Here's a lil preview of n life set to Sugartown by Nancy Sinatra

Why? We have no idea why but we thought it looked cool. Go Meli! You're in Sugartown! (thanks uvu video, we think you're swell)

Behind the scenes with Suenalo on n life -

Juan Turros & JJ Friere on Piano - they play sax & drums in the band respectively - and Meli on vocals. We didn't know you sang mel! n Life airs on Channel 2 at 11:30pm on Friday nights.

This Friday at 11:30pm - the new season of n life with Melissa Hernandez!

Every Friday Night at 11:30pm - on WPBT Channel 2 - after Que Pasa USA? It's n life with Meli!

Come on... who would you rather watch?!

ñ Life with Melissa Hernandez Friday nights at 11:30pm - only on WPBT Channel 2 HD!

America.... get ready for ñTV!!!!!!

This Friday - WPBT channel 2 will premiere ñ Life with Melissa Hernandez - a blast of interview featuring DJ Le Spam, Pitbull, and the best of generation ñ on the web, like Planet Rosemary, the Weekly ñ and all kinds of weekly surprises. Classic episodes of Que Pasa USA? Air at 11pm - followed by ñ Life with Melissa Hernandez at 11:30- only on WPBT Channel 2 - La Ciudad is our Studio Ya'll!

Don't miss out

If you wanna be aware of any other Que Pasa Style Fun waiting in the wings or be in the know everyweek when we upload new episodes - then click on this link and become a fan of the show on Facebook. Dale, ponte a facebookiar.

Bringing It All Back Home

Hiya Fans - Gracias from the bottom of our achey breaky ñ hearts for making the Que Pasa Thon such a resounding success. And it was an extraordinary success. Thank you and Many Muchas Gracias - also thanks to all the good folks at Channel 2 who worked so hard to make it such a home run. Thanks from everyone at Team ñ! Above are a few pics of me, mel and pal Victor bringing it all back home from the Stage at Studio A at Miami's WPBT - where Que Pasa was filmed many years back. Thanks to all who voted, all our friends from around the country who watched on the webcast and to all who love this great show - now lets get back to work!

The Results Are in!!!

The Results are in, the ñ voices have spoken and the stage is set. Tune in to Channel 2 for the ¿Que Pasa USA? Marathon - starting at 430 pm today on trusty Channel 2! It's hosted by Melissa Hernandez and myself (bill teck) and lets get ready to reminisce and ROTFL. Ready? We'll be airing, in this order: GET READY MI Gente - it's Que Pasa USA Sunday!
TV Interview
Joe Goes to Heaven
Joe Goes to the Hospital
Spring Cleaning/Limpieza General
Super Chaperone
Mi Abuelo Driving School
Citizenship

Vote for Pepe!

You can program channel 2's Que Pasa USA Marathon! Take the Poll!

WPBT Channel 2 (2HD) and generation ñ are teaming up to bring you the greatest episodes of ¿Que Pasa USA? in a 7 episode ¿Que Pasa USA? Marathon - and generation ñ's viewers and facebook fans will be programing it and choosing the episodes! On December 6th generation ñ' (THIS MEANS YOU!) will take over programing on channel 2 WPBT by taking the poll to your right and voting for your faves. We're kicking off a yearlong celebration of the 30th anniversary of the last episode of ¿Que Pasa USA? , and we'll be filming Que Pasa Viewing Parties around town, (as Channel 2 starts to air episodes again in honor of this special anniversary) plus Channel 2 and gen ñ will be creating a special website with all kinds of Peña style goodness - and we'll even be broadcasting live from the studio where Que Pasa was originally filmed!

Below we've narrowed it down to 10 episodes - and, according to your votes on the poll, we'll have the top 7 episodes airing Dec 6th, as we kick off our celebration of ¿Que Pasa USA? at the ground breaking television station where it got it was originally filmed. So go to the poll to your right , pick your Que Pasa Top 7 and click! ¡Vota pa' que te respeten!

Season 1, Episode 7
Super Chaperone

Carmen wants to go to the prom, without a chaperone. Pepe and Juana will not hear of it. Adela complains that chaperoning has become too much for her so the Peña's decide to higher "Super Chaperone". Super Chaperone, a lady who runs a chaperoning agency, is known for her fox like skills at detecting hanky-panky among teenagers. But when prom night roles around Super Chaperone has problems of her own.

Season 1, Episode 3
Los Novios

Worried that Carmen spends too much time studying and ignoring her social life not to mention her lack of desire to marry, her family and friends set out to find her a boyfriend. But, be careful what you wish for, most of the prospects leave a lot to be desired. Meanwhile Joe has problems of his own when he asks a Cuban girl out for a date and her parents start talking marriage.

Season 2, Episode 2
TV Interview

A local TV reporter goes to Joe's school to interview kids whose parents are Cuban immigrants. The interview goes bad for Joe when he says that his parents and grandparents complain about how things are in this country (USA). To clear they air the reporter offers the Peña's a chance to clear things up, live on TV. Just when they thought it couldn't get worse, it does.

Season 3, Episode 3
Joe Goes To Heaven

Joe is doing an article for the school newspaper on homosexuality. Things get hairy when Juana finds books on homosexuality in Joe's room. The whole family jumps to the conclusion that Joe is gay. A family trip is planned when they find out Joe has gone to a Gay club.

Season 2, Episode 4
Joe Goes To The Hospital

Carmen and Sharon become candy striper's just in time for Joe's appendicitis operation.

Season 3, Episode 5
Farewell Party

A couple of Adela's girlfriends come to the Pena house to pay their respects because they read in the paper that Adela has died. Thankfully it was not "our" Adela but another woman with the same name. During the visit one of Adela's friends feels dizzy so she lays down to rest but dies in her sleep. Later on we get to see what a Cuban wake can be like, gossip, gossip and more gossip not to mention a pickup place for the teenagers.

Season 4, Episode 4
Mi Abuelo Driving School

When Pepe and Antonio crash into Carmen and Adela - in this ode to the classic Mi Tio driving school's, wackiness and a court date ensue. Pepe: "I had the brainstorm to call Cheito!"

Season 2, Episode 6
Citizenship

Joe, Juana, Adela and Antonio decide to become U.S. citizens. Pepe is against the idea. Pepe feels that becoming a citizen somehow betrays Cuba. "Esta... esta es para Cuba".

Season 3, Episode 2
Limpieza General

A run of bad luck makes the family think that they have a "hex" on them. While the kids consult a "medium" abuela gets the Priest to visit. It gets really interesting when the Medium and the Priest are over at the same time.

Season 2, Episode 8
Dream

The abuelos (grandparents) are trying to learn how to speak English but Joe have very little patience or faith that they will ever learn. During a nap Joe dreams that he speaks no English and that his grandparents speak perfect English. In his dream Joe gets a visit from his fairly godmother and the devilish Pepe who teach him about the difficulties of learning a new language.

Vote for Pepe!

Our usual Monday blog updates are below the Que Pasa USA? Episode Info - Don't forget to Vote on the poll to your left - So we can use your info to program Channel 2 when we takeover on Dec 6th for the Que Pasa USA marathon - ¡VOTA pa' que te Respeten!

Pick 7! Joe Goes to Heaven!

Scroll over to that handy ¿Que Pasa USA? Poll to the right and choose your top 7 episodes - and we'll program the winners on WPBT & Generation ñ's Que Pasa Marathon airing on Channel 2 on Dec 6th! You've always wanted to be a programing director right? Well now's your chance you budding Brandon Tartikoffs - Dale - Vota! Sure, you can vote for Mayor of Miami-Dade County - but now... you can also vote for Pepe! Details below.

Chayane comes to PBS on Channel 2

WPBT Channel 2 - now in HD at 2HD - is bringing you Chayanne Live with Chayanne Vivo, with pledge breaks hosted by ñ's own cover grrrl - Melissa Hernandez, this Thursday October 8th at 8pm on Channel 2, el canal dos mi gente. Give it up for Melissa, Give it up for Chayanne, give it up for a Channel 2 - the original home of Que Pasa USA? Don't miss this presentation in colaboration with Sony Music/Latin and El Nuevo Herald. This is 2HD baby. This is Canal Dos.

Brasil! Brasil!

Neal Hecker at Miami's WPBT has quietly been airing some important and great programing of interest to Miami's Latin community for years - and his newest knowledge and pleasure dropping find is a variety special that tells the story of Brazilian music through stellar performances by some of Brazil’s most engaging singers and charismatic musicians. Main-stage performances by Margareth Menezes, Mart’nalia, Celso Fonseca, Rodrigo Maranhao and Monica Freire, as well as Daniela Mercury, Bebel Gilberto and Gal Costa, are interspersed with vibrant images recorded in samba schools and other colorful locales. Comon, Brasil! Let Neal know ya like his style - his Technorati blog is HERE. But the show... airs tonight, Monday from 730 pm till 9 pm. Now's your chance South Florida Brazilians, we think you'll like it.

Freedom Flights: A new Cardona Doc airs on Channel 2 Thursday

Joe Cardona's new doc on the Freedom Flights airs on Thursday the 28th. 8pm on Channel 2 - It's hard to believe that in the telling of the various stories of Cuban Exile, we've never told this touching and important one through video. Click on the pic for a preview, or just click here.

Joe brought us Cafe con Leche, Adios Patria and this year's Celia: The Queen.
My Suitcase Full of Hope , his new documentary on the freedom flights which brought 265,000 Cubans and many of our parents to freedom airs this Thursday at 8pm on Channel 2.