Genre: | Sitcom |
Based On: | The Plouffe Family by Roger Lemelin |
Developer: | Michael Elias Frank Shaw |
Creator: | Stan Jacobson Bernard Rothman Jack Wohl |
Director: | Alan Rafkin |
Starring: | Carmen Zapata Rodolfo Hoyos James Victor Nelson D. Cuevas Lisa Mordente Claudio Martinez Jorge Cervera, Jr. |
Composer: | Julius Wechter Shorty Rogers |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Num Seasons: | 1 |
Num Episodes: | 12 |
Executive Producer: | Bernard Rothman Jack Wohl Stan Jacobson |
Runtime: | 30 minutes |
Company: | Rothman/Wohl Productions Stan Jacobson Productions Columbia Pictures Television[1] |
Channel: | ABC |
Viva Valdez is an American sitcom starring Carmen Zapata and Rodolfo Hoyos that aired on ABC from May 31 to September 6, 1976.[2] [3]
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 Connies friend.[2] [3] [4]
Bernard Rothman, Stan Jacobson, and Jack Wohl created Viva Valdez and were its executive producers.[2] [5] [6] Alan Rafkin directed all twelve episodes.[5] Earl Barret wrote for the show.[6]
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.[2] [3]