''Papá soltero'' (Single Father) is a Mexican television comedy series produced by Luis de Llano Macedo from 1987 to 1994. It starred singer
César Costa
César Roel Schreurs, best known as César Costa, is a Mexican actor and rock-and-roll singer.
Costa was born in Colonia Condesa of the Mexican capital. He studied elementary and Junior Highschool at the German College and Law at the Universi ...
as well as actors
Gerardo Quiroz
Gerardo may refer to:
People Given name
Gerardo is the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of the male given name Gerard.
* Gerardo Amarilla (born 1969), Uruguayan politician
* Gerardo Bonilla (born 1975), Puerto Rican-born professional race ...
,
Edith Márquez
Edith Márquez Landa (; born 27 January 1973) is a Mexican singer and actress.
Life
She is a dramatic mezzo-soprano.
She started her professional career by winning the television musical contests "Juguemos a cantar" (1978) and "Canta, Cant ...
and Luis Mario Quiroz, Jorge Pablo Carrillo.
Synopsis
César Costa plays a fictionalized version of himself, the head of a middle-high class family who happens to be a single father, hence the name of the show. He has two sons and a daughter: Miguel (Gerardo Quiroz), the eldest, Alejandra (Edith Márquez) and Cesarín (Luis Mario Quiroz), the youngest. They have a strong relationship with their maid Gumara (Aurora Alonso). They live in an apartment where they befriend their apartment building's handyman known as "Pocholo" (José Luis Cordero) and Juan (Juan Peláez/Octavio Galindo), their womanizing neighbor who repeatedly gets others into trouble.
Cast
* César Costa as César
* Edith Marquez as Alejandra
* Gerardo Quiroz as Miguel
* Luis Mario Quiroz as Cesarín
* José Luis Cordero as Pocholo
* Aurora Alonso as Gumara
*
Claudia Silva
During its six-year run the show had more than 60 guests from among popular stars of the era.
Awards
In 1989 Costa won the
TVyNovelas Award for Best Comedic Performance
Winners and nominees 1980s
1990s
2000s
Records
* Most awarded actors: Anabel Ferreira and Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo, 5 times.
* Most awarded actress (ever winner): Anabel Ferreira, 5 times.
* Most nominated actor: Jorge Ortiz de Pine ...
for ''Papá soltero''; the show was also nominated twice for
Best Comedy Program but did not win.
Projected non-television revival
In 2018 Costa told ''
El Universal'' that he planned to revive the series in movie theaters and on stage.
References
External links
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Mexican television sitcoms
1988 Mexican television series debuts
1994 Mexican television series endings
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