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Gabrielle Medina
Gabrielle Medina is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live''. The role was played by actress Fiona Hutchison, who debuted in the role February 20, 1987. Hutchison briefly reprised the role for the series finale January 6 and 9, 2012. Storylines Gabrielle first appears when former boyfriend Max Holden (James DePaiva) visits her native Argentina with his new girlfriend, Tina Lord (Andrea Evans), in 1987. Gabrielle's drug lord father, Dante Medina (Henry Darrow), is killed and Tina is presumed dead after plummeting over the Iguazu Falls. She turns up alive as Gabrielle secretly gives birth to Max's son; Gabrielle is soon duped by Tina into letting Tina pass the child off as her own. Gabrielle believes that Tina is raising the child with Max, but Tina actually pretends the child is hers with estranged husband Cord Roberts (John Loprieno), hoping to reconcile with him. Gabrielle moves to Llanview in July 1987, and the truth is eventually revealed, leading her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Hutchison
Fiona Hutchison (born 17 May 1960) is an American actress. She is known for her roles on the American soap operas '' One Life to Live'' and '' Guiding Light''. Personal life Hutchison was born in Miami, Florida, to British parents. She grew up in South Miami, Florida, Jamaica, and Columbia, South Carolina and has two older brothers. Hutchison is trained in ballet and classical dance, attending the Miami Conservatory as a child. She accelerated her high school studies and left to study at the School of American Ballet when she was 15; later, she earned her bachelor's degree from Clemson University. Hutchison married assistant director Sean Dromgoole in 1987 but they would divorce in 1992. She married actor John Viscardi on 16 September 1994. They have two sons, Hutch (born 3 September 1996) and Trevor Westcott (born March 1998). Career In 1985, Hutchison appeared on '' Guiding Light'' as Tanya, but is best known for her roles as Gabrielle Medina on '' One Life to Live'' (1987†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head Writer
A head writer is a person who oversees the team of writers on a television or radio series. The title is common in the soap opera genre, as well as with sketch comedies and talk shows that feature monologues and comedy skits. In fictional comedy or and drama TV shows, this is generally performed by an executive producer, who is usually also the showrunner. Overview The head writer conceives and outlines the long-term story of a scripted television or radio series. In daytime television, the over-arcing story lines are broken out into daily episodes, which are individually outlined by particular writers, and fleshed out with dialogue by others. In prime time series, individual staff or freelance writers briefed with any long-term story lines generally pitch their episode ideas to the head writer/executive producer. The writer develops their ideas into an outline and a script, which is subsequently edited and revised by the series' entire writing team during the production proces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Hesser
Carlo Hesser is a fictional character from the ABC daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live''. The role was portrayed by Thom Christopher intermittently between 1990 and 2008. Storylines 1990–92 Upstate Pennsylvania mob boss Carlo arrives in Llanview, Pennsylvania in 1990 and sets up a drug-trafficking operation, but soon mayor and wealthy newspaper publisher Victoria Lord Buchanan steps in and shuts him down. Carlo's son and heir, Johnny Dee Hesser, seeks to aid his father and hires thugs to scare Viki off, but instead Viki ends up incapacitated by a stroke. Meanwhile, Johnny has been romantically involved with Viki's half-sister Tina Lord, and soon a pregnant Tina is unsure whether the father of her baby is Johnny or her ex-husband Cord Roberts. Finding out about the baby and Tina's plans to reconcile with Cord, a distraught Johnny bursts into Llanfair, knocking Tina unconscious and attempting to kidnap her. Viki, unable to walk or speak, realizes that Tina's life is in dange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanview
Llanview, Pennsylvania is the fictional setting for the long-running American soap opera ''One Life to Live''. The city exists in the same fictional universe as cities from other existing or defunct ABC daytime dramas, including Pine Valley, Pennsylvania from ''All My Children'', Port Charles, New York from ''General Hospital'', and Corinth, Pennsylvania from '' Loving''. Overview The community is a fictional suburb of Philadelphia. It is thought to be modelled after the Chestnut Hill section of the city, although the prevalence of Welsh placename elements may suggest an inspiration from the Welsh settlements in the area such as the Upper Merion and Lower Merion Townships, north west of the City. The name ''Llanview'' is a conjunction of Welsh language placename element ''Llan'' (a sacred enclosure) with English -view, for a meaning of ''Sacred-View'' or ''View of the Sacred Place''. Other in-universe locations, such as the Lord estate of ''Llanfair'' (-''fair'' is a Wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Loprieno
John A. Loprieno (born October 7, 1960) is an American actor and writer. He has appeared on the soap operas ''Search for Tomorrow'' and ''As the World Turns'', but is perhaps best known for his role as Cord Roberts on the ABC soap opera '' One Life to Live''. Early life and acting career Loprieno was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended Lewis University. He portrayed Cord Roberts on '' One Life to Live'' from 1986 through 1992, and then from 1993 to 1997. He returned briefly in 2004, and then again on August 16 and August 17, 2007, for ''One Life to Live'' 9,999th and 10,000th episodes. He reappeared on July 22, 2008, during one of the show's 40th-anniversary episodes,"One Life to Live: Big Returns and Plots For 40th Anni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cord Roberts
Cord Roberts is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live''. The role was originated in May 1986 by John Loprieno, who left the series in 1992 and then returned from January 28, 1993 through 1997. The character made brief appearances in 2004, 2007, and 2008. Loprieno reprised the role opposite former longtime costar Andrea Evans September 27, 2011, last appearing in the role November 15, 2011. Storylines Cord and Tina In 1986, social climber Tina Lord intercepts a letter to her brother-in-law Clint Buchanan from a woman named Maria Roberts; in the letter, Maria asks Clint for a photography job for her son at Clint and Viki's newspaper, ''The Banner''. Having recently failed in her attempt to gain control of half-sister Viki Buchanan's estate, Tina is looking for any leverage she can use to further her plans. She travels to El Paso, Texas, to investigate Maria's connection to Clint. Maria is Clint's former flame; their relationship had been quashed by Clin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iguazu Falls
IguazĂş Falls or Iguaçu Falls ( gn, Chororõ Yguasu , es, Cataratas del IguazĂş, links=no ; pt, Cataratas do Iguaçu ) are waterfalls of the Iguazu River on the border of the Argentine province of Misiones and the Brazilian state of Paraná. Together, they make up the largest waterfall system in the world. The falls divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. The Iguazu River rises near the heart of the city of Curitiba. For most of its course, the river flows through Brazil; however, most of the falls are on the Argentine side. Below its confluence with the San Antonio River, the Iguazu River forms the border between Argentina and Brazil. The name ''IguazĂş'' comes from the Guarani or Tupi words "''y''" , meaning "water", and "''Ă»asĂş'' ", meaning "big". Legend has it that a deity planned to marry a beautiful woman named NaipĂ, who fled with her mortal lover Tarobá in a canoe. In a rage, the deity sliced the river, creating the waterfalls and condemning the lovers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Darrow
Henry Darrow (born Enrique Tomás Delgado JimĂ©nez; September 15, 1933 – March 14, 2021) was an American character actor of stage and film known for his role as Manolito "Mano" Montoya on the 1960s television series ''The High Chaparral''. In film, Darrow played the corrupt and vengeful Trooper Hancock in ''The Hitcher (1986 film), The Hitcher''. During the 1970s and 1980s, he was seen in numerous guest starring television roles. Darrow replaced Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Zorro's father Don Alejandro de la Vega in the 1990s television series ''Zorro (1990 TV series), Zorro''. Early years Darrow was born in New York City, the first son of Gloria and Enrique PĂo Delgado, who worked in the restaurant and clothing businesses. Darrow's parents had moved from Puerto Rico to New York in the early 1930s. At the age of eight, he played a woodcutter in a school play, an experience which convinced him that his destiny was as an actor. In 1946, when Darrow was 13, his family returned to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Evans
Andrea Lynn Evans (born June 18, 1957, in Aurora, Illinois) is an American actress and producer. She is most recognized for her portrayal of Tina Lord on the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live'', a role she played from 1978 to 1981 and from 1985 to 1990, returning in 2008 and 2011. Evans also appeared on the soap operas ''The Young and the Restless'', ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' and ''Passions''. Career As a child, Evans appeared in beauty pageants, and later regional theater and commercials. She graduated early from high school and attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. While there Evans was cast as an extra in the 1978 Brian De Palma film '' The Fury'', and the same year in the miniseries ''The Awakening Land''. Casting director Mary Jo Slater soon got Evans the role of Tina on ''One Life to Live'', where she stayed until 1981. Evans then went on to portray Patty Williams, Paul Williams' little sister and Jack Abbott's wife, on ''The Young and the Restless' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Lord
Tina Lord Roberts is a fictional character from the American daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live'', originally and last played by Andrea Evans. The character is the daughter of original series patriarch Victor Lord, and sister to long-running characters Victoria Lord and Todd Manning. Casting and popularity 1978–90 The role was originated in 1978 by actress Andrea Evans, whose first stint lasted until 1981. The character was recast with Kelli Maroney in 1984 and then with Marsha Clark from 1984 to 1985. Evans returned in 1985 in a storyline credited with putting the series "back on course" and ultimately bringing Tina to her height of popularity. In July 1985, Nancy Frangione stepped into the role for two days while Evans was ill. Evans appeared on the cover of ''Soap Opera Digest'' five times once every year from 1986 to 1990 and ''People'' magazine called her "Daytime's Diva of Dirt" in 1985. The series itself rose from #5 in the Nielsen ratings in the 1984 to 1985 seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, RepĂşblica Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and a part of Antarctica. The earliest recorded human prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James DePaiva
James Paul DePaiva (born October 8, 1957) is an American soap opera actor. Career DePaiva is known for portraying Max Holden on the ABC Daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live'' from 1987 to 1990 and from 1991 to 2003. He made a brief return to the series in August 2007 for the 9,999th and 10,000th episodes. After leaving the role of Max on ''OLTL'' he took up directing, helming installments of ''OLTL'' and ''As the World Turns''. From June 2017 to 2018, DePaiva played the recurring role of Dr. David Bensch on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital''. Personal life DePaiva is the oldest of four children born to Ronald J. DePaiva and his wife Rosemarie. DePaiva's second marriage was to former ''Hee Haw'' actress Misty Rowe on June 4, 1986; they divorced in 1995. They had one daughter, Dreama Marie (born July 2, 1992). While on ''One Life to Live'', DePaiva married his co-star Kassie Wesley on May 31, 1996. They have one son, James Quentin (J. Q.), born May 12, 1997. J. Q. is he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
