Viva Valdez
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{{Infobox television
| image = Viva Valdez title card.JPG
| caption = Title card
| genre = Sitcom
| based_on = The Plouffe Family by Roger Lemelin
| developer = Michael Elias
Frank Shaw
| creator = Stan Jacobson
Bernard Rothman
Jack Wohl
| writer =
| director = Alan Rafkin
| starring = Carmen Zapata
Rodolfo Hoyos
James Victor
Nelson D. Cuevas
Lisa Mordente
Claudio Martinez
Jorge Cervera, Jr.
| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme =
| endtheme =
| composer = Julius Wechter
Shorty Rogers
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 12
| executive_producer = Bernard Rothman
Jack Wohl
Stan Jacobson
| producer =
| runtime = 30 minutes
| company = Rothman/Wohl Productions
Stan Jacobson Productions
Columbia Pictures Television[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074069/companycredits?ref_=ttfc_ql_5 IMDb Viva Valdez Company Credits]
| channel = ABC
| first_aired = {{Start date|1976|5|31}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1976|9|6}}
| related =
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Viva Valdez is an American sitcom starring Carmen Zapata and Rodolfo Hoyos that aired on ABC from May 31 to September 6, 1976.McNeil, Alex, Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, p. 887.Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime-Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present, Sixth Edition, New York: Ballantine Books, 1995, {{ISBN|0-345-39736-3}}, p. 1098.
Cast
- Carmen Zapata as Sophia Valdez
- Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. as Luis Valdez
- James Victor as Victor Valdez
- Nelson D. Cuevas as Ernesto Valdez
- Lisa Mordente as Connie Valdez
- Claudio Martinez as Pepe Valdez
- Jorge Cervera, Jr. as Jerry Ramirez
Synopsis
The Valdezes are a closeknit Mexican-American family living in East Los Angeles, California. The parents, Luis and Sophia, try to maintain traditional values, while their four children – Victor, Ernesto, Connie, and Pepe – are more attuned to the latest trends in mid-1970s American life. Luis runs a plumbing business with Victor, Ernesto is an artistic young man who is in training to work for the telephone company, Connie is an irrepressible teenager, and Pepe is a 12-year-old baseball fanatic. Jerry Ramirez is a cousin who has recently arrived in the United States and has trouble with the English language. Inez is Connie{{'}}s friend.[http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/viva-valdez/205321 tvguide.com Viva Valdez]
Production
Bernard Rothman, Stan Jacobson, and Jack Wohl created Viva Valdez and were its executive producers.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074069/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast IMDb Viva Valdez Full Cast and Crew][http://www.tv.com/shows/viva-valdez/cast/ tv.com Viva Valdez Cast] Alan Rafkin directed all twelve episodes. Earl Barret wrote for the show.
Broadcast history
Viva Valdez premiered on May 31, 1976, as a summer replacement series and aired on Monday nights at 8:00 p.m. through July 5, 1976. After a four-week hiatus, it returned to the same time slot on August 2, 1976. Its twelfth and final episode aired on September 6, 1976.
Episodes
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Father and Son Day
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|5|31}}
| ShortSummary = Pepe concludes that his birth was neither expected nor wanted.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = My Fair Jerry
| DirectedBy = Alan Rafkin
| WrittenBy = Earl Barrett
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|6|7}}
| ShortSummary = Sophia decides to become a matchmaker for cousin Jerry, and the Valdez family becomes obsessed with finding him a girlfriend.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = The Nurse's Pipes
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|6|14}}
| ShortSummary = While Luis and Victor perform a plumbing repair job at the home of a divorced nurse named Gladys Gettys, Gladys makes romantic overtures to Luis. After they leave Gladys's home, Luis guiltily confides to Victor that he was attracted to Gladys. He does not tell Sophia, but he does decide to take Sophia out to dinner to ease his conscience. As they are leaving for dinner, Gladys calls about a plumbing emergency and the unsuspecting Sophia tells her that Luis will be right over – causing Luis to panic and insist that he cannot go unless Victor comes with him. Doris Roberts guest-stars as Gladys.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Nervous Break-Up
| DirectedBy = Alan Rafkin
| WrittenBy = Howard Albrecht & Sol Weinstein
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|6|21}}
| ShortSummary = Jerry begins sleepwalking – keeping the Valdez family up all night – and acting strangely, and the Valdezes try to figure out why.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Pilot
| DirectedBy = Alan Rafkin
| WrittenBy = Michael Elias & Frank Shaw
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|7|5}}
| ShortSummary = Victor demands that his father take him on as a partner in the plumbing business.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Mama Doesn't
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|8|2}}
| ShortSummary = Sophia refuses to do housework until Luis permits her to use the house for a women's liberation meeting. Teresa Hoyos guest-stars.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = Pick Up
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|8|9}}
| ShortSummary = Victor accuses Jerry's girlfriend of cheating.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = Papa's Legacy
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|8|18}}
| ShortSummary = A close friend dies, panicking Luis into composing his own will.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = Mama Sees a Thief
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|8|18}}
| ShortSummary = Victor discovers that he has been unknowingly fencing stolen goods.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title = Brothers' Rivalry
| DirectedBy = Alan Rafkin
| WrittenBy = Phil Mishkin & Julie Russo
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|8|23}}
| ShortSummary = Ernesto and Victor become hotheaded rivals for the favor of an attractive young woman. Maria Grimm guest-stars.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title = Weekend
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| WrittenBy =
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|8|30}}
| ShortSummary = The Valdez children give their parents a chance at a second honeymoon. David L. Lander guest-stars.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| Title = The Apprentice
| DirectedBy =Alan Rafkin
| WrittenBy =Bernard M. Kahn
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|9|6}}
| ShortSummary = Luis hires the bumbling Jerry as an apprentice. Dick Bakalyan guest-stars.
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Sources[http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/viva-valdez/episodes/205321 tvguide.com Viva Valdez Episode List][https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074069/episodes?ref_=tt_ql_6 imdb.com Viva Valdez (TV series 1976)][http://www.tv.com/shows/viva-valdez/episodes/ tv.com Viva Valdez Episode Guide]
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0074069}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU1XOACa99s Viva Valdez opening credits on YouTube]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj205DR8Bxg ABC TV promo for premiere episode of Viva Valdez on YouTube]
Category:1976 American television series debuts
Category:1976 American television series endings
Category:1970s American sitcoms
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Hispanic and Latino American sitcoms
Category:Television series about families