GrandHotel Experience

Description

Grand Hotel is an American mystery drama television series developed by Brian Tanen, based on the Spanish television series Gran Hotel created by Ramón Campos and Gema R. Neira.

The series aired in ABC on June 17, 2019, and stars Demián Bichir, Roselyn Sanchez, Denyse Tontz, Bryan Craig, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Lincoln Younes, Anne Winters, Feliz Ramirez, and Justina Adorno. Grand Hotel is executive produced by Ramón Campos, Teresa Fernández-Valdés, Bob Daily, Bill D’Elia, Eva Longoria Bastón, Ben Spector, and Tanen. Longoria Bastón also appears on the series in a recurring role. Grand Hotel was canceled in October 2019 after one season.

Set at the Riviera Grand Hotel, the last family-owned hotel in Miami Beach, Grand Hotel follows owner Santiago Mendoza, his glamorous second wife, Gigi, and their adult children, as well as the Riviera’s staff.

• Demián Bichir as Santiago Mendoza, the patriarch of the Mendoza family and owner of the Riviera Grand Hotel, which he inherited from his late wife Beatriz. He is Javi, Alicia and Jason’s father and Carolina and Yoli’s stepfather.
• Roselyn Sanchez as Gigi Mendoza, Santiago’s second wife who was also Beatriz’s best friend. She is Carolina and Yoli’s mother and Javi, Alicia and Jason’s stepmother.
• Denyse Tontz as Alicia Mendoza, Santiago’s daughter who recently graduated with an MBA from the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration and steps in to help her father manage the ailing hotel
• Bryan Craig as Javi Mendoza, Santiago’s disabled playboy son who wants to take on more responsibility
• Wendy Raquel Robinson as Helen « Mrs. P » Parker, the head of staff at the Riviera
• Lincoln Younes as Danny, a recently hired waiter at the Riviera who is investigating the disappearance of his sister Sky, who worked at the hotel
• Shalim Ortiz as Mateo, the hotel manager and Santiago’s right-hand man who secretly works for the hotel’s creditors
• Anne Winters as Ingrid, a pregnant housekeeper at the Riviera
• Chris Warren as Jason Parker, Mrs. P’s son who is later revealed to be Santiago’s biological son. He also works at the Riviera as a waiter
• Arielle Kebbel as Sky Garibaldi, a line chef at the Riviera Grand Hotel who mysteriously disappeared during a hurricane; it is implied she knows something unpleasant about Santiago’s past. Sky was also Yoli’s secret girlfriend prior to her disappearance.
• Jencarlos Canela as El Rey, the self-proclaimed « King of Miami » and a famous rapper hired by Alicia to help attract new business to the hotel
• John Marshall Jones as Malcolm Parker, Mrs. P’s husband and Jason’s adoptive father who is also the head of maintenance and facilities at the Riviera; he is diagnosed with lung cancer, following a collapse
• Matt Shively as Nelson, a concierge at the hotel who tries to blackmail Mateo over Sky’s disappearance, and winds up getting hit by a truck. Mateo then kills him at the hospital to cover up his secret.
• Sabrina Texidor as Marisa, a masseuse at the Riviera who begins to have a secret romantic relationship with Yoli
• Elizabeth McLaughlin as Heather Davis, Danny’s longtime girlfriend back home
• Stefanie Sherk as Dr. Sonja Grant, the hotel doctor at Riviera Grand Hotel
• Adrian Pasdar as Felix, Gigi’s ex-husband and Carolina’s and Yoli’s father, who is currently in hiding after scamming countless investors, including Santiago, out of their life savings
• Christina Vidal as Detective Ayala, a detective in Skye’s disappearance who shows up to help Danny