''Radio Rochela'' was a Venezuelan television

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and variety show, created by Argentine producer Tito Martinez Del Box.

Characteristics

The show premiered on

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), a terrestrial television network in

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from 1959 to 2010, under the original title of ''La Cruzada del Buen Humor''. The show's sketches parodied contemporary

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and

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. Each week, the show featured a host who is currently an RCTV telenovela actor or actress who is pranked and performs in sketches with the cast. Throughout its five decades on air, ''Radio Rochela'' has been recognized as ‘’the most important comedy show on Venezuela’’ . Radio Rochela was mentioned in the

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as the comedy television show in history longest, being air uninterrupted for 5 decades. Cast members included Juan Ernesto López, Cayito Aponte, Elisa Parejo, Juan Carlos Barry, Americo Navarro,

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, Félix Granados, Ariel Fedullo, Jorge Citino, Eduardo Martínez del Box, Napoleon Rivero, Olimpia Maldonado, Ricardo Pimentel, Alexander Noguera, Norah Suárez,

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, Perucho Conde, Carlos Rodríguez, Coco Sánchez, Hilda Fuenmayor, Ivette Dominguez, Roy Díaz, Karen Leiba, Gladiuska Acosta, Ricardo Gruber, Héctor Vargas, Joseline Rodriguez, Jorge Tuero, Marinés Hernández, Alexxey Córdova and Gilberto González.

History

In the year 1959, a group of students at the

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decided to begin a series of comedy acts at the architecture school. The Argentine producer Tito Martinez Del Box, never saw one of their presentations but he has a part of the '' El Show de las Doce'', hosted by Victor Saume. ''La Gran Cruzada del Buen Humor' became one of the most popular segments on this midday show. Finally in 1960, ''La Gran Cruzada del Buen Humor'' was separated from ''El Show de las Doce'' and was renamed ''Radio Rochela''. The show went on the air Monday at 8:00 pm on RCTV. In the 1970s and 1980s "Radio Rochela" was one of the most popular programs in Venezuela. On May 27, 2007, RCTV went off the air after the government of

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refused to renew its broadcast license (Chávez had announced that his government would not renew RCTV's license on December 28, 2006).https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061229/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/venezuela_media_1 {{Dead link, date=February 2022 On June 4, 2007, a week after RCTV's shut down, there was a Radio Rochela special that aired on

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during

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. On July 16, 2007, RCTV resumed broadcast on cable and satellite, and so did "Radio Rochela" with Wladimir Gimenez as executive producer and Alvaro Ignacio "Nacho" Palacios as head writer.

Cast

Many popular Venezuelan comedians have worked on Radio Rochela. All members have the ability to characterize any famous people (politicians, artists, etc.) because the program constantly parodies programs, celebrities and politicians. Entire cast: * Cayito Aponte † * Henry Rodríguez * Américo Navarro (1961–1985) * Fausto Verdial† * Virgilio Galindo ("Ruyío") † * Betty Hass * Irma Palmieri † * José Ignacio Cadavieco * Argenis Angarita * Pedro Elías Belisario * Cesar Granados ("Bolido")† *

(1960–1964) † * Jorge Tuero† * Juan Carlos Barry ("El Machazo") * Nelly Pujols * Kiko Mendive † * Nelson Paredes ("Cara de Piedra") † * Olimpia Maldonado † * Honorio Torrealba † (1977–1988) * Romelia Agüero * Haydeé Tosta * Manolo Malpica ("Semillita") * Karla Luzbel † *

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(1982–2005) * Juan Ernesto López (Pepeto) (1959–2010) † * Umberto Buonocuore † * Charles Barry † * Roberto Hernández † *

* Gilberto González * Elisa Parejo (1959–2010) * Gilberto Varela * Norah Suárez (1989–2010) * César "Nené" Quintana * Milton Izquierdo * Pedro ("el Gato") Soto † * Gladiuska Acosta (La Coconaza). * Beto Parra * Ricardo Gruber * Victor Hernández * Juan Carlos Barry * Ariel Fedullo * Martha Olivo "Malula" † * Ivette Domínguez * Gioconda Pérez * Jackeline Márquez * Martha Piñango † * Jorge Citino * Tito Martínez del Box † * Eduardo Martínez del Box † * Nancy Soto * Toco Gómez * Perucho Conde * Roy Díaz * Ricardo Pimentel † * Victor Cuica * Franco Colmenares * Maribel Zambrano * Fina Rojas †

Notes

Í am Américo Navarro, There are a mistake I Start in 1.959 in La gran Cruzada del Buen Humor, it was the first name of Radio Rochela and went off in 1.989 to other place. Please correct tus date, for me, thank to much.

External links

* List of programs broadcast by RCTV Venezuelan comedy television series 1990s Venezuelan television series 2000s Venezuelan television series 2010s Venezuelan television series 1959 Venezuelan television series debuts 2010 Venezuelan television series endings 1950s Venezuelan television series 1960s Venezuelan television series 1970s Venezuelan television series 1980s Venezuelan television series