"Amas de Casa Desperadas"

Recently, the New York Times' Larry Rohter provided a sneak peak of the forthcoming Argentine version of "Desperate Housewives." In order to keep the storyline close to the original, certain backstories and character quirks have been translated. So, how do you translate the pinched WASP, closet alcoholic played by Marcia Cross? Her Argy alter-ego is "daughter of a military officer and a fervent Catholic." Makes sense.... And the Latin bombshell played by Eva Longoria? Well, they cast this country's ubiquitous underwear model Araceli González, who explained to the New York Times that she too can be manipulative and coquetteish.

How Do You Say ‘Desperate’ in Spanish? (NYT, reg. requ'd)