Pa' Que Te Lo Goces
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Pa' Que Te Lo Goces was a Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
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 television show directed
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 by Tony Mojena. It aired
Broadcasting
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 Sundays from 6 pm to 9 pm on Telemundo Puerto Rico
WKAQ-TV
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. The program included comedies
Comedy
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, charity campaigns, gossip
Gossip
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, news
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, reality shows, contest
Competition
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s, and special guests (e.g. singers, celebrities, etc.). Each section had its own host. The main show was hosted
Master of Ceremonies
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 by Luis Raúl
Luis Raúl
Luis Raúl Martínez is a Puerto Rican actor and comedian. He is known for his stand-up comedy shows and for his various characters...

, and Gricel Mamery
Gricel Mamery
Gricel Mamery Muñoz [Mayagüez, Puerto Rico] is a Puerto Rican television hostess and comedienne, best known for her appearance on the Puerto Rican show Anda Pa'l Cara....

.

The main catch phrase was: "Si no lo viste, te lo perdiste." (If you didn't see it, you missed it.) It was created originally by Luis Raúl
Luis Raúl
Luis Raúl Martínez is a Puerto Rican actor and comedian. He is known for his stand-up comedy shows and for his various characters...

.

Production

The show's last presentation was September 10, 2006. The show was cancelled due to extremely low ratings, weak sales (advertisement), and strong competition from Univisión's number one show in ratings: "Que Suerte" by Hector Marcano
Hector Marcano
Hector Marcano is a Puerto Rican comedian, producer, and game show host in Puerto Rico.Hector Marcano was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on November 3, 1956. Marcano's career took off after Luis Vigoreaux's death...

.

List of Sections

The program had various charity
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 sections such as:
  • "No Estás Solo": A person with a family problem or personal problem is invited to the show to resolve the problem.
  • "Algun Día": problems that can happen to anyone experienced by a guest.
  • The show also had a gossip
    Gossip
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     section called "Dicen Por Ahí" which covers local and international gossip.
  • They had a tarot reader section called "Encuentro Mágico con Patricia", in which viewers call her to read their tarot.
  • "Aguanta Presión": a hidden camera, and a person goes and tries to pressure someone on the streets. Similar to Candid Camera
    Candid Camera
    Candid Camera is a hidden camera/practical joke reality television series created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on radio as Candid Microphone June 28, 1947...

    . If the person resists the pressure, he/she wins some cash.
  • "Las Maletas": several people in the public watching the show live gets randomly picked to participate for cash. Each briefcase has a number of cash written on a card inside it, if the person guesses the number, wins the number the person guessed. The ranges are from $500 to $5,000.
  • "Pégate Pa' Que Goces": It's a box with balls that each contains a number. The participant has to pick 1 number, if the number the person asked gets at least in one of the 3 balls, wins a determined amount of cash.


Their weekly panel, in which the hosts and reporters discuss the most talked about the topic of the week.

Hosts

The hosts were Luis Raúl
Luis Raúl
Luis Raúl Martínez is a Puerto Rican actor and comedian. He is known for his stand-up comedy shows and for his various characters...

, and Gricel Mamery
Gricel Mamery
Gricel Mamery Muñoz [Mayagüez, Puerto Rico] is a Puerto Rican television hostess and comedienne, best known for her appearance on the Puerto Rican show Anda Pa'l Cara....

.

The original hosts were Alexandra Fuentes
Alexandra Fuentes
Alexandra Fuentes is a Puerto Rican host, actress, and comedian. She was the maint Host of Univision talk and variety show Anda Pa'l Cara....

, Johnny Lozada, and Fransheska Revilla.

Show renovations and cancellation

The show went into two major renovations:
  • In December 2005, the 3 main hosts were changed.
  • In May 2006, comedians and DJs were removed.


The show was cancelled to due low ratings, sales, and competition. The show's last presentation had some memorable moments, as well the end of all of their competitions.

Reality shows

  • Puerto Rico Baila (Puerto Rico Dances): People across PR compete here dancing to win a starting role in Las Estrellas Bailan 3. (Cancelled)
  • Las Estrellas Bailan (The Stars Dance): Famous Puerto Ricans who are NOT dancers, participate here to win money for a charity house. Season 1 (won by Angelique Burgos "La Burbu") and 2 finished. Season 3 will start later. (Cancelled)
  • La Casa De Cristal (The Crystal House) (no longer held): Had 2 couples inside a public crystal house for 4 weeks.
  • Puerto Rico al Límite (Puerto Rico to the limit) (no longer held): Had a contest winner in a Chevy Equinox for 42 days.

Cancelled sections

  • La Verdad Tras La Noticia
  • Bembeteo
  • Comedias Sálvese Quien Pueda (e.g. No Te Entra El 4, Rayos Yaga, Objetivo Flema, and others)
  • Sala De Espera
  • WPQTLG Radio Station

Competitor

The show was the opposite competitor of Univisión
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...

's "Qué Suerte" hosted by Hector Marcano
Hector Marcano
Hector Marcano is a Puerto Rican comedian, producer, and game show host in Puerto Rico.Hector Marcano was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on November 3, 1956. Marcano's career took off after Luis Vigoreaux's death...

.

Parody

On Televicentro's parody show, TV Ilegal
TV Ilegal
TV Ilegal, stylized as TV [i]lεgal, was a Puerto Rican comedy/parody television show broadcast on WAPA-TV. The show parodied both local and international shows and people like local news shows, telenovelas, variety shows, and others...

, Pa' Que Te Lo Goces was parodied several times. The parody name was "Pa' Que Te Lo Roces". It was shockingly similar to the actual show. From the hosts to stage appearance. It's no longer parodied since the main show was cancelled.

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