¿Qué Pasa, USA?

¿Qué Pasa, USA?

infobox television
show_name = ¿Qué Pasa, USA?


caption = Cast foto of ¿Qué Pasa USA?
format = Sitcom
runtime = About 24 minutes (per episode)
creator = WPBT, Manuel Mendoza
starring = Manolo Villaverde
Ana Margarita Martínez-Casado
Luis Oquendo
Velia Martínez
Rocky Echevarría
Ana Margarita Menéndez
Barbara Ann Martin
country = USA
network = PBS
first_aired = 1977
last_aired = 1980
num_episodes = 39
imdb_id = 0264317

¿Qué Pasa, U.S.A.? was America's first bilingual situation comedy, and the first sitcom to be produced for PBS. It was produced and taped in front of a live studio audience at PBS member station WPBT in Miami, Florida and aired on PBS member stations nationwide. The program explored the trials and tribulations faced by the Peñas, a Cuban-American family living in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood, as they struggled to cope with a new country and a new language. The series was praised as being very true-to-life and accurately, if humorously, portraying the life and culture of Miami's Cuban-American population.

ynopsis

The series focused on the identity crisis of the members of the family as they were pulled in one direction by their elders - who wanted to maintain Cuban values and traditions - and pulled in other directions by the pressures of living in a predominantly Anglo-American society. This caused many misadventures for the entire Peña family as they get pulled in all directions in their attempt to preserve their heritage.

Use of Language

The series was bilingual, reflecting the mix of language often heard in Cuban-American neighborhoods - from Spanish in the home and English at the supermarket to the inevitable combining of both into "Spanglish". The use of language in the show also paralleled the real-life generational differences in many Cuban-American families of the era. The grandparents spoke almost exclusively Spanish and were reluctant, or even hostile at times, towards the idea of learning English. The grandparents' struggle with English often resulted in humorous misunderstandings and malapropisms. The parents were more or less fluent in English, though with a strong Cuban accent, and would alternate between the two languages or code-switch depending on the situation. The children, having been exposed to American culture for years, spoke primarily in slightly accented colloquial English, but were able to converse capably in Spanish as needed (such as when speaking to their grandparents).

Cast

*Pepe - Manolo Villaverde
*Juana - Ana Margarita Martínez-Casado
*Antonio - Luis Oquendo
*Adela - Velia Martínez
*Joe - Steven Bauer (billed as Rocky Echevarría)
*Carmen - Ana Margarita Menéndez
*Sharon - Barbara Ann Martin
*Violeta - Connie Ramírez
*Tanto Marta - Glenda Díaz Rigau
*Mrs. Allen - Jody Wilson

Guest stars

* Andy García
* Norma Zúñiga
* Chamaco García

Broadcast History

The series initially ran for four seasons from 1977-1980 (39 episodes were produced) and continues to run in syndication. A DVD set of the entire series can be purchased via the series' official website. All 39 episodes can be found on YouTube.

External links

* [http://www.quepasausa.org Official Website]


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