audiencia –llegando a picos de 15 a 20 puntos de rating–, la producción enfrentó dos problemas críticos:
Además, figuras de la comedia como , Martha Restrepo y José Daniel Cristancho (El Gato) completaban un reparto coral que logró química instantánea.
