TV Ilegal
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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. Part of the cast had previously worked on Sálvese Quien Pueda on Telemundo Puerto Rico.
The show featured comedians Ivonne Arraiga, Ángel Figueroa, Abraham Martí, Herbert Cruz, Lizmarie Quintana, Edgardo "El Bebo" Adames, Noris Joffre and Carlos Ramírez. The show might be considered as an equivalent of MADtv
, which both featured parodies and other comedy skits. As of approximately in Spring/Summer of 2007, Abraham Martí left the show to pursue acting opportunities in Spain and abroad. On May 13, 2009 the show broadcast its last episode due to no advertisement revenue to pay the actors. After a week of cancellation the TV Ilegal posse was now part of Radio Ilegal on Cadena Salsoul
.
On November 2011, TV Ilegal will return to television with a special to be broadcast in Telemundo.
Parody (Original)
Parody (Original)
List of special guests:
(98.5 FM), from 12pm-2pm, called Radio Ilegal. Rosario now hosts the radio show and leads it with actors Herbert Cruz, Noris Joffre, Lizmarie Quintana, and other talents that parody television and political people. The new TV Ilegal now consists of a weekday radioshow, that still parodies in its own comedy way as it did when broadcast on air.
Uno Radio Group Chain President, Luis "Tuto" Soto, said: "While workshops are being closed down, we have the venture and the insanity to produce because we believe in the local (Puerto Rican) talent and we have faith in those here. And we are sure that the public will receive that talent".
Agustín Rosario said that the radio show will keep the parody concept of different figures of the political and entertaintment areas, but with the "benefit that people can imagine them (the characters), because they have already seen it on television".
Rosario commented: "Cancellations are lamentable because we are in a moment where the people are going through an economical and emotional state. And taking away the comedy is not a good decision. I don't want to add anything more to this topsy-turvy, but the only thing I have to say is all my worries have been let known.
The favorite parodies are still being heard like Pedro Fosas Nasales, Maripilly, La Jueza, Charrytin, La Comadre, etc.
.
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...
comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
/parody
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
television show broadcast on 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....
. The show parodied both local and international shows and people like local news shows, telenovelas, variety shows, and others. Part of the cast had previously worked on Sálvese Quien Pueda on Telemundo Puerto Rico.
The show featured comedians Ivonne Arraiga, Ángel Figueroa, Abraham Martí, Herbert Cruz, Lizmarie Quintana, Edgardo "El Bebo" Adames, Noris Joffre and Carlos Ramírez. The show might be considered as an equivalent of MADtv
MADtv
MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series. It licensed the name and logo of Mad, but otherwise had no connection with the humor magazine outside the animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts and images of Alfred E. Neuman that the show featured during the late 1990s. Its first...
, which both featured parodies and other comedy skits. As of approximately in Spring/Summer of 2007, Abraham Martí left the show to pursue acting opportunities in Spain and abroad. On May 13, 2009 the show broadcast its last episode due to no advertisement revenue to pay the actors. After a week of cancellation the TV Ilegal posse was now part of Radio Ilegal on Cadena Salsoul
Cadena Salsoul
Cadena Salsoul, an entertainment-based salsa radio station, is the leader in Puerto Rico, one of Arbitron's most competitive market ....
.
On November 2011, TV Ilegal will return to television with a special to be broadcast in Telemundo.
TV Show Parodies
A list of local/international parodied shows.Parody (Original)
- Noti-Jierro a las 10:00 (Noticentro a las 10:00) - It has been the most popular parody due to the parody of Pedro Rosa NalesPedro Rosa NalesPedro Rosa Nales is a journalist and a recognized martial artist. Born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, he started working at radio station WMDD at Fajardo when he was just 13...
, whose catchphrase (Oye! Eso 'ta bueno!) is also what made the parody very popular and funny. This parody was featured before in Sálvese Quien Pueda with both actors and was called "No Te Entra El 4 Al Amanecer". - Caso Enterrado (Caso CerradoCaso cerrado (show)Caso Cerrado , formerly Sala de parejas , is a Spanish-language court show broadcast by Telemundo in which Cuban-born lawyer Ana María Polo arbitrates cases for volunteer participants.- Description :...
) - Portrays a parody of Dr. Ana Maria Polo with a very suggestive lesbian inclination presiding the court and awarding the case to the defendant, which usually was a young and beautiful woman. - Ahora Podemos Gufiar (Ahora Podemos Hablar)
- SuperExplosivo (SuperXclusivo)
- El (Anti-)Show de Maripilly - It is an original sketch featuring "Maripilly" and special guests.
- Sabado Picante (Sabado GiganteSábado GiganteSábado Gigante is a Spanish-language television show that is Univision's longest-running program and the longest-running variety TV show in the world. Sábado Gigante is an eclectic and frenetic mix of various contests, human-interest stories, and live entertainment...
) - Que Mala Suerte con Marrano (Que SuerteHector MarcanoHector 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...
) This parody did not continue after Hector MarcanoHector MarcanoHector 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...
signed a 2 year contract with CaribeVisiónCaribeVisiónCV Network is a Spanish television network in the United States. The network launched in 2007 with owned and operated stations in New York City, Chicago, Miami, and San Juan until November 2009....
on January 13, 2009, after being fired from Univision Puerto Rico, with a new name for Que Suerte: Fenomenal. When Fenomenal went on the air, a new parody was launched with a similar name. - Univitrón (Univision Puerto Rico)
- Prison de Castro Break (Prison BreakPrison BreakPrison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring, that was broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company for four seasons, from 2005 until 2009. The series revolves around two brothers; one has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other devises an...
) - Introduced after former Senator Jorge de Castro FontJorge de Castro FontJorge Adolfo de Castro-Font is a former Puerto Rican Senator and former member of the House of Representatives. Originally, he was a member of the Popular Democratic Party but became an independent representative in 2001 after inner disputes with his party...
was arrested. - Ghost Whisky (Ghost WhispererGhost WhispererGhost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts...
) - Gay Anatomy (Grey's AnatomyGrey's AnatomyGrey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
) - El Gran Caso De Aníbal - Aníbal Acevedo ViláAníbal Acevedo ViláAníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer. He served as the eighth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a Commonwealth of the United States, from 2005 to 2009. He is a Harvard University alumnus and a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico School of Law,...
's Case accused of electronic fraud.
Famous People Parodies
A list of famous people (Puerto Rican, or International). These are the people that get their own skit, rather than appear "inside" main show sarodies.Parody (Original)
- Maripilly (Maripily); Puerto Rican model/entrepreneur) - She is a disoriented model who never memorizes names correctly, and when corrected from a verbal error she replies: "También" ("That too").
- Titi Luz (Ruth FernándezRuth FernándezRuth Fernández, a.k.a. Titi Ruth , is a Puerto Rican singer and former member of the Puerto Rican Senate. According to the "Comisiones Nacionales para la Celebración del Quinto Centenario" is said to be one of three artists whose contributions have helped unite Latin America...
) - She is shown as a woman who needs money; supposedly the original person stole money from the House of the Artist fund, which was underway for construction. - Chick Marie Flemminn (Cyd Marie Flemmin) - News reporter from Univision Puerto Rico.
- Héctor Marrano (Hector MarcanoHector MarcanoHector 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...
) - Los Rayos Grama (Los Rayos GammaLos Rayos GammaLos Rayos Gamma is a Puerto Rican comedy troupe specializing in political satire. The group was founded in the late 1960s and is currently composed of:* Sunshine Logroño - comedian, actor, host, singer, producer...
) - Pedro Fosas Nasales (Pedro Rosa NalesPedro Rosa NalesPedro Rosa Nales is a journalist and a recognized martial artist. Born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, he started working at radio station WMDD at Fajardo when he was just 13...
) - The most famous parody for the character's catchphrase: "Oye!!! Eso ta' bueno!!!". - Luz Melena Verde (Luz Nereida VélezLuz Nereida VélezLuz Nereida Vélez is a television reporter from Puerto Rico.-See also:*List of Puerto Ricans*List of television reporters*List of television presenters/P.R.-References:...
) - Famous alongside Pedro Fosas Nasales on Notijierro a las 10:00. - Carlos El Weber (Carlos Webber) - News reporter from Univision Puerto Rico; his parody is shown as a bulldog.
- Carmen Jodet "La Jodet" (Carmen JovetCarmen JovetCarmen Jovet, , is a journalist, the first Puerto Rican woman news anchor in Puerto Rico.-Early years:Jovet was born and rasied in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico into a family where having a good education was important. She was considered a gifted child and quickly advanced in school...
) - Constantly whines about Antulio "Kobbo" Santarrosa's "supposed plot" to outthrow her from television. - Charrytín (CharytínCharytinCharytín Goyco , better known in the show business plainly as Charytín, is a singer, television presenter and actress from the Dominican Republic...
) - Very hyper-ish character who talks very rapidly as the original does. - La Comadre (La Comay) - Abraham Martí originally played La Comadre using his own face and not a mask, while Herbert Cruz portrayed "Héctor Atravieso" (parodying Héctor Travieso). After Martí left, Cruz took over as La Comadre using a mask like the original, not accompanied by an Héctor Travieso parody but by interviewing special guests (who are parodies).
- Ana Maria Pollo "La Jueza" (Ana María PoloAna María PoloAna María Polo is a Cuban American lawyer and Hispanic television judge on Caso Cerrado.Born in Havana, Cuba, Ana, moved to Miami at a young age accompanied by her family...
) - Mostly parodied for her apparent lesbian orientation. - Romy Sesgarra (Rommy Segarra) - Parodied his sports-informing styles.
- Felipe Culán (Felipe Durán) - Constantly advertising fake, weird and funny products.
- Rubén Cháncez (Rubén SánchezRubén SánchezRubén Sánchez is the main radio news personality at Univisión Radio in San Juan, Puerto Rico as well as anchorman for several TV daily news interview programs....
) - Interviewedreal life guests while he used various and unusual pens, a parody to the real reporter's pen-pointing interviweing style. - De Castro or "El Kagateca" (As pronounced by the parody) (Jorge de Castro FontJorge de Castro FontJorge Adolfo de Castro-Font is a former Puerto Rican Senator and former member of the House of Representatives. Originally, he was a member of the Popular Democratic Party but became an independent representative in 2001 after inner disputes with his party...
) - Introduced after former Senator Jorge de Castro Font was arrested. - Luis Flojuño (Luis FortuñoLuis FortuñoLuis Guillermo Fortuño Burset is the governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States of America. Fortuño is also the president of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico , a member of the Republican National Committee, and will be president of the Council of State...
) - Has been compared to Bart Simpson's best friend Milhouse, and after days of winning the election, the people who made the parody changed it constantly until the parody suddenly disappeared. - El Gobe Aníbal (Aníbal Acevedo ViláAníbal Acevedo ViláAníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer. He served as the eighth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a Commonwealth of the United States, from 2005 to 2009. He is a Harvard University alumnus and a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico School of Law,...
) - Former Governor of Puerto Rico. - Eduin Irizarry Mota (Dr. Edwin Irizarry MoraEdwin Irizarry MoraEdwin Irizarry Mora is an economist, professor and pro-independence leader in Puerto Rico.He was the Puerto Rican Independence Party candidate for governor of the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the 2008 election. In 2004, he ran for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico in Washington, D.C....
) - Former candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico who had independence ideas. - Rojelio Figueroa "Sonrisitas" (Rogelio FigueroaRogelio FigueroaRogelio Figueroa was the 2008 gubernatorial candidate for the Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico party, a registered political party in the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico....
) - Former candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico. - "La Gobe" (Sila María CalderónSila María CalderónSila María Calderón Serra is a Puerto Rican politician and businesswoman who served as the seventh Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 2001 to 2005. She is the first and, to date, only woman elected to that office...
) - First woman to become Governor of Puerto Rico. - Magali Pebles/Flejes (Magali FeblesMagali FeblesMagali Esperanza Febles Moretta is a beautician and beauty pageant circuit personality. She was the former owner of two salons, Magali Febles Salon and Spa in San Juan, Puerto Rico, which she later sold in order to concentrate her energy on running Miss Puerto Rico Universe and Miss Dominican...
) - Always whines about her Miss Puerto Rico franchise going in bankruptcy or being fired by Donald Trump - Pedro Torero (Pedro ToledoPedro ToledoPedro Toledo Dávila is a former Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police Department. He is known for serving as such for two non-consecutive terms, under two different administrations...
) - Former Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police Department; parodied with a bull aspect. - Luis Ra (Luis RaúlLuis RaúlLuis Raúl Martínez is a Puerto Rican actor and comedian. He is known for his stand-up comedy shows and for his various characters...
) - Shown with a very big nose like Luis Raúl's. - El Hámster (El GangsterAntonio Sánchez (Puerto Rican host)Antonio Sánchez is a Puerto Rican radio and television personality, show host and producer. Very famous across Puerto Rico for his crass humor, he is also known for his nickname: El Gangster...
) - A parody of No te DuermasNo te DuermasNo te Duermas is a Spanish-language television program, a late-night talk and variety show from Puerto Rico. It started airing in 1990 as a late night show with comedian Antonio Sanchez El Gangster in WSTE-TV SuperSiete...
' frontman, Tony Sánchez. Constantly used his catchphrase: "Ea Rayoo!". - Sila Marea (Sila Marie Gonzalez) - Daughter of Sila M. Calderón
- Donald Trump (Business magnate of the same nameDonald TrumpDonald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...
) - Mostly parodied for Miss Puerto Rico Universe "scandals" against "Magali Pebles". - Rotto Pendejaimer (Otto Oppenheimer) - Introduced when television signal changed programming to digital.
- Nicolás Coyeras and Sergio Santa Claus (Nicolás Nogueras and Sergio Peña Clos) - Parodies of former politicians who often appeared on "Que Mala Suerte" and then on "Frescomenal".
- Miguel Totto (Miguel CottoMiguel CottoMiguel Ángel Cotto Vázquez is a Puerto Rican professional boxer and the reigning WBA light middleweight champion. He is the younger brother of contender Jose Miguel Cotto and cousin of Abner Cotto...
) - "Héctor Marrano" interviewed him on "Que Mala Suerte" to start a line of Totto cleaning products.
Former Parodies
- Miss Borinquen Universe (Miss Puerto Rico Universe) - Parodied for the Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2008 pageant.
- Por La Morona (Por La Corona) - WAPA-TVWAPA-TVWAPA-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....
reality TV show in search for the next [Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009. - Objetivo Mala Fama (Objetivo FamaObjetivo FamaObjetivo Fama is a Puerto Rican singing talent contest that has been on air for over five years on WLII, the Univision outlet in Puerto Rico; and on Telefutura in the mainland United States...
) - Even though the original reality show got cancelled, it is still parodied in TV Ilegal's stage shows and when hired. - No Te Jiendas (No te DuermasNo te DuermasNo te Duermas is a Spanish-language television program, a late-night talk and variety show from Puerto Rico. It started airing in 1990 as a late night show with comedian Antonio Sanchez El Gangster in WSTE-TV SuperSiete...
) - Original show ended December 30, 2008 after 18 years broadcast on air. - La Ex-Clavá Isaura (La Esclava Isaura) - Its run on WAPA-TVWAPA-TVWAPA-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....
ended. - Entre Nojotras (Entre NosotrasEntre Nosotras"Entre Nosotras" is a variety morning show currently aired on WAPA-TV. It is hosted by an ensemble of famous Puerto Rican actresses: Alba Nydia Díaz, Sonia Valentin, Maricarmen Avilés and Noris Joffre...
) - Not a famous or favorite parody; Noris Joffre parodied herself since she is on the original show. - Los Simp-son ni ton (The SimpsonsThe SimpsonsThe Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
) - (Name comes from "Sin ton ni son", a block on Ritmoson Latino) Not a famous parody. - Tercera Plana (Primera Plana) - (Previous parody was "A Calzón Chillao'" to the original show A Calzón Quita'oA Calzón Quita'oPrimera Plana Formerly known as "A Calzón Quita'o" is a television talk show in Puerto Rico broadcast on WAPA-TV. The show features the journalist, radio reporter and television reporter Rubén Sánchez....
) - Original show got cancelled on WAPA-TVWAPA-TVWAPA-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 broadcasting program and moved to CaribeVisiónCaribeVisiónCV Network is a Spanish television network in the United States. The network launched in 2007 with owned and operated stations in New York City, Chicago, Miami, and San Juan until November 2009....
as "Rubén Sánchez: En Directo". - Primer Infarto (Primer ImpactoPrimer ImpactoPrimer Impacto is a Spanish language television news program broadcast by Univision in the USA weekdays at 5pm ET. A later program at 11pm ET/PT airs on Univision affiliates without a local news department , leading into the network's 11:30pm newscast, Noticiero Univision Edicion Nocturna.The...
) - Parodies of the anchorwomen were not funny. - ¿Quién Pierde la Razón? (¿Quién Tiene la Razón?¿Quién Tiene La Razón?¿Quién Tiene La Razón? is a Latin American talk show hosted by Dr. Nancy Alvarez. The show started in 2003 and is produced by Venevisión International, formally transmitted by Univision in the United States, where it is currently taped. From September 26, 2011 to October 7, 2011, Telefutura aired...
) - Unknown reason. - Escandalo TuVe (Escandalo TVEscandalo tvEscándalo TV is a daily live Spanish-language talk show about news and celebrity gossip of interest to a Latino audience, shown on Telefutura. It is hosted by Marissa del Portillo, Felipe Viel, and Charytin Goyco. Occasionally celebrities guest hosts are featured...
) - Unknown reason. - Desafiando a los Ochentosos (Unknown) - Unknown reason.
- Noti-Esnú (Original sketch) (A sketch of two reporters stripping their clothes completely, and then censored) - The reason for why it was discontinued is maninly because of the nudity.
- Criskina (Cristina SaraleguiCristina SaraleguiCristina Saralegui is a Cuban American journalist, actress and talk show host of the Spanish-language eponymous show, Cristina. She also has her own fashion line of accessories and comforters for bed and bath....
) - Few times parodied. - Calle 14 (Calle 13Calle 13 (band)Calle 13 is a band formed by stepbrothers René Pérez Joglar , who calls himself Residente and Eduardo José Cabra Martínez , who calls himself Visitante Calle 13 is a band formed by stepbrothers René Pérez Joglar (born February 23, 1978 in Hato Rey, a subsection of San Juan, Puerto Rico), who calls...
) - Only appeared once. - La Super Yadirota (La Super Yadira) - Mainly parodied during the Maripily/Super Yadira scandal.
- Ana Ay (AnaísAnaís-Notable TV Guest Appearances:*Premios Juventud*Latin Grammys*Latin Grammy Celebra Marco Antonio Solís*Al Despertar 41*El Show de Cristina*Escándalo TV*Anda Pa'l Cará*El Gordo y la Flaca*Despierta América*Premios Casandras 2007...
) - Unknown reason. - Gloria La Puerca Trevi (Gloria TreviGloria TreviGloria Trevi is a Mexican pop-rock singer-songwriter. She was described as the "Supreme Diva of the Mexican Pop" by the music channel VH1 and sold over 20 million records.-Biography:...
) - Only appeared once. - Ivy King (Ivy QueenIvy QueenIvy Queen is a Puerto Rican Latin Grammy nominated reggaeton composer and singer. She is most commonly known as "La Reina del Reggaeton" . She is also known as the Queen of Rivalries.-Early years:...
) - Unknown reason. - Gisin & Jandel (Wisin & YandelWisin & YandelWisin & Yandel are a Puerto Rican reggaeton Duo, consisting of Juan Luis Morera Luna and Llandel Veguilla Malavé Salazar . They started their career in 1998 and have been together since, winning several awards during that time....
) - Unknown reason. - Elvichu Crespo (Evis Crespo) - Only appeared once, later appeared again with a different name to parody his single "Me Gusta, Me Gusta" and afterwards appeared again for the parody of when he apparently masturbated in a Continental AirlinesContinental AirlinesContinental Airlines was a major American airline now merged with United Airlines. On May 3, 2010, Continental Airlines, Inc. and UAL, Inc. announced a merger via a stock swap, and on October 1, 2010, the merger closed and UAL changed its name to United Continental Holdings, Inc...
flight from Houston to Miami. - Mary Jann (Mary AnnMary Ann AcevedoMary Ann Acevedo Rivera ; , better known as "Mary Ann", is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter. Many years ago, Acevedo, was presented in a special role in the TV Show "A Toda Maquina", on air by WIPR-TV...
; Objetivo Fama: Season 3 finalist) - Unknown reason. - Guillermo (Guillermo TorresGuillermo TorresJuan Guillermo Torres-Colon or Guillermo Torres is an American songwriter and record producer. He has contributed as a writer in programs such as Dame a Break, Bombazo Latino and Operacion Chef for the Telemundo Network, and as a writer for other projects...
; Mary Ann's then-lover, now husband) - Unknown reason. - Chucho Avellana (Chucho AvellanetChucho AvellanetArmando Hipólito Avellanet González , nicknamed "Chucho" is a Puerto Rican singer and comedic actor...
) - Not a famous parody. - Pizza Lugo (Liza Lugo) - Not a favorite parody.
- Fernando Arao (Fernando ArauFernando ArauFernando Arau began his career at the age of 5, tap dancing with his parents. In his early twenties, he hosted a kids' TV show. In 1991 he starred in Alcanzar una estrella II alongside a young Ricky Martin...
from Despierta AméricaDespierta América¡Despierta América! is a popular Spanish language morning show which has aired on the Univision television network since 1997. It is broadcast from the network's studios in Miami, Florida, and is hosted by Chiquinquirá Delgado, Poncho de Anda, Raúl González, and Karla Martínez. Satcha Pretto and...
) - "Duérmete América" was never again parodied. - Gisel Mamery (Gricel MameryGricel MameryGricel 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....
) - Not a popular parody. - Churry (YuriYuri (Mexican singer)Yuri is a famous Mexican singer, actress, and TV host. She has maintained a significant presence in the entertainment business in Mexico for the last three decades...
) - (Yuri hosted from the 3rd to the 5th Season and then fired before the 6th Season) This parody hosted the parody of Objetivo FamaObjetivo FamaObjetivo Fama is a Puerto Rican singing talent contest that has been on air for over five years on WLII, the Univision outlet in Puerto Rico; and on Telefutura in the mainland United States...
("Objetivo Mala Fama") and its 6th and last Season (Entittled: "Objetivo Fama: La Despedida) featured Gisel (Puerto Rican singer) instead. - Mark Anthony (Marc AnthonyMarc AnthonyMarc Anthony is an American singer-songwriter, actor and producer. Anthony is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The two-time Grammy and three-time Latin Grammy–winner has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads...
) - Don Omar (Reggaetón singer of the same nameDon OmarDon Omar, also known as El Rey Don Omar, also known as El Rey Don Omar, also known as El Rey (born William Omar Landrón Rivera; February 10, 1978, is a Puerto Rican Reggaetón singer and actor.-Early life:...
) - Parodied for his wedding with now ex-wife Jackie GuerridoJackie GuerridoJackie Guerrido , is a television weather forecaster and journalist.-Early years:Guerrido was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she received her primary and secondary education...
. - Daddy Panti Joe (Daddy YankeeDaddy YankeeRamón Luis Ayala Rodríguez , known artistically as Daddy Yankee, is a Latin Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican Reggaeton recording artist. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, the largest district of San Juan, where he became interested in music at a young age. In his youth he was interested in baseball,...
) (Name derives from the singer's signature yell: "Daddy Yankee Yo!") - Parodied for a political debate where the youth were the ones who asked the questions. - Olga Cañón (Olga TañónOlga TañónOlga Tañón is a two-time Grammy Award and three-time Latin Grammy-winning Merengue and Latin Pop artist. Tañón has earned 5 Latin Grammy Awards and 19 Premios Lo Nuestro awards during her career.-Early years:...
) - Unknown reason. - El Che Güebara (Che GuevaraChe GuevaraErnesto "Che" Guevara , commonly known as el Che or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, intellectual, guerrilla leader, diplomat and military theorist...
) - Parodied at the time the movie El Che, starring Benicio del ToroBenicio del ToroBenicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez is a Puerto Rican and Spanish actor and film producer. He won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a BAFTA Award for his role as Javier Rodríguez in Traffic . He is also known for his roles as Fred Fenster in The Usual...
, was released. - Chucha & Ezquifanio (Susa & EpifanioSusa y EpifanioEpifanio González Villamil is a fictional character , who, along with his on-again, off-again partner, Jesusa Cruz Avilés have appeared in popular radio and television programs in Puerto Rico for close...
) - Both parodies were unfavorable. - Pedro Mangansón (Pedro Zervigón) - Unknown reason.
Special Guests
TV Ilegal had been starting sections with special guests. These include famous comedians and others.List of special guests:
- Luis RaúlLuis RaúlLuis Raúl Martínez is a Puerto Rican actor and comedian. He is known for his stand-up comedy shows and for his various characters...
- Confronted his counterpart, "Luis Ra", in a competition to determine the real Luis Raúl. - Víctor Alicea
- Milly Cangiano
- Aníbal Acevedo ViláAníbal Acevedo ViláAníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer. He served as the eighth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a Commonwealth of the United States, from 2005 to 2009. He is a Harvard University alumnus and a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico School of Law,...
- Former Governor of Puerto Rico - Luis FortuñoLuis FortuñoLuis Guillermo Fortuño Burset is the governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States of America. Fortuño is also the president of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico , a member of the Republican National Committee, and will be president of the Council of State...
- Current Governor of Puerto Rico - Jowell & RandyJowell & RandyJowell & Randy are a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo composed of Joel Alexis Muñoz Martínez and Randy Ariel Ortiz Acevedo. The duo have been active since the mid-2000s and have become one of the most popular acts in reggaeton.-Early years:...
- Got called "Blower & Panty" by "Maripilly". - Grupo Mayombe featuring Rafael Andrés - Musical guests singing a remix of a Puerto Rican Christmas folk song.
- José NoguerasJosé NoguerasJosé Nogueras is a composer, singer, guitarist, and performer of modern-day typical Puerto Rican music.In 2006, he received a liver transplant after suffering from acute cirrhosis and cancer. and was able to begin performing again in 2007...
- Musical guest. - Rubén SánchezRubén SánchezRubén Sánchez is the main radio news personality at Univisión Radio in San Juan, Puerto Rico as well as anchorman for several TV daily news interview programs....
- He was the special guest on his former show's parody. - Los Rufianes - Musical guests.
- MiguelitoMiguelito (artist)Miguel A. Valenzuela Morales , known as Miguelito, is a Puerto Rican reggaeton artist. He has released four albums.-Personal life:Miguelito is the youngest son of a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother...
featuring DivinoDivinoDivino is a Puerto Rican reggaeton artist, whose real name is Daniel Velazquez.-Early career:Divino began his career at the age of fifteen, when his family moved from The Bronx, New York, to Ponce, Puerto Rico, Divino decided to concentrate his energies on his day job as an assistant in a juvenile...
- Musical guests. - Miguel CottoMiguel CottoMiguel Ángel Cotto Vázquez is a Puerto Rican professional boxer and the reigning WBA light middleweight champion. He is the younger brother of contender Jose Miguel Cotto and cousin of Abner Cotto...
- Famous boxer and former OMB Welter Champion.
Cancellation
Due to no advertisement revenue to pay the actors, the show was cancelled. The last show was on May 13, 2009 at the regular time but not live like it usually is.Spin-off
As of May 21, 2009, producer Agustín Rosario rose up TV Ilegal from television to radio. And this is because after only a week from its cancellation, the TV Ilegal posse are now continuing their parodies on a radio show on Cadena SalsoulCadena Salsoul
Cadena Salsoul, an entertainment-based salsa radio station, is the leader in Puerto Rico, one of Arbitron's most competitive market ....
(98.5 FM), from 12pm-2pm, called Radio Ilegal. Rosario now hosts the radio show and leads it with actors Herbert Cruz, Noris Joffre, Lizmarie Quintana, and other talents that parody television and political people. The new TV Ilegal now consists of a weekday radioshow, that still parodies in its own comedy way as it did when broadcast on air.
Uno Radio Group Chain President, Luis "Tuto" Soto, said: "While workshops are being closed down, we have the venture and the insanity to produce because we believe in the local (Puerto Rican) talent and we have faith in those here. And we are sure that the public will receive that talent".
Agustín Rosario said that the radio show will keep the parody concept of different figures of the political and entertaintment areas, but with the "benefit that people can imagine them (the characters), because they have already seen it on television".
Rosario commented: "Cancellations are lamentable because we are in a moment where the people are going through an economical and emotional state. And taking away the comedy is not a good decision. I don't want to add anything more to this topsy-turvy, but the only thing I have to say is all my worries have been let known.
The favorite parodies are still being heard like Pedro Fosas Nasales, Maripilly, La Jueza, Charrytin, La Comadre, etc.
Television special
On November, TV Ilegal will return to television with a special to be broadcast in Telemundo. The special will not include Noris Joffre, who works in WAPA-TVWAPA-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....
.
Scriptwriters
- Javier del Valle
- Agustin Rosario (Executive Producer and Artistic Director)
- Edmee Rivera (General Producer)
- Pedro Juan Rios
- Carlos Ramirez
External links
- http://www.salsoul.com/programacion/ilegal.html - Radio Ilegal Home Page on SalSoul 98.5 FM
- www.wapa.tv/tvilegal - TV Ilegal Former Home Page