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March 2002

New TV Show for Hispanic Children

Designed for a pre-school aged audience, “Mi Casita” (My Little House) now runs every morning on Hispanic cable network Galavision. The show follows the daily imaginative adventures of Lulu, a 5 year-old girl, and Benjamin, her teddy bear friend. As soon as Lulu returns from school, she runs to her playhouse, where she puts on a new “TV show” each day, singing songs, playing make-believe and preparing snacks.

“Mi Casita” was recently given the “Award of Excellence” from the Film Advisory Board. Board director Elaine Blythe said, “Thi
program can teach English-speaking children Spanish.” She added that “the stories have great morals” and “the music is very
pleasant.”

The show, written in both English and Spanish, is designed for bilingual children. Recent census figures show that Spanish-speaking children constitute about 18 percent of the total child population in the United States. Fifty percent of all babies in the Los Angeles are born to Hispanic parents. “We want to provide programming that reflects their world,” explains Galavision’s General Manager Lucia Ballas-Traynor. “At the same time,” she adds, “English-speaking children who want to learn a little Spanish can tune in.”#

 

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