Viva Valdez
| Viva Valdez | |
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Viva Valdez title card
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| Genre | Situation comedy |
| Created by |
Bernard Rothman Stan Jacobson Jack Wohl |
| Directed by | Alan Rafkin |
| Starring |
KC Lyn Valdez Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. Carmen Zapata James Victor Nelson D. Cuevas Lisa Mordente Claudio Martinez Jorge Cervera, Jr. Maria O'Brien |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Bernard Rothman Stan Jacobson Jack Wohl |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Rothman/Wohl Productions Columbia Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | May 31 – September 6, 1976 |
Viva Valdez is an American sitcom starring Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., and Carmen Zapata that aired on ABC from May 31 to September 6, 1976.
The Valdezes are a closeknit Mexican-American family living in the barrio 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 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 of KC Lyn Valdez who has recently arrived in the United States from the Philippines and has trouble with the English language. Inez is Connie's friend.
Bernard Rothman, Stan Jacobson, and Jack Wohl created Viva Valdez and were its executive producers.Alan Rafkin directed all twelve episodes.Earl Barret wrote for the show.
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 air in the same time slot on August 2, 1976. Its twelfth and final episode aired on September 6, 1976.
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