La Hora de la Papa
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La Hora de la Papa was a family-oriented entertainment program produced by Televisa and broadcast 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.
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.
, was shown. 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 choose 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 beauty 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.
The show was hosted by Arath de la Torre
Arath de la Torre
Arath De La Torre Balmaceda is a Mexican actor and comedian, best known for his roles in the television series La Parodia and El Privilegio de Mandar.-Biography:...
and Galilea Montijo
Galilea Montijo
Galilea Montijo Torres is a Mexican actress, show host, and comedian. She currently hosts Hoy, a morning show of Televisa, and El gran show de los Peques...
. La Hora de la Papa went off-air on October 5, 2007; the reasons are still unknown.
Producers
The show's writers were Cesar Gonzales "El Pollo" and Manuel Rodiguez, both of whom previously worked on El Privilegio de MandarEl privilegio de mandar
El Privilegio de Mandar was a successful Mexican political parody broadcast by Televisa on Canal de las Estrellas. It started as a sketch in another Televisa show, called La Parodia, that parodies political, social and cultural events happening in Mexico...
and are current writers of La Hora Pico and La Parodia
La parodia
La parodia is a Mexican parody television series produced by Televisa for the Canal de las Estrellas network. The cast originally included Arath de la Torre and Angélica Vale. After Vale left the show to star in La Fea Más Bella, Roxana Castellanos took her place as the female parodist. The series...
. 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. It was first in this program when the world-famous video " La caida de Edgar" Edgar's fallEdgar's fall
Edgar's fall is a video that was uploaded to YouTube in March 2006 from Mexico. This internet meme has been one of the most popular videos in YouTube, with 21,872,668 viewings as of December 24, 2010.- History :...
, was shown. 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
RBD
RBD was a two-time Latin-Grammy nominated Mexican pop group that gained popularity from Televisa's teen drama series Rebelde. RBD sold over 17 million digital downloads and over 20 million albums worldwide in four years since their formation, according to EMI...
. 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 choose 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 beauty tips. Carlos Gallegos
Carlos Gallegos
Carlos Gallegos is an undefeated Mexican professional boxer in the Super Middleweight division.-Amateur career:Carlos had an amateur career record of 37-3...
"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.