Operation Repo
Operation Repo | |
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Also known as | Operación Repo (2006–2008) |
Genre | Docudrama |
Created by | Luis Pizarro |
Directed by | Luis Pizarro |
Starring | Sonia Pizarro Froylan 'Froy' Tercero Lyndah Pizarro Matt Burch |
Narrated by | Jordan Emil Mueller |
Theme music composer | Alvaro Morello |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 11 |
No. of episodes | 286[1] |
Production | |
Executive producers | Luis Pizarro Tariq Jalil Francisco Aguilar |
Running time | 30 min. |
Production companies | Arietis A/V EGA Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Telemundo |
Release | October 2006 2008 | –
Network | truTV |
Release | March 31, 2008 February 5, 2014 | –
Operation Repo (formerly known as Operación Repo) is an American
television program that depicts the world of car repossession with a team that portrays fictionalized tales of repossessions from California's San Fernando Valley.[2]
Re-enactment and authenticity
Operation Repo consists of what are purported to be actual stories of repossession incidents; however, the show depicts scripted and dramatized re-enactments in which the cast "recreates" incidents using actors and staged action footage.[3][4]
Broadcast history
Operation Repo was first produced in a Spanish-language version, Operación Repo on Telemundo in October 2006, becoming the number-one rated show on the network.[5] The show later crossed over to English-language and moved to truTV, where it started airing on March 31, 2008.
Operation Repo also airs on
DMAX
.
The eleventh season resumed on December 18, 2013 and concluded, along with the series, on February 5, 2014.[6]
Cast
Sonia's team (May 2013 – 2014)
- Sonia Pizarro - herself (boss) (2006–2014) (died 2023)[7]
- Lyndah Pizarro - herself (Sonia's niece) (2008–2014)
- Froylan 'Froy' Tercero - himself (Sonia's ex-husband) (2006-2011, 2011–2014)
- Matt Burch - himself (family friend) (2006-2009, 2009-2011, 2011–2014)
- Carlos Lopez, Jr. - himself (new hire) (2012–2014) (died 2018)[8]
- Ronnie Lee - himself (new hire) (2012–2014)
Matt and Froy's team (2011)
- Matt Burch (2011)
- Froylan 'Froy' Tercero (2011)
Former cast
- Luis 'Lou' Pizarro - himself (boss, retired in episode 6 of season 11) (2006–2013)
- Roberto 'Rob' Pizarro - (Lou's cousin, filled in for Matt & Froy when they temporarily left Lou's team) (2011)
- Vanessa Gomez (on the team when the show aired on Telemundo; replaced by Lyndah when the show moved to truTV) (2006–2008)
- Mike (joined when Matt left the first time, left while on the show after a dispute with the R.O.) (2009)
- Ashley Burch - herself (Matt's daughter, secretly went on repos with Matt.) (2011)
- Frankie - himself (came to fill in for Matt & Froy in 2009 and 2012 respectively, fired and arrested for DUI in 2009, fired in 2012 for wrecking a semi and a car) (2009, 2012)
Production
- Tariq Jalil - Executive Producer
- Francisco Aguilar - Executive Producer/Director
- Luis Pizarro - Executive Producer/Creator
- Stephen A. Phillips - Consulting Producer
- Angel Annussek - Executive Producer (in association with truTV)
- Lars Casteen - Associate Producer (in association with truTV)
References
- ^ "Operation Repo - Episode Guide - MSN TV". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ^ ""Operation Repo: About the Show" on truTV.com". Archived from the original on 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ Braxton, Greg (May 29, 2011). "Making a case for truTV". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Dehnart, Andy (May 31, 2010). "truTV executives think we don't care that some of their shows are fake". RealityBlured.com. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Operación Repo website". Archived from the original on 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ^ Operation Repo (the English Show) Premiers Tonight on truTV
- ^ "'Operation Repo' Star Sonia Pizarro Dead at 60: 'Will Always Have a Place in My Heart'". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ Petski, Denise (2018-06-25). "Carlos Lopez Jr. Dies: 'Operation Repo' Actor Was 35". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
External links
- Operation Repo on TruTV (web archive)
- Operation Repo at IMDb