Starring Hector Ó hEochagáin Original language(s) Irish Running time 25 minutes Language Irish | Country of origin Ireland Camera setup Single-Camera Original network TG4 Genres Comedy, Travel | |
Similar Seó Spóirt, Seacht, No Béarla, Nuacht TG4, Aifric | ||
Amú Amigos ([ãːfʲɾʲɪk]) is an Irish-language TV travel show with a mainly young audience. Hector travels to various countries, meeting and chatting with the locals in English/Spanish and then explaining to the audience in Irish. His enthusiasm and love for the Irish language has influenced many other programmes on TG4. Each show attracts in the range of 50,000 viewers.
Amú Amigos was followed with other similar series such as:
- Amú le Hector
- Hector i Meiriceá
- Hector san Afraic
- Hector san Astráil
In one episode of the show, Hector attended a bullfight in Mexico. He claimed that he "loved it" and drew criticism from anti-bloodsports groups. [1]
References
Amú Amigos Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA