El Show de Xuxa
| El Show de Xuxa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Children |
| Starring |
Xuxa Paquitas Praga Dengue Irmãs Metralha |
| Opening theme |
“Dulce Miel” – Xuxa (1991) “Xuxa Park” – Xuxa (1992) "El Show de Xuxa Comenzó" – Xuxa (1993) |
| Country of origin | Argentina |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Marlene Mattos |
| Producer(s) |
Nilton Gouveia Pinco Carrillo Juan C. Regueiro |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Telefe (1991–1992) Canal 13 (1993) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 9 August 1991 – 31 December 1993 |
El Show de Xuxa was an Argentine Children's television series hosted by Xuxa between 1991 and 1993.
The program
Due to its success in Brazil, Xuxa signed a contract with Telefe in the early 1990s to present a Spanish language version of Xou da Xuxa.[1]
The Argentine produced version, El Show de Xuxa, was considered an early success upon being broadcast via satellite on Univision, in North and South America.[2][3]
Recorded in front of a live audience,[2] the program was much like Xou da Xuxa, with similar scenery, games and drawings. Characters from Xou were also exported to El Show including the Paquitas, Dengue the mosquito and Praga the turtle. The programs differed in length; while Xou broadcast for several hours at a time, El Show was only an hour long program.[1][3]
The programming was part of an effort by Univision to target a largely untapped market of Hispanic children. According to 1990 US census information, there were approximately 25 million Hispanics in the US, making up about 10 percent of the country's population at the time. 8 million of that number were children, with 5 million being under the age of 12.[3]
Impact
Xuxa widened her appeal among Spanish-speaking audiences when she appeared in El Show de Xuxa. The Los Angeles Times reported in 1992 that "more than 20 million Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking children watched El Show de Xuxa in 16 countries of Latin America every day, as well as Univision in the United States. The first two seasons of the show, the most popular, were produced by Argentine TV channel Telefé while the third season, in 1993, was produced independently and then sold for broadcast to El Trece. Her last Spanish speaking show aired in Latin America on December 31, 1993.[4][5][6][7]
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Martín Fierro Awards | Best Children's Program | Won |
See also
References
- 1 2 Meehan, Eileen R.; Riordan, Ellen (2001). Sex and Money: Feminism and Political Economy in the Media. U of Minnesota Press. pp. 240–254. ISBN 9781452905266.
- 1 2 Berry, Gordon L.; Asamen, Joy Keiko (1993-05-25). Children and Television. SAGE. pp. 223–225. ISBN 9780803947009.
- 1 2 3 "Brazilian star becomes hit on Spanish kiddie TV". Associated Press. Kentucky New Era. January 6, 1992. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Xuxa no se olvida de sus fans argentinos". May 5, 2011. p. La Nación. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
- ↑ "Especial: Xuxa faz 50 anos de puro 'xuxesso'". Ará Rocha. March 27, 2013. p. Ofuxico. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Xou da Xuxa: Sucesso no exterior". p. Memória Globo. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Xuxa, "The Queen of Shorties" turned 50". Ecuador Times. March 27, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.