Villa Alegre - Spanish for "Happy Village" and title of half hour daytime children's series, presented in Spanish and English targeted at Hispanic speaking pre-schoolers. The series of 159-episodes premiered on the Public Broadcasting System in 1974 and ran til 1981.

Nono Arsu, one of number of regular cast members who hosted this bi-lingual series primarily geared for Spanish-speaking pre-school children.

Set in the mythical town of Villa Alegre,  the program hoped to give children (4-to-10 years-old) the opportunity to learn new language skills to ease their assimilation into a English-speaking society.

Other program regulars included Darryl Henriquez, Julio Medina, Maria Grimm, Gilbert Duron, Federico Roberto, Catana Tully, Carmen Zapata and Wilfredo H. Rodriquez. The program was produced by Claudio Guzman.

"La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la…VILLA ALEGRE!"

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