''El Show de Xuxa'' was an Argentine

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hosted by

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, between May 6, 1991 and December 31, 1993 and directed by Marlene Mattos. It was through this program that Xuxa expanded its appeal among

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audiences, the ''

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'' speculated that "more than 20 million children" watched the Xuxa Show in 16

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countries every day, as well as

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in the States The newspaper also highlighted the fact that it is "probably better known among Latino kids than

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." The first two seasons of the program, the most popular, were produced by the Argentine TV channel

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, while the third season, in 1993, was produced independently and then sold for transmission to

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. His last episode was transmitted in Latin America on December 31, 1993. A Peruvian version based on the '' Xow da Xuxa'' titled ''El Show de July'' debuted at

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in 1989.

The program

Due to its success in Brazil, Xuxa signed a contract with

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in the early 1990s to present a Spanish language version of '' Xou da Xuxa''. The Argentine produced version, El Show de Xuxa, was considered an early success upon being broadcast via satellite on

, in North and South America. Recorded in front of a live audience, the program was much like ''Xou da Xuxa,'' with similar scenery, games and drawings. Characters from ''Xou'' were also exported to ''El Show'' including the Paquitas, Dengue the mosquito and Praga the turtle. The programs differed in length; while ''Xou'' broadcast for several hours at a time, ''El Show'' was only an hour long program. The programming was part of an effort by Univision to target a largely untapped market of Hispanic children. According to 1990 US census information, there were approximately 25 million Hispanics in the US, making up about 10 percent of the country's population at the time. 8 million of that number were children, with 5 million being under the age of 12.

Impact

Xuxa widened her appeal among Spanish-speaking audiences when she appeared in ''El Show de Xuxa''. The ''

'' reported in 1992 that "more than 20 million Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking children watched ''El Show de Xuxa'' in 16 countries of Latin America every day, as well as

in the United States. The first two seasons of the show, the most popular, were produced by Argentine TV channel

while the third season, in 1993, was produced independently and then sold for broadcast to

. Her last Spanish speaking show aired in Latin America on December 31, 1993.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Show De Xuxa Telefe original programming El Trece original programming Argentine children's television series 1991 Argentine television series debuts 1993 Argentine television series endings 1990s Argentine television series Spanish-language television shows Xuxa

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