Actors and Staff
Villa Alegre was the creation of Dr. Rene Cardenas, who served as president of Bilingual Children's Television and Executive Producer. Other producers included Moctesuma Esparza, who worked on only the first season, and David Ochoa. Kenia Hernandez Cueto played the child actress/singer Maria on the show. Actress Carmen Zapata starred in the program for nine seasons in the role of "Doña Luz," the mayor of Villa Alegre, and Marisela, the Mexican-American singer-actress, appeared on the show in her youth. Actress Linda Dangcil played Elena on the show. The show was directed by Argentinian actor and director Alejandro Rey (who co-starred with Dangcil on The Flying Nun).
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