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L.A. HEAT/SYN/1996
**(Leticia Robles) Maria Vallejo, an Hispanic-American police detective working
in Los Angeles.
L.A. LAW/NBC/1986-94
*(Jimmy Smits/costar) Victor Sifuentes, a principled, newly hired, Mexican
lawyer (raised in the Barrio) who worked for a high-priced Los Angeles law firm
of McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney & Kuzak. Victor was hired to meet the firms racial
quota. During the 1992-94 season A. Martinez joined the firm as partner Daniel
Morales, the second Hispanic attorney to be hired at the office.
LADY BLUE/ABC/1985-86
**(Ricardo Guiterrez) Harvey, Hispanic street contact of .357 magnum toting Det.
Katy Mahoney, an Irish female version of "Dirty Harry."
LAW & ORDER/NBC/1990+
*(Benjamin Bratt/costar) Reynaldo "Rey" Curtis, Hispanic (Peruvian on his
mother's side) homicide detective working for New York Police Department. He
likes computers, and is married with three children. Introduced during the sixth
season in 1995, Curtis left the police force to spend time with his wife, who
was suffering from multiple sclerosis in the ninth season during 1999.
THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW/ABC/1955-71/SYN/1971-82
**(Anacani) Beautiful young Latin-American female singer (sang Spanish language
songs) featured on the syndicated version of THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW. She first
got an audition to perform for Welk when her mother and her accidentally (on
purpose) bumped into him at his Escondido restaurant in the early 1970's. She
performed from 1972 until the program ended.
LEGEND/UPN/1995
**(Mark Adair Rios) Ramos, brilliant Mexican assistant of Professor Janos
Bartok, an eccentric genius living in the Old West of 1876 who created amazing
inventions for a dime novelist with the pseudonym Nicodemous Legend.
LEGMEN/NBC/1984
**(Anthony Munoz) Chico, Hispanic male working for Los Angeles-based Tri-Star
Bail Bonds Agency.
LIVE SHOT/UPN/1995-96
**(Eddie Velez) Ricardo Sandoval, an Hispanic TV news anchor of the noon
newscast and evening reporter for Los Angeles Channel 3. Wanda De Jesus also
appeared as reporter Liz Vega.
LIZZIE MCGUIRE/DIS/2001-2003
**(Lalaine) Miranda Isabella Sanchez, a dark-haired Hispanic best friend of
blonde Caucasian teenager, Lizzie McGuire and a boy named David "Gordo" Gordon.
They attend North Hills Junior High (later called Hillridge Middle School in
District 41) in California and like to chat on-line or talk on the phone.
Miranda's on-line name is "MANDER." She got the lead role in Mr. Escobar's play
"Greasier" as Rhonda Doppapopoulos but she really can't act. However, when she
joined the Glee Club, she could sing just fine. Miranda's view on exercise
"Girls' PE totally sucks!" . Daniel R. Escobar plays Mr. Escobar, a teacher at
HIllridge Middle School. Miranda's parents were played by Dyana Orteli as Mrs.
Sanchez and Armando Molina Miranda's father, Edward Sanchez (originally seen in
a series of still photos). Shalim (born in Puerto Rico) plays Miranda's cousin
Carlos from Mexico City. Lalaine was born June 3, 1987
LONG JOHN SILVER (THE ADVENTURES OF)/SYN/1955-56
**(Lloyd Berrell) Mendoza, a Spanish sailor who interacted with Long John
Silver, a British buccaneer who battled the Spanish naval fleets roaming the
West Indies of the 1700s.
LOU GRANT/CBS/1977
**(Emilio Delgado) Reuben Castillo, Hispanic reporter working for The Los
Angeles Tribune newspaper as the "National Editor" (during the1979-82 season).
THE LOVE BOAT/ABC/1977-86
**(Charo) April Lopez, a beautiful, often jiggling Spanish singer-guitarist who
performed (in a recurring role) on the Pacific Princess, an ocean-going cruise
ship traveling to exotic ports worldwide. Charo (who spoke in a thick Castillian
accent) also appeared in the role of Aunt Charo on the sitcom CHICO AND THE
MAN/NBC/1974-78 (during 1977-78); made guest appearances on THE WACKY WORLD OF
JONATHAN WINTERS/SYN/1972-74; and costarred in the ABC comedy pilot CHARO & THE
SERGEANT (aired 8/24/76) about a beautiful Spanish entertainer who married a
U.S. Marine sergeant. Charo's catchprase is a very animated "Coochi, Coochi."
THE LOVE BOAT: THE NEXT WAVE/1998-99
**(Randy Vasquez) Paolo Kaire, bar manager aboard the Sun Princess cruise liner.
THE LUCIE ARNAZ SHOW/CBS/1985
*(Lucie Arnaz) Dr. Jane Lucas, a popular call-in show psychologist on the "Love
and Lucas Show" aired on WPLE radio show in New York City. Off the show, Lucas
maintained her own private practice and wrote a regular advice column for Gotham
Magazine. Lucie Arnaz is the daughter of comedian Lucille Ball and Cuban singer
Desi Arnaz.
THE LUCY-DESI COMEDY HOUR/CBS/1957-60
*(Desi Arnaz/costar) Desi Arnaz, Cuban singer and entertainer who co-hosted this
one-hour comedy series with his zany red headed wife Lucille Ball. The program
is a continuation of the Lucy and Desi characters as seen on the classic sitcom
I LOVE LUCY. The series is also known as THE LUCILLE BALL-DESI ARNAZ SHOW.
LIFE/FOX/1996
**(John Ortiz) Nelson “Margarita” Marquez, flamboyant Hispanic bartender working
at a seedy tavern frequented by the series main characters (Georgette and
Margot).
MACKENZIE'S RAIDERS/SYN/1958-59
**(Miscellaneous Actors) Mexican bandits who attacked settlements along the
American border during the 1870s. The program chronicled the story of US 4th
Cavalry officer, Colonel Ronald S. Mackenzie (Richard Carlson) who formed a band
of raiders under the secret orders from President Grant and General Sheridan to
battle these marauders and if necessary pursue them across the Rio Grande into
Mexico.
MADAME'S PLACE/SYN/1982-83
**(Hector Elias) Rollin Espinoza, leader of the All-Divorced Orchestra, a
musical group for Madame's Place, a late-night-talk show broadcast from the
Hollywood mansion of a puppet celebrity named Madame.
MCCLAIN'S LAW/NBC/1981-82
**(Conchata Ferrel) Vangie Cruise, an Hispanic owner of a local San Pedro bar
frequented by veteran police detective, Jim McClain.
MALONEY/CBS/1996
*(Nestor Serrano/costar) Lt. Natty Navarro, Hispanic police officer who
interacted with Dr. Nicholas "Nick" Maloney, a half-Irish and half-Jewish police
psychiatrist who prefers cracking wise to quoting Freud.
MAMA MALONE/CBS/1984
**(Richard Yniquez) Father Jose Silva, his Hispanic priest who assisted Padre
Guardino, an elderly Italian parish priest who was the friend of Mama Renate
Malone, an Italian widow of an Irish policeman.
THE MAN AND THE CITY/ABC/1971-72
*(Anthony Quinn) Mayor Thomas Jefferson Alcala, a rugged Hispanic-American
politician who had been active in the political struggles of a fast growing
Southwestern city. The series was filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Carmen
Zapata appeared as Josefina.
THE MAN FROM ATLANTIS/NBC/1977-78
*(J. Victor Lopez) Jimmy, Hispanic crew member aboard the submarine Citation, a
submersible vehicle owned by the O.R.F. (Oceanic Research Foundation.
MARBLEHEAD MANOR/SYN/1987-88
**(Dyana Ortelli) Lupe Ortiz, a beautiful but accident-prone Hispanic cook
working for eccentric millionaires and a group of zany servants. Her costumes
with colorful head gear and fluffy hooped skirts made her look like Carmen
Miranda. Ortelli's real-life son, Humberto played her TV son Elvis Ortiz who was
seen running in and out of the mansion. Note: In Spain the series was known as
"CASA DE LOCOS."
MARCUS WELBY, M.D./ABC/1969-76
*(Elena Verdugo/costar) Consuelo Lopez, a caring, loyal nurse of Hispanic
descent working for a 62-year-old general practitioner who operated out of a
converted house in Santa Monica, California. Dolores Del Rio played Consuelo's
mother in an episode in which Mrs. Lopez (Del Rio) was dying of cancer. Note:
Elena Verdugo had previously starred on the sitcom MEET MILLIE/CBS/1952-56 where
she played a non-Hispanic named Millie Bronson who worked as a Manhattan-based
secretary.
MARIAH/ABC/1987
**(Wanda de Jesus) Leda Cervantes, an Hispanic-American female correctional
officer working in a fictional penitentiary located in the Northeast section of
the U.S.A.
MARRIED...WITH CHILDREN/FOX/1987-97
**(Teresa Parente) Miranda Vera Cruz de la Jolla Cardenal, a Chicago area
broadcaster (from Ecuador) working for Channel 83 and/or WHBZ who always shows
up at news events that revolve around the antics of the Bundy family. The
Miranda character is credited inconsistently, e.g. Miranda Cardinal, Miranda
Veracruz de Cardinale, and Miranda Vera Cruz de la Hoya Cardenal. Miranda first
appeared on episode "Business Sucks - Part 1" that aired 10/02/94. Teresa
Parente also appeared as Mariana on the short-lived 1994 PBS summer series THE
STEVEN BANKS SHOW.
MATT WATERS/CBS/1996
**(Cyndi Cartegena) Angela Perez, an illiterate Hispanic teenager attending
Bayview High School in Bayonne, New Jersey. Angela works after school to support
the family.
ME AND MOM/ABC/1985
**(Henry Darrow) Lt. Rojas, Hispanic San Francisco police officer who acted as a
contact for a mother and daughter private eye team.
MEDICINE BALL/FOX/1995
**(Terry Ivens) Dr. Elizabeth Vasquez, Hispanic-American first-year resident
physican at a Seattle Medical Center. She later died in a car accident caused
when she fell asleep at the wheel on her way home from work.
MIAMI VICE/NBC/1984-89
*(Edward James Olmos/costar) Lt. Martin Castillo, a brooding, pock-faced
Hispanic police detective who coordinated the movements of the series' star in
this stylish Florida based police drama. The beautiful Saundra Santiago also
appeared as Det. Gina Navarro Calabrese, an undercover policewoman working
narcotics division for Miami Vice. According to her storyline Gina's mother
Elena Obregon was a nightclub singer in Cuba and her father was killed in the
Cuban Revolution. After a jealous ex-lover named Pedroza (a hatchet man for
Castro) shot her mother to death while singing the song "Stormy Weather" on
stage, Gina's aunt took her to America. Her mother's fiancé Klaus Hertzog vowed
to kill Pedroza. Twenty-six years later he resurfaced in Miami (a Communist
agent for West Germany), told Gina how her mother was killed and assisted her in
arresting him. When Pedroza pulled his gun to shoot Hertzog, Gina (in the line
of duty) killed the man who had murdered her mother. Actress/Singer Saundra
Santiago was born in the Bronx in 1957 to a Cuban father and a Puerto Rican
mother. Martin Ferrero occasionally appeared as Izzy Moreno.
MIRACLES/ABC/2003
*(Hector Elizondo/costar) Father 'Poppi" Celero, an Hispanic priest who give
advice and council to a group of people who investigate Miracles and the
unexplained. Marisa Ramirez costarred as Evelyn Santos, a former police
investigator who joins the team. Evelyn has a .38 caliber bullet lodged in her
brain. When she travels, she sets off alarms at the airports.
MISSING PERSONS/ABC/1993-94
**(Juan Ramirez) Carlos Marrone, Hispanic police office assigned to the
Department of Missing Persons in Chicago.
MTV TOP 20 COUNTDOWN/MTV/1992-97
*(Daisy Fuentes) Cuban born cable network personality and Veejay who hosted a
variety of programs on the MTV Network in the 1990s. Ms. Fuentes left Cuba for
Spain at age of three and came to New Jersey at age 7. Before getting her gig
with MTV she was a homecoming queen and TV weatherwoman. In addition to her MTV
work she operated a chic health-food restaurant in Manhattan and worked as a
model for Revlon. Her trademark sign-off is "Ciaocito, baby". She has appeared
on the TV show DAISY FUENTES (1994-95; a soap opera character named Tess on
:LOVING in 1992; the host of HOUSE OF STYLE from 1997-98; hostess of AMERICA"S
FUNNIEST VIDEOS from 1997-2000; Kenzie Pearson in the TNT detective movie
Shutterspeed (2000); and on TAKE 2: LIVING THE MOVIES TV series in 2002 and the
host of the 2002 MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT.
MY SO-CALLED LIFE/MTV/1994-95
**(Wilson Cruz)Enrique “Ricky” Vasquez, a student at Liberty High School in
Pittsburgh. He's gay, overly romantic, half-Hispanic, half-Black, left-handed, a
Catholic, a good dancer, and loses his voice when he gets nervous. Ricky friends
at school included Angela Chase [he's hot for Angela's boyfriend Jordan]; Brian
Krakow, a nerdy genius and fellow outcast; and Rayanne Graff, a troubled female
student who abuses alcohol and sleeps around. To keep his mind off the fact that
he has an abusive uncle [who later kicks Ricky out], Ricky gets involved in such
activities as sewing and acting with the school's drama club. After Ricky's
family abandoned him [they left town without telling him] he moved in with Mr.
Richard Katimski, the new closet-gay English teacher and moderator of the drama
club. Ricky first admitted he was gay to yearbook staffer Delia Fisher [she has
a crush on Ricky despite his homosexuality].
NASH BRIDGES/CBS/1996-2001
*(Cheech Marin/costar) Joe Dominguez, a balding, easy-going Mexican-American
police detective teamed with a white partner who chases crooks through the
streets of San Francisco in a yellow 1970s Barracuda. Joe was married to a
Swedish woman named Inger. Stephen Berra played their son J.J. Dominguez. Also
featured were Jaime P. Gomez as detective Evan Cortez [later killed in a drug
bust gone bad]. Evan fell in love with Nash Bridges daughter, Cassidy.
NASTY BOYS/NBC/1990
*(Benjamin Bratt/costar) Eduardo Cruz, a maverick Latino policeman and one of
five drug agents known as the "Nasty Boys" working undercover in Las Vegas.
Benjamin Bratt studied acting at the American Conservatory Theater in San
Francisco.
THE NEW DICK VAN DYKE SHOW/CBS/1971-74
**(Henry Darrow) Alex Montenez, Hispanic stage manager for a Arizona-based
daytime soap opera "Those Who Care" starring Dick Preston as Brad Fairmont. Also
featured were Chita Rivera as Connie Richards, the Preston's next-door neighbor;
and Carmen Zapata as the Preston's maid.
THE NEW DRAGNET/SYN/1989-90
*(Bernard White/costar) Carl Molina, an Hispanic plainclothes detective working
for the Los Angeles Police Department. Molina (who didn't speak Spanish) was
teamed with a white partner (who did speak Spanish).
THE NEW ODD COUPLE/ABC/1982-83
**(Liz Torres) Maria, Hispanic friend of fussy photographer Felix Unger and
sloppy sportswriter Oscar Madison on this Black cast remake of the THE ODD
COUPLE.
NEW YORK UNDERCOVER/FOX/1994-98
*(Michael DeLorenzo/costar) Detective Eddie Torres, a street-smart Puerto-Rican
policeman based at New York City's Fourth Precinct. In the Fall of 1995, Lauren
Velez joined the cast as Detective Nina Moreno. Moreno's father, a native of
Puerto Rico served 13 years with the NYPD.
NIGHTINGALES/NBC/1989
**(Roxann Biggs) Yolanda "Yolo" Puente, a token Latino student nurse working at
the Wilshire Community Hospital in Los Angeles.
THE NINE LIVES OF ELFEGO BACA/ABC/1958
*(Robert Loggia) Elfego Baca, a peace-loving frontier sheriff of Mexican descent
(later turned lawyer) who lived in Socorro County, New Mexico in the 1880s.
Elfego chose compromise over fighting, and avoided wearing firearms if he could
solve a confrontation amicably. The program was produced under the "Frontierland"
banner of WALT DISNEY PRESENTS/ABC/1954-61. Also featured were Leonard Strong as
Zangano; Valerie Allen as Lucita; and Ramon Navarro as Don Estevan.
9 TO 5/ABC/1982-83
*(Rita Moreno/costar) Violet [née Fernandez] Newstead, a fiery Latin, single
widowed mother who works as a Section supervisor 12 years] for Consolidated
Industries in Cleveland, Ohio. Tony Latorra played Violet's 12-year-old son,
Tommy. Violet lives at 36 Fallon Avenue. To supplement her income, Violet sells
sexy lingerie called "Loverware."
NORM/ABC/1999-2001
**(Ian Gomez) Danny Sanchez, Hispanic friend of Norm McDonald, an ex-hockey
player living in New York City. Both Danny and Norm are Social Services Workers.
Routinely, Danny has to help a clients with a variety of problems ranging from
phobias about water to extremely hairy clients. Other times, he helped orphans
find new parents and once he was even attacked by a monkey. Once, Danny got
thrown in jail while trying to help Norm with his gambling problem. Danny's love
interest was a beautiful coworker named Taylor. When Taylor left Danny, he dated
an other women but then dressed her up to look like Taylor. While Danny tried to
get over Taylor, he found out that he was related to Hitler. Danny later finds
romance with a coworker named Shelley. But when Taylor returns and reveals she
is still in love with Danny, Danny suggests that Shelley and Taylor date him at
the same time. The plan backfired leaving Danny alone. Jack Warden played
Danny's neglectful father, Harry Sanchez. A few months later Harry died.
NOW IT CAN BE TOLD/SYN/1991-92
*(Geraldo Rivera) Geraldo Rivera, a Puerto Rican/Jewish journalist hosted this
interview program that focused on the expose' format.
NUMBER 96/NBC/1980-81
**(Maria O'Brien) Ginny Ramirez, a Puerto Rican comic sharing an apartment with
an aspiring actress in a Southern California apartment complex.
NURSES/NBC/1991-94
*(Ada Maris/costar) Gina Cuevas, a Latin American immigrant working as a nurse
at Miami Community Medical Center with other "underpaid, overworked, under
appreciated" medical workers. Gina would often relate or compare stories about
social habits in her "country." Carlos LeCamara also appeared as Paco Ortiz, a
gossipy orderly.
N.Y.P.D. BLUE/ABC/1993-2005
**(Jimmy Smits) Bobby Simone, Hispanic police detective working at the 15th
precinct in New York City [episodes 27-115]. His mixed heritage was revealed
when he invited his Polish partner Andy Sipowicz to “kiss my French-Portuguese
ass.” Bobby liked to go wander though antique shops and raise pigeons. He later
died from a bad heart during the 1998-1999 season. Bobby left behind the love of
his life, Det. Diane Russell. Jimmy Smits had previously played Mexican-American
lawyer Victor Sifuentes (1986-1991) on the law drama L.A. LAW/NBC/1986-94. Also
on hand was James Leo Martinez (Nicholas Turturro), a young Hispanic police
detective working out of the 15th Precinct from episodes 1 - 138. Beginning on
episode 168+ Esai Morales starred as Lt. Tony Rodriguez who replaced black Lt.
Arthur Fancy.
OHARA/ABC/1987-88
**(Richard Yniguez) Lt. Jessie Guerrera, an Hispanic Los Angeles police
detective working with a Japanese police detective named Ohara whose martial
arts skills helped both of them out on occasion. Rachel Ticotin played Assistant
D.A. Teresa Storm in the second season.
ON THE ROCKS/ABC/1975-76
*(Jose Perez) Hector Fuentes, a wisecracking, convicted petty thief imprisoned
with a variety of felons at the Minimum Security Prison at Alamesa, California.
100 CENTRE STREET/ABC/1984
**(Henry Darrow) Ramon Robledo, Hispanic judge based at 100 Center Street. The
series was a a half-hour comedy pilot project.
ONE OF THE BOYS/NBC/1989
*(Maria Conchita Alonso/costar) Maria Conchita Navarro, an independent,
motorcycle-riding, Cuban/Venezuelan female who left her rich family to come to
America. Starting as a waitress, she later landed a job at the Lukowski
Construction Co. as bookkeeper and eventually fell in love and married owner
Mike Lukowski, a widower with three son. Amy Aquino appeared as Bernice DeSalvo,
Maria's best friend.
ONE WORLD/NBC/1998-2001
**(Alisa Reyes) Marci, Cuban-born teenager adopted into a multi-racial family
supervised by Caucasian Dave Blake and his wife, Karen. Marci is an entrepreneur
and determined to live out her own “rags to riches” dream. Born and raised in
New York City, actress Alisa Reyes is best known for her role on Nickelodeon’s
ALL THAT.
OPERATION PETTICOAT/ABC/1977-79
**(Jesse Dizon) Ramon Gallardo, a naval cook working onboard the WWII USS Sea
Tiger. Ramon was an unauthorized crew member, born on the Island of Kusing, who
later in the series was officially given the rank of Seaman.
OYE, WILLIE/PBS/1979
*(Alfonso Ribiero) Willie, a 12-year-old Puerto Rican boy who lives in New
York's Spanish Harlem. This program (one of PBS's first Latino series) was a
seven-part half-hour dramatic series. Also featured was Fernando Lopez. Actor
Alfonso Ribeiro is a New York City native who began his acting career at age 8
on the PBS drama series "Oye Willie." His other television credits include
"Silver Spoons," "Magnum P.I.," "Fresh Prince of Bel Ai,r" "Circus of the
Stars," "The Andy Williams Christmas Special" and "Star Cruise," plus a starring
role in the television movie "Mr. Foster's Field Trip." Ribiero is also an
accomplished dancer who performed with Michael Jackson in a Pepsi commercial and
created the leading role of Willie in the original cast of the 1984 Broadway hit
musical "Tap Dance Kid."
OZ/NBO/1997-2003
**(David Zayas) Enrique Morales, Hispanic prisoner (#00M871) at the experimental
unit known as the "Emerald City" at the Oswald State Penitentiary (a.k.a.
"OZ")..Enrique was convicted March 6, 2000 for murder in the second degree. His
sentence: 25 years - up for parole in 15. Other members of the Latinos gang
included Kirk Acevedo as Miguel Alvarez (#97A413) - Convicted February 3, 1997
for assault with a deadly weapon, criminal mischief in the second degree. His
sentence:15 years. Sentence extended after committing murder in the first degree
while in Oz. Parole Chances revoked; Luiz Guzman as Raoul "El Cid" Hernandez
(#98H498), convicted of murder in the second degree. His sentence 36 years. Up
for parole in 20; Otto Sanchez as Carmen "Chico" Guerra, (#96G922) was convicted
June 6, 1996 of murder in the first degree. His sentence: 53 years, up for
parole in 17. Also appearing were Judy Reyes as Tina Rivera, the Latino wife of
a prison guard who got his eyes gouged out; RIta Moreno as Sister Peter Marie
Reimondo and Lauren Velez as Dr. Gloria Nathan.
PACIFIC BLUE/USA/1996-2000
**(Mario Lopez) Bobby Cruz, a Mexican-American security guard (introduced during
1998 season)who teams with a group of Southern California beach patrol bike cops
to snare a drug dealer and later joins the group as a police officer. Earlier
during the 1996-98 season Marcos A. Ferraez appeared as Officer Victor Del Toro.
His mother raised Victor alone while living in Santa Fe. To potty train her son,
she gave him a nickel each time he successfully did his duty.
PASSPORT TO DANGER/SYN/1954-56
*(Cesar Romero) Steve McQuinn, a debonair diplomatic courier who delivered top
secret messages to U.S. embassies from Rome to Rangoon.
PAYNE/CBS/1999
**(Rick Batalla) Bellhop, a bumbling Hispanic bellhop working at the Whispering
Pines hotel along the California coast. The character was based on a bellhop
from Spain (Barcelona) seen on the BBC produced series FAWLTY TOWERS.
PEE WEE'S PLAYHOUSE/CBS/1986-91
**(Animated Cartoon) El Hombre, a bearded Hispanic cartoon hero who helped the
weak and defenseless and spoke only in Spanish. He wore a tee-shirt and a
bandana wrapped around his head. Also featured was Jimmy Smits as an Hispanic
electrician who repaired Pee Wee's robot named Conky.
PENSACOLA: WINGS OF GOLD/SYN/1997-2000
**(Israel Jurabe) Corporal Martinez, Marine Fighter pilot stationed at the famed
Naval air station in Pensacola, Florida. Martinez quick wit provides colorful
anecdotes for any situation. His living quarters was home to his many pets.
PHILLY/NBC/2001
**(Diana-Maria Riva) Patricia., the Latino office assistant for a divorced
lawyer name Kathleen McQuire based in the city of Philadelphia.
Phyllis/CBS/1975-77
**(Liz Torres) Julie Erskine, the Hispanic owner of Erskine Commercial
Photography Studio Studio based in the city of San Francisco
PLAYERS/NBC/1997-98
*(Costas Mandylor/costar) Alphonse Royo, Hispanic ex-con recruited by FBI
experimental unit that uses streetwise felons to bring down criminals in
high-risk undercover scams.
POPI/CBS/1976
*(Hector Elizondo) Abraham "Popi" Rodriguez, a Puerto Rican handyman and widower
who struggled to raise his two sons in the hustle and bustle of New York's
Spanish Harlem. Other featured were Anthony Perez as Junior Rodiguez, the older
son; Dennis Vasquez as Luis Rodriguez, the younger son; Edith Diaz as Lupe,
Popi's love interest; and Lou Criscuolo as Mr. Maggio. The series was based on
the 1969 motion picture of the same name starring Alan Arkin.
POPULAR/WB/1999-2001
**(Tamara Mello) Lily Esposito, a student at Kennedy High School. She is
Hispanic, lives alone with her mother, is a vegetarian and works at Mr. Cluck's
after school. Lily [a real cutey] and her friends school reporter Samantha
McPherson and Carmen Ferrara are part of the "unpopular" crowd in school.
PRINCE STREET/NBC/1997
*(Mariska Hargitay/costar) Nina Echeverria, a single Latino mom working for an
elite NYPD Intelligence Squad of undercover detectives headquartered behind a
print shop on Prince Street in the Soho section of New York City. The series was
inspired by a real team of policemen that started up in 1971 and operated for
twenty years.
PROFILER/NBC/1996-2000
**(A. Martinez) Nick Cooper, Hispanic Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
agent (explosives expert) working for a group of Atlanta-based FBI serial
profilers. For a time, Nick was the love interest of a near clairvoyant forensic
psychologist named Samantha Waters. Nick first joined forces with the VCTF
(Violent Crimes Task Force) on a case involving a bomber who was threatening to
blow up a power plant in Pittsburgh. He was later retained as a consultant with
the VCTF. Also featured was Roma Maffia as Dr. Grace Alvarez, a Forensic
Criminalist and Pathologist assigned to the VCTF.
PROVIDENCE/NBC/1999-2002
**(Samaria Graham) Elizabeth "Izzy" Nunez, an outspoken Hispanic
nurse-practitioner working for Doctor Sidney Hansen (Melina Kanakaredes). Izzy
is Syd's loyal and responsible right-hand in the emergency room.
QUE PASA, U.S.A.?/PBS/1975
*Set in Little Havana, this 30-minute bi-lingual comedy series was the first
national Hispanic situation comedy/drama series written, directed, produced and
starring Cuban Americans. The series was aimed at Anglo and Hispanic teenagers
and their families. The thirty nine episodes depicted the lives of three
generations (grandparents, parents and teenagers) of an urban American family
with the expressed goal of fostering mutual understanding and appreciation
between both ethnic groups. The title translated into English as "What's
Happening, America?" Cast members included Velia Martinez, Luis Oquendo, Ana
Margarita Mendez, Rocky Echevarria (a.k.a. Steven Bauer) and Manolo Villaverde.
QUEEN OF SWORDS/SYN/2000-01
*(Tessie Santiago) Maria Theresa "Tessa" Alvarado, a Spanish aristocrat who
returns to California in 1817 after many years of living in Spain to claim her
family's birthright and learns that the land is being ruled by an iron-fisted
military dictator, since her father's suspicious death from a fall from a
horse.. In the tradition of Zorro, Tessa dons a black fencing clothes and mask
made from a piece of her mother's lace shawl to become The Queen of Swords, an
avenger for the downtrodden who uses her sword and whip to battle the local
tyrants. Other cast featured were Paulina Gálvez as Marta, Tessa's gypsy
governess and confidante with mystical powers; Tacho González as Don Gaspar
Hidalgo; Anthony Lemke as Captain Marcus Grisham; Elsa Pataky as Senora Vera
Hidalgo; Valentine Pelka as Colonel Luís Montoya; Grant Russell as Tessa's Uncle
Alejandro and .Oliver Haden as Marta's long-lost love, Leonardo. About her role
in the series, Santiago once said in an interview, "I'm really proud of this
part. I play not just a strong, intelligent woman, but a strong, intelligent
Latin woman." The series was produced by Fireworks Entertainment.
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