''Trato Hecho'' is the

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version of the Hatos-Hall

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'', and its title translates to ''"Done Deal"''. The show was produced in

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and in

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; in addition, a version was recently produced in

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for the ''

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. The show lasted from January 10 to December 9, 2005. The host for this version was Guillermo Huesca, with an uncredited model referred to solely as ''la bella Elizabeth'' ("the lovely Elizabeth", in English game show vernacular). In addition, several male actors, referred to as ''los Tratochicos'' ("the Deal Guys"), assisted with some deals and "modeled" some of the prizes and zonks, although they did not describe them, unlike English-language version announcers

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(1963–76) and

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(2009-present) who announced and "modeled" the Zonks.

Gameplay of U.S. version

Gameplay proceeded in the exact manner as the English-speaking version, with the same wide range of deals. Contestants vied to improve their winnings without ending up with a ''Chasco'' ("letdown"), a

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equivalent to the "Zonks" on ''Let's Make a Deal''. Usually a trade was completed with the idiom ''"Trato Hecho, jamás deshecho"'' ("A deal made is never broken.") The budget for this version was quite small compared to the English-speaking version of the show. Few (if any) cars were offered, and the value of the Big Deal (''El Gran Trato'') usually ranged from $3,000 to $6,000. However, a few nighttime specials of ''Trato Hecho'' were produced with a heftier budget; the Big Deal could be worth up to $26,000 on these episodes.

American nexus

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'' & ''

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audiences because of the close cultural connections with the US.

External links

Univision webpage (via Internet Archive)

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