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Vahik Vic Pirhamzei
as Rafael

Rafael keri has always had a strong belief in respect, trust and honesty.  Rafael Keroo Parteza is his Adult Day Health Care Center that he established which employs his whole family.  Rafael's goal with the center is to be a second family to his clients.  As the one year anniversary of his center approaches, a new rival daycare center has taken all but seven clients with deceptive tactics and false promises.  Rafael knows that if he stays true to his morals and beliefs he can win back all of his lost clients.  While dealing with the dilemma of the daycare cneter he is also juggling the duties of a grandfather to be, coping with his sister's refusal to return to Armenia and maintaining the sanity of his family.

Anahid Avanesian
as Linda

Linda who is married to Hamo is also the business administrator for Rafael Keri's Parteza.  She is like the family glue who defuses every heated situation.  She is surprised when Hamo doesn't do anything to help with the family business.  Eventually she convinces him to see a psychologist to help them communicate better.


Vahik Vic Pirhamzei
as Hamo

Stuck between two rocks, Hamo goes to a priest in hopes of finding a loophole in the promise he made to his father to be a dishonest person.  The stern but wise priest helps Hamo find his way.  To honestly and truthfully help his father and his center Hamo shoots a music video style commercial to entice clients to return to the Parteza with a message of loyalty and genuineness of their commitment to their clients.

Ani Savadian
as Helen

Helen is the very pregnant, hormonal and constantly snacking daughter of Rafael Keri.  She berates her husband Sevak to buy a house big enough for her, Sevak and their soon to arrive child.  When she becomes a translator for her father Rafael Keri, their father-daughter bond also grows stronger.


Inga Stamboltsyan
as Anush

This spunky blond won’t let anything get in the way of what she wants, especially her fiancé Gevo’s grandmother Agavni. In addition to having a fulltime job and being the center’s masseuse, she is Nabat Nan’s caretaker. As she prepares for her wedding day, she expects nothing less than the storybook wedding of her dreams...

Sergey Sarkissian
as Roobik

Roubik is the driver for Rafael Keri's Parteza.  Troubled by a driving issue he prays that nothing arises from his problem.  Married to Hasmik and only a few years in the states from Iran, this nephew of Rafael works together with Rafael to mediate the family's bumps.


Hagop Baboudjian
as Gevo

Many young men can relate to Gevo. He is engaged to a strong and overpowering woman Anoush. He is caught between pleasing his future wife and his overbearing grandmother. Extremely stressed out with supporting and satisfying Anoush with the first stages of wedding preparations, he uses a medical inhaler to relief stress. Gevo’s ultimate goal is to keep Anoush happy, as he realizes that she is truly his one and only.

Ani Minasian
as Aghavni

Aghavni has been separated from her brother Rafael for over 38 years but has always been financially supported by him.  11 months ago she was brought over to the states with Hamo's help.  The family now notifies her that she only has 28 days left in America. In order to stay in the states, she decides to get married so that she may obtain permanent resident status.  Although she respects her brother immensely, she often thinks of herself first.


Polin Keshishian
as Nabat Nan

Nabat Nan, now a hundred year old woman, has been mute by choice for over thirty years. She uses this to get the attention and respect she deserves-communicating in her own particular way. She often seems to know more about what’s going on before the rest of her family does. Although stern and often a hard case she sticks by Rafael’s side helping with the reclamation of Rafael’s clients and even gets to dance in Hamo’s music video.

Polin Keshishian
as Hasmik

She is the Cook at Rafael Keri’s barteze. Hasmik is married to Roubik.She alerts Rafael to the clients’ who want to leave so that he may stop them but is disappointed to find when the clients announce their desire to depart, Rafael lets them go freely.


Lernik Stamboltsyan
as The Priest

When the priest is confronted with Hamo and his dilemma, he tries to guide him to a better path. Even though Hamo tries to find ways to squeeze back into his old habits, the unwavering Priest shows him the virtue of honest work.

Arshavir Gharibian
as Smbat

Smbat is one of the seven clients who has stayed with Rafael's Parteza even after the rival daycare center has taken most of the clients.  Rafael accepted him into his center with no insurance or other necessary papers... free of charge.  The stern honesty of Rafael Keri forces Smbat to realize how valuable Rafael Keri has been in his life.  He finally finds himself in an approved courtship with Rafael's sister (Aghavni) from Armenia.


Sona Stamboultsyan
as Dr. Khalatian

She's incredibly smart but self-conscious about her mole.  Trying to help the Armenian community, this dedicated psychologist facilitates Hamo and Lind's line of communication. She manages to do this on the first session she has ever had in this new office.

Alexander Leeb
as Antonio

He walks into Rafael Keri's Parteza to spread his word of God.  knowing very little Armenian, he strains to show his well intentioned motives which are to only use Rafael Keri's Parteza for prayer.


Artashes Aivazian
as Vartazar

A true and loyal friend of Rafael Keri. Although he is 90 years old he feels younger in his skin and manages to involve himself in the goings on of the center. His wisdom is called upon by Hamo to help Rafael write the lyrics to the commercial for the Center.

Andik Khosravian
as Sevak

Sevak is very excited about entering fatherhood with his pregnant wife so much so that he chooses not to argue with the hormonal and irritable Helen.  This is even when she announces she doesn't want his parents to come from England to witness the birth of their grandchild.  This mild mannered, soon to be father is trying to satisfy his wife, her short fused brother Hamo and their finicky father Rafael.


Nick Gharibian
as Haykaz

A client of Rafael Keri’s center that meets Rafael in church as he begrudgingly asks permission to leave the center at his wife’s request. Rafael accepts his apology and tells him that he is always welcomed back at the center.

Zvard Froyan
as Hermineh

Hermineh is a TV host of an Armenian show that interviews Rafael Keri about the center's first year anniversary.

 

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