Plan Z (TV series)

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Plan Z
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GenreComedy
Sketch
Politically Incorrect Humor
Social Satire
StarringÁlvaro Díaz, Pedro Peirano, , , Rafael Gumucio, ,
Country of originChile
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons2
Production
Production locationsSantiago, Chile
Running time30 minutes (with commercials)
Production companyAplaplac
Release
Original networkRock & Pop Televisión
Original releaseJanuary 1997 (1997-01) –
1998 (1998)

Plan Z was a comedic Chilean TV show broadcast between 1997 and 1998 in the now-defunct Chilean TV channel Canal 2 Rock & Pop, made up of short sketches, usually containing absurd and politically incorrect humor, created by , , Rafael Gumucio, Pedro Peirano and Alvaro Díaz. It would often show parodies of real life situations, ridiculized stereotypes, and elements that made fun of a post-dictatorship Chile through irony.

Its name is based on "", which was a supposed plan by the Salvador Allende administration to commit a self-coup in an attempt to establish a Marxist state with the help of the MIR and of the Cuban government.[1] The existence of this plan was supposedly confirmed by the military, but the CIA later confirmed that it was just a product of war propaganda.[2][3][4]

The show would be given various sanctions from the CNTV due to some of the more controversial actions of the show, such as making fun of the Bible in the sketch "Noche de Libros: La Biblia"[5] and ridiculizing Salvador Allende in "Vuestros Hombres, Valientes Soldados".[6] In January 1998, after having gained eight charges overall, the broadcast of the show was cancelled, without ever finishing its second season.[7]

Members[]

The crew of Plan Z was made up of various journalists, writers, actors, and actresses:

  • ; then-journalist and publicist.
  • ; TV hostess and actress.
  • Rafael Gumucio; literary critic and writer.
  • Álvaro Díaz; journalist and TV producer.
  • Pedro Peirano; journalist and TV producer.
  • ; actress, writer, dancer, and TV hostess.
  • ; graphic designer and writer.

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References[]

  1. ^ "El montaje del Plan Z: Explicado por Juan Cristóbal Guarello". Gamba (in Spanish). 12 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. ^ "El fin de un mito en Chile: el Plan Zeta". www.clarin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "La verdad sobre el "Plan Zeta", una mentira de la CIA en Chile". La Pampa La Arena. Retrieved 28 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "El arrepentimiento no siempre es suficiente". Diario y Radio U Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Acta de la Sesión Ordinaria del Consejo Nacional de Televisión del Lunes 10 de Marzo de 1997" (PDF). Consejo Nacional de Televisión (in Spanish). 1997.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Acta de la Sesión Ordinaria del Consejo Nacional de Televisión del Lunes 7 de Abril de 1997" (PDF). Consejo Nacional de Televisión (in Spanish).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Alejandro Morales Vargas (2004). "El factor Peirano". Escuela de Periodismo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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