Xuxa Park
| Xuxa Park | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Children Game show |
| Directed by | Marlene Mattos |
| Starring |
Xuxa Paquitas Topo Gigio |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Michael Jay Solomon |
| Running time | 1h30 min |
| Release | |
| Original network | Tele5 |
| First shown in | 1992 |
Xuxa Park was a Spanish television game show, based on the extinct Xou da Xuxa, produced by Michael Jay Solomon and directed by Marlene Mattos. It was displayed in 1992 by Tele 5, the second largest network of Spain in audience, totaling 15 episodes.[1][2]
History
Background
Considered a "television boom," according to published Semana magazine, Xuxa also became idol for children in Spain, due to its success with the Hispanic audience with the Argentine program El Show de Xuxa, exported to 17 countries of Latin America by Telefe network, more the United States by Hispanic broadcaster Univision, with an estimated audience of 25 million viewers.[3][4]
The host caught the attention of Spanish public since its participation in two programs of Tele 5 in the previous year (1991), and the annual releases of its international albums, as your songs, that have become "popular" in country.[5]
Development and display
The Xuxa Park was fully recorded in the city of Barcelona, where a studio which reproduced an amusement park was mounted. In a scheme similar to the Xou da Xuxa program, the attraction had singers, circus performers and Spanish comic groups, more games, the novelty in relation to Brazilian version, was that parents and children could compete in the games in teams, formed by two children and two adults.
It was shown weekly on Sundays, totaling 15 presentations, each with an hour and-a-half during the spring schedule of Telecinco, Madrid's station with national reach, which holds 50% of the Spanish audience - which places second place after of the La 1. Before the launch of the program, a collective was organized by the issuer to present formally Xuxa and Paquitas the press.[6]
Reception and ratings
Four months after the debut of Xuxa Park in Tele 5, the direction of the station expressed interest in renewing the contract for another five months with the host for a second season of the show, but the negotiations have not advanced due to busy schedule of Xuxa, and recordings of their program in the United States -- Xuxa -- that would be released early next year in North America.[7]
The program conquered high ratings: 45 points (an estimated audience of 25 million people).[8]
See also
References
- ↑ "Xuxa.com - Programas". Xuxa.com. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ "Crítica: Xuxa Park". El País. 15 March 1992. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ "Xuxa en USA". Semana. 25 October 1993. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ "Brazilian star becomes hit on Spanish kiddie TV". The Fort Scott Tribune. 2 DE JANEIRO DE 1992. Retrieved 18 March 2015. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ (1 de março de 1992) Jornal do Brasil. Xou da Xuxa à espanhola. Clarissa Rossi, Caderno B. Pág.06. Visitado em 18 de março de 2015.
- ↑ (25 de abril de 1992) Jornal do Brasil. Xuxa reduz "Xou" para ganhar o mundo. TV programa, página 08. Visitado em 18 de março de 2015.
- ↑ "Xuxa, presentadora de espacios para niños, grabará un programa para adultos". El Mundo. 24 August 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ (26 de julho de 1992) Jornal do Brasil. Xuxa bem temperada. Regina Rito, Caderno B. Pág 5. Visitado em 18 de março de 2015.
External links
- Xuxa Park (Spain) (in Portuguese) in the Xuxa.com
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