La familia P. Luche

Ludovico P. Luche

Ludovico P. Luche (portrayed and created by Eugenio Derbez) is the father and leader of La Familia P.Luche. He is known for his laziness and low intelligence. He often shows that he is not happy with his life including his wife and kids; he is a terrible father and employee. He always wears blue clothes—mostly suits and ties—made of plush, and is a fan of Cruz Azul.

Federica Dávalos de P. Luche

Federica de P. Luche (née Dávalos) (portrayed by Consuelo Duval) is the mother of La Familia P.Luche. She is known for being aggressive and overdramatic with her kids and husband. She's very promiscuous, frequently flirting with other men, and is described as "golosa" (literally "greedy," i.e. "slutty"). In one episode it is revealed that she cheated on her husband with the milkman and that he is the father of one of her kids. She always wears pink clothes made of plush, mostly very provocative tops and skirts. She is a fan of Club América. And She Has The Siliest Laugh On Earth.

Junior P. Luche

Junior P. Luche, formerly Comandante Alighieri, (portrayed by Luis Manuel Ávila) was actually a policeman whom Federica ran over with her car; when he awoke with amnesia, they managed to keep Federica out of jail by convincing him that he was one of their kids. They went on to treat him like a 12-year-old until he developed a childish personality and they decided to adopt him. Although he is nearly middle-aged and has a beard, everybody treats him like a child; he even goes to school. He always wears orange and yellow clothes made of plush and is a fan of Cruz Azul.

Bibi P. Luche

Bibi P. Luche Dávalos (portrayed by Regina Blandón) is considered "la rara" (the weird one) of the family, similar to Marilyn Munster from The Munsters. Bibi is the only "real" child of Ludovico and Federica. Bibi is polite and correct, and has developed a great knowledge from studying, to her parents' despair as they beg her to act "normal." She's very smart and gets good grades; she loves her family but dislikes that they object to her studiousness. She is the only one in the family with common sense, with exception of Maradonio. She is also the most understanding, but her family thinks otherwise, but as it turns out it is not just her family who object her common sense it is everyone. She always rolls her eyes when they deliver their phrase "Por Que No Eres Una Niña Normal?" (Why Can't You Be a Normal Girl?) She always wears purple clothes, and is the only family member and character who doesn't wear clothes made of plush. She also hates association football.

Ludoviquito P. Luche

Ludoviquito P. Luche Dávalos Formerly Senor Ricachon (Mr.Rich) (portrayed by Miguel Pérez) is the smallest child of the family, Federica's son with the milkman. The real Ludoviquito, however, is actually not seen after the first episode, in which he hypnotizes a rich boy at summer camp into believing that he is Ludoviquito. During the entire show we don't know his real name or who his real parents are; he identifies himself as the real Ludoviquito and believes Los P.Luche are his real family. He is a troublemaker, known for pulling pranks and stealing. He always wears green clothes made of plush, including tiny hats, and is a fan of Cruz Azul.

Exelsa P.Luche

Exelsa, formerly Elsa, (portrayed by Barbara Torres) is the family's maid, although she's known for being lazy and hating to work, preferring to sleep or watch TV; Federica does the housework and even waits on her because she doesn't want her to leave. When asked to clean the house, she responds "Yo Solo Soy La Sirvienta" (But I'm Only The Maid). She is from Argentina. She always wears a turquoise maid uniform made from plush. She is fanatic of Boca Juniors.

Maradonio P. Luche

Maradonio P. Luche is Ludovico's illegitimate son (And very often referred as such by Federica); mothered by Exelsa, who unknowingly impregnated herself with the sample Ludovico sold to pay for Bibi's Quinceañera party. Maradonio is a very precocious toddler who often points out the mistakes in Ludovico's logic, he's an expert gambler and is able to recite long poems without missing a beat. The family always carries him around carelessly. He always wears yellow and lime green clothes made of plush.

Recurring characters

Episodes

This is a list of episodes from the La familia P. Luche sitcom.

Temporada 1

1. "Recuerdos"
2. "La Sirventa"
3. "El Cumpleanos de Ludoviquito"
4. "Las Cenizas"
5. "La Bomba"
6. "El Primo De Oro"
7. "Don Camerino y Lucrecia"
8. "Ludovico En La Escuela"
9. "Ludovico's Gay"
10. "La Novia De Ludoviquito"
11. "Brad Pittin (Nazario Buena Vista)"
12. "La Mascota"
13. "El Video de las Cochinadas"
14. "The Competition of Claims"
15. "La Sobrina De Don Camerino"
16. "El Regalo Del Aniversario"
17. "Especial Feliz Navidad de Bloopers"
18. "Federica Desaparecida"
19. "El Regreso del Commandante Alighieri"
20. "El Novio de Bibi"
21. "El Reto"
22. "Viaje A Cancun"
23. "Deportes Peluchevisa"
24. "Ahorros de Navidad"
25. "La Embarazadiento De Federica"
26. "Bibi es Normal"
27. "La Vida Sola"
28. "Los Ultimos Dias de Federica"
29. "Exsimio, Exelsa's Ex-Boyfriend"
30. "Flavio Infiel"
31. "Ludoviquito Famoso"
32. "Dejenme Dormir"
33. "Visitas"
34. "Big P. Luche"
35. "El Primer Periodo De Bibi"
36. "El Verdadero Padre De Junior"
37. "La Tele"
38. "Nos Vamos de Viaje"

Season 2

1. "Perdidos"
2. "Regreso A Casa"
3. "Por Los Amigos"
4. "Regresar A Travajar"
5. "La Muerte De Ludovico (Mentiras)"
6. "Regalo De Aniversario II"
7. "Work's Efforts"
8. "Blind Date"
9. "Big Confusion"
10. "La Carrera de Perros"
11. "Regresen A Mis Hijos"
12. "Vamos Al Cine"
13. "Wrong Way, Ludoviquito"
14. "Reunion Escolar"
15. "Scretos en un Secuestro"
16. "Los Padres de Excelsa"
17. "Husbands Cartridges"
18. "False Idendity"
19. "Picnic"
20. "Quinceañera "
21. "Bibi And Dedotes"
22. "Ninos De Oro"
23. "A Dream of Telenovela"
24. "Se encuentra un Padre"

Special Episodes (Africa 2010)

1. "The World Cup I"
2. "The World Cup II"
3. "Bibi's Kidney"

Season 3

1. "Separados"
2. "Viva el Domingo"
3. "Partido de Domino"
4. "Federica enferma"
5. "Ludovico Steals From"
6. "El Supermercado"
7. "Identity Change"
8. "Una Semana Con El Novio De Bibi"
9. "Dia De Madres"
10. "Reparaciones"
11. "El Cumpleanos Atrasado De Ludovico"
12. "Bibi aprende a manejar"
13. "El Funeral del Merengues"
14. "Ardent Federica"
15. "The Wedding of Régulo"
16. "El Loco Corte de Pelo"
17. "The Stock-market Genius"
18. "La Navidad Perfecta"

Background

The series first started as a short skit in Derbez's previous shows, "Al Derecho y al Derbez" and "Derbez en Cuando" showing Ludovico, Federica, and an Asian kid starring as Ludoviquito, but when it aired it showed the change of Ludoviquito's actors and the other two kids. The narrative provided for the switch in actors portraying Ludoviquito revealed that he was not actually Ludovico's biological son but was born from an affair between Federica and the milkman. During a summer camp, Ludoviquito uses hypnosis on the wealthiest child there to trade places with him. Ludovico and Federica fail to recognize the switch, remaining oblivious even when he robotically repeats "Yo soy Ludoviquito P.Luche (I am Ludoviquito P.Luche)," raising no suspicion on their part. Ludovico accidentally snaps Ludoviquito out of his trance, and the poor child begins to cry once he realizes the fate in which he is stuck.

Seasons 1-2

The first season aired from 2002 to 2004 with frequent reruns of the episodes. The season finale stated that soon the second season would be produced (with the actors leaving a "goodbye" message like in the promotional commercial). The second season marked the show return at the end of the first quarter of 2007 (continuing with the plot that had ended the first season years ago, in which a plane where they were traveling crashing in an island and the family having passed around 5 years living there, to compensate the years that had passed after the first season.), with the show now produced in a 16:9 (HDTV format) and airing constantly new episodes, using the same actors as in the first season (including the fact that the kids starring on it had grown up a lot).

Season 3

A third season was announced to be in production in December 2010. Eugenio Derbez, the producer of the series, admitted that the new season will introduce a new character to the sitcom.

The series began on July 8, 2012 and ended on September 16th of the same year.

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