Nubeluz

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Nubeluz was a Peruvian children's show airing from 1990 to 1996. The show was directed by Luis Carrizales Stoll and written by Maritza Kirchhausen. It was usually hosted by two or three young girls called Dalinas (a portmanteau of "dama linda", or "pretty lady" in English).

The show featured several competitions between children (and even adults on occasion, divided into two colored teams, always red and yellow), plus songs and dances performed by the Dalinas with the rest of the dancers. The female back-up dancers were called Cíndelas, and the male back-up dancers were known as Gólmodis. The competition was also set to its own musical score, played in the background exclusively while competition was in progress. This musical score included an instrumental remix of the Stray Cats song "Rock This Town".

During the competitions, the Gólmodis were in charge of assisting and spotting the competitors. However, the Gólmodis were also in control of the swinging demolition pads during one of the competition's toughest events, "Glufiadores". The Cíndelas were in charge of handing out the prizes at the end of each event, as well as wrapping towels around the competitors at the end of events that involved getting wet.

Numerous well-known singing groups, as well as other noted personalities, most of them well-known in Latin America, made special guest appearances on the show at various times during its run. They performed their own songs or showed off their own talents. They frequently even experienced the show's competition first-hand during their guest appearance.

The show enjoyed great success and was soon broadcast through lots of Latin American countries. Moreover, it began to be broadcast to other countries, such as China, Turkey, Egypt and The Philippines among others. However, the suicide of one of the main hostesses, Mónica Santa María, was a turning point that lead to its decline. The show finally ended in 1996. However, it was reprised in other countries like Venezuela with a whole new cast.

It has been confirmed for 2008, that a pilot for a new version of the show was shot in March 2008 in Peru, having 4 new dalinas. It's expected to have a word for greenlight for July 2008.

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[edit] Cast

[edit] Dalinas (Perú)

[edit] Dalinas (Venezuela)

  • Scarlet Ortiz (1995–96)
  • Gabriela Espino (1995–96)
  • Concetta Lo Dolce (1995–96)

[edit] Magazine

PLAK was the official magazine for Nubeluz

Antuané and Anabel Elías (1990-1994), Elvira Villa (1991-1996), Rossana Fernandez-Maldonado, Maria Pía Ureta, Noelia Cogorno, Daniela Sarfaty and siblings Claudia and Franco Nagaro shared the role of Cindelas and Golmodis.

Originally intended to be an English language program, Nubeluz was first broadcast in Spanish, but in the mid 90's an English language version appeared, starring Monica Potter as the first American Dalina. The 1995 season also featured a character called Glufo, much like the American Barney the Dinosaur. During its final two seasons, Nubeluz was relocated to Venezuela.

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