Minga y Petraca
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Minga y Petraca | |
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Also known as | Minga y Tomasa |
Created by | Johnny Ray Rodríguez Alex Soto |
Country of origin | Puerto Rico |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes (including commercials) |
Original release | |
Network | WKAQ-TV |
Release | 1992 2005 | –
Minga y Petraca (later known as Minga y Tomasa) was a television show produced in
Sanchez and actor
Minga y Petraca[1] reached such popularity in Puerto Rico that there was even a CD released with the two characters as main stars. The song Estoy Escriquillá!! (loosely translated into I'm tired) was a big hit during Christmas of 1993 on Puerto Rico's radio.
Ray moved to the United States and with that, he took his character of Petraca. Sanchez decided that "the show must go on", and changed the show's name to Minga y Tomasa. He hired a new actor, Alex Soto, to play Minga's new friend, Tomasa. Ray flies to Puerto Rico on and off to tape shows, and his character Petraca is now a visitor from the United States to Minga.
In March 2005, the show was cancelled because Telemundo wanted to open a new telenovela spot at 9:00 p.m., so axed all sitcoms and programs in that time slot, only leaving
In January 2008, the Minga character got new life as part of a weekly No Te Duermas segment on Minga's Tokchou (Minga's Talk Show in Spanglish). In her segment, male guests dress as females while female guests dress as males.
On February 27, 2011, a Minga y Petraca reunion show aired on Telemundo Puerto Rico.
See also
- Antonio Sanchez (Puerto Rican host)
References
- ^ "Muere integrante del elenco de Minga y Petraca". El Vocero de Puerto Rico.