Rosaura Andreu
Encyclopedia
Rosaura Andreu was an Cuban-born actress who found wide fame in Puerto Rico
as a children's television
show host.
Andreu, who was a struggling actress in her country, left Cuba after the revolution
, arriving in Puerto Rico during the Puerto Rican
television's formation era. She became known to the children television viewers in such programs as Romper Room con Berta
and others. During the 1970s, she became widely famous across her adopted island when the public television channel, WIPR-TV
, started showing her programme, El Show de Titi Chagua (Auntie Chagua's Show).
The show had tough competition, such as WRIK/WLUZ
's Sandra Zaiter
show, WAPA-TV
's El Show de Pacheco
(with Joaquin Monserrat
as Pacheco) and WKAQ-TV
's El show del Tío Nobel (Uncle Nobel's Show). The four main children's shows in Puerto Rico at that era were shown at the same hour every weekday, to compete against each other as El Show de Tio Nobel also had Saturday and Sunday morning editions. However, her show stayed on the air until the middle 1980s, when WLUZ was sold and relaunched as WSTE in 1987.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
as a children's television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
show host.
Andreu, who was a struggling actress in her country, left Cuba after the revolution
Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement against the regime of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista between 1953 and 1959. Batista was finally ousted on 1 January 1959, and was replaced by a revolutionary government led by Castro...
, arriving in Puerto Rico during the Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
television's formation era. She became known to the children television viewers in such programs as Romper Room con Berta
Romper Room
Romper Room is a children's television series that ran in the United States from 1953 to 1994 as well as at various times in Australia, Canada, Japan, Puerto Rico, New Zealand and the United Kingdom...
and others. During the 1970s, she became widely famous across her adopted island when the public television channel, WIPR-TV
WIPR-TV
WIPR-TV is an non-commercial educational, full-power public television station located in San Juan, Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 6, digital 43. The station is owned and operated by Corporación de Puerto Rico para la Difusión Pública ...
, started showing her programme, El Show de Titi Chagua (Auntie Chagua's Show).
The show had tough competition, such as WRIK/WLUZ
WSTE
WSTE-DT is a full-power television station licensed to Ponce, Puerto Rico. It transmits on digital channel 7 over a four-site distributed transmission system.WSTE is owned by Univision and is operated by the network as well through WLII in Caguas...
's Sandra Zaiter
Sandra Zaiter
Sandra Zaiter is an actress, television children's show host, singer, composer and former athlete in Puerto Rico.Zaiter was born in the Dominican Republic, of Lebanese Maronite Christian ancestry. Early in her life she participated in church groups, and established her residence in Puerto Rico...
show, WAPA-TV
WAPA-TV
WAPA-TV is an independent television station located in San Juan, Puerto Rico transmitting over digital channel 27, virtual channel 4. The station is owned by InterMedia Partners and is branded as WAPA Television....
's El Show de Pacheco
Pacheco
Pacheco is a Spanish and Portuguese languages surname:-General:*Bruno Lázaro Pacheco, Spanish-Canadian filmmaker*Fernando González Pacheco, Colombian television presenter.*Fernando Pacheco, United States singer*Francisco Pacheco , Venezuelan singer...
(with Joaquin Monserrat
Joaquín Monserrat
Joaquín Monserrat, known as Pacheco was a Spanish comedian and host of children programs. Since 1960, he established in Puerto Rico where he became one of the most known and loved hosts of children programs.-Biography:...
as Pacheco) and WKAQ-TV
WKAQ-TV
WKAQ-TV is a full-power television station located in San Juan, Puerto Rico transmitting over digital 2.1. The station is owned and operated by NBCUniversal and is branded simply as Telemundo....
's El show del Tío Nobel (Uncle Nobel's Show). The four main children's shows in Puerto Rico at that era were shown at the same hour every weekday, to compete against each other as El Show de Tio Nobel also had Saturday and Sunday morning editions. However, her show stayed on the air until the middle 1980s, when WLUZ was sold and relaunched as WSTE in 1987.