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¿Qué Pasa, U.S.A.? (1977)

1977 · 4 seasons

A gentle, good-natured family sitcom that finds humour in the everyday friction between old traditions and a new country.

Genres
Comedy
Starring
Luis G. Oquendo, Steven Bauer, Connie Ramirez
Overview
¿Qué Pasa, U.S.A.? is America's first bilingual situation comedy, and the first sitcom to be produced for PBS. It was produced and taped in front of a live studio audience at PBS member station WPBT in Miami, Florida and aired on PBS member stations nationwide. The program explored the trials and tribulations faced by the Peñas, a Cuban-American family living in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood, as they struggled to cope with a new country and a new language. The series was praised as being very true-to-life and accurately, if humorously, portraying the life and culture of Miami's Cuban-American population.

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Genres
Comedy
Starring
Luis G. Oquendo, Steven Bauer, Connie Ramirez
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • identity
    • immigration
    • coming-of-age
    • class
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Starring
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    Length
    4 seasons, 39 episodes
    Network
    PBS
    Languages
    English

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