In 1970, Garcia's celebrity in Puerto Rico continued growing, when he joined the cast of a major Puerto Rican television hit of the time, named "Ja ja! Ji ji! Jo jo! Con Agrelot" ("Ja ja! Ji Ji! Jo jo With Agrelot") where he joined forces with legendary Puerto Rican comedian and actor Jose Miguel Agrelot. Agrelot during that time also participated in a television comedy segment named "Desafiando a los Genios" (which was shown on Canal 4's daily midday variety show, "Show del Mediodia"), where Agrelot played "Profesor Pulula". But, as Agrelot sometimes could not be present at the latter show, Garcia, to cover for him when Agrelot did not attend, created one of his most famous characters, that of "Pastor Menta" (which, when pronounced fast, as in "Pastormenta", sounded like "peace"-paz-and "storm"-tormenta). The "Pastor Menta" character proved so popular among audiences that Garcia played "Pastor Menta" on his feature film debut, 1976's teen musical comedy "La Pandilla en Apuros" (which gave him international exposure) and on the film's soundtrack album. Garcia, along with film producer Alfred D. Herger and with singer and actor Felito Félix, also contributed to the writing of that film's script. During the mid-1970s, Garcia moved channels again, to Canal 11, where he participated as a dramatic actor in a telenovela named "La Historia de Laura Benson" ("Laura Benson's Story"), in which Garcia had the opportunity of working alongside Miguel Angel Suarez, among others. However, Garcia did not stay at Canal 11 too long, as, lured by producer Paquito Cordero, he once again moved, this time to Canal 2, where, beginning in 1980, he played another one of his most iconic roles, that of cuckold "Toribio Tauro", a man whose wife "Tesoro" (played by Argentine-Puerto Rican actress Raquel Montero) cheated on with another character, which was played by Juan Manuel Lebron, on the hit Telemundo comedy show "Los Kakukómicos" (which loosely translates to "The WKAQ-funnies", WKAQ-TV being Canal 2's signal on Puerto Rican television) At "Los Kakukómicos", Garcia also played another famous character, female "Solitaria", alongside Puerto Rican actress Waleska Seda, who played "Solitaria"s sister "Soledad", on a sketch about two single women who could not get anyone to date them. "Los Kakukómicos" lasted ten years on Puerto Rican television; Garcia worked there from 1980 to 1984.
Adrián García (actor) Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth and Family
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