La Hora de la Papa

"La Hora de la Papa" was a family-oriented entertainment program produced by Televisa and broadcasted on Canal de Las Estrellas and Galavision. The show featured sketches, humor, videos and interviews with famous artists.

The show was hosted by Arath de la Torre and Galilea Montijo. "La Hora de la Papa" went off-air on October 5 2007; the reasons are still unknown. [http://www.tvyespectaculos.com/2007/10/03/termina-â??la-hora-de-la-papaâ?-este-viernes-y-entra-â??la-familia-p-lucheâ?]

Producers

The show's writers were Cesar Gonzales "El Pollo" and Manuel Rodiguez, both of whom previously worked on "El Privilegio de Mandar" and are current writers of "La Hora Pico" and "La Parodia". Reynaldo López, producer of the previously mentioned TV shows, was in charge of the production.

Plot

The show usually started with Claudio Herrera "El Hacker" segment called Los Videos de La Web, showing online video content. Carlos Trejo was invited at least twice a week to talk about his paranormal investigations.They also invited many famous Mexican artists for interviews. Live music was also part of the show, bringing many music artists like RBD. Gustavo Murguía "Paul Yester" was the joker of the show, often telling black jokes and children jokes.

For some time, they held constests and games such as "El Rompecabezas" or the "puzzle" where two people had to answer questions and whoever had the right one had to chose a puzzle piece, and they had to guess who the artist was. La Papa Caliente was also a popular game, often played by famous artists like Liliana Arriaga "La Chupitos".

Galilea and Jackie Garcia had their own segments discussing health and beaty tips. Carlos Gallegos "El Inspector" often showed his investigations on corruption, crimes and other city problems.

Every day, they offered a giant variety of fresh material and during special events like Elvis Presley birthday, every one on the show wore rock-n-roll customes. [ [http://www.esmas.com/canal2/notas/590827.html La Hora de la Papa :: Canal 2 :: esmas.com ] ]

Cancellation

A few days before the show was cancelled, Arath de la Torre announced that the show would be canceled for unknown reasons. Many people on the internet speculated that the show had low ratings. La Hora de la Papa was last aired on Friday, October 5th, 2007. The show was replaced by La Familia Peluche on Mexico and Humor es Los Comediantes and Chiquitibum in the USA.

References

External links

* [http://www.esmas.com/canal2/notas/590827.html Brief Descrition - La Hora de la Papa (Spanish)]