Papá soltero
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Papá soltero (Single Father) was a Mexican sitcom series produced by Luis de Llano Macedo from 1987 to 1994. It starred singer César Costa as well as actors , Edith Márquez and Luis Mario Quiroz, Jorge Pablo Carrillo.
Synopsis[]
César Costa plays a fictionalized version of himself, the head of a middle-high class family who happens to be a single father, hence the name of the show. He has two sons and a daughter: Miguel (Gerardo Quiroz), the eldest, Alejandra (Edith Márquez) and Cesarín (Luis Mario Quiroz), the youngest. They have a strong relationship with their maid Gumara (Aurora Alonso). They live, in an apartment, where they befriend their apartment building's handyman known as "Pocholo" (José Luis Cordero) and Juan (Juan Peláez/Octavio Galindo), their womanizing neighbor who repeatedly gets others into trouble.
Cast[]
- César Costa as César
- Edith Marquez as Alejandra
- Gerardo Quiroz as Miguel
- Luis Mario Quiroz as Cesarín
- José Luis Cordero as Pocholo
- Aurora Alonso as Gumara
During its six-year run the show had more than 60 guests from among popular stars of the era.
Awards[]
In 1989 Costa won the TVyNovelas Award for Best Comedic Performance for Papá soltero; the show was also nominated twice for Best Comedy Program but did not win.[citation needed]
Projected non-television revival[]
In 2018 Costa told El Universal that he planned to revive the series in movie theaters and on stage.[1]
References[]
- ^ Odeth Figueroa (19 January 2018). "Regresa Papá Soltero… pero no a la televisión". TV y Novelas (in Spanish).
External links[]
- Papá soltero at IMDb
- Mexican television sitcoms
- 1988 Mexican television series debuts
- 1994 Mexican television series endings
- Mexican television show stubs