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Radio and TV from my Childhood // Radio y TV de Mi Infancia

A worker who later went into a career in television remembers the radio and TV of his childhood. / Un companero quien mas tarde tuvo una carrera en la television recuerda la radio y TV de su infancia.

Editor's Note: The Spanish version follows the English.

Nota de Redacción: La versión en español le sigue a la de inglés.

Memories and Nostalgia of the Radio and Television from my Childhood

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I can divide all these past events from my childhood in Venezuela into two stages.

The first of these experiences is my memory of the radio, the first but most vague in my mind, since I was born in 1947 and could just realize what a radio was at that time, walking between the skirts of the people who worked doing the kitchen cooking and cleaning. Of course it was my mother, and one or another of my older sisters.

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Among the fun I had at that age, I crawled and walked between their legs with my toy cars, a ball, or any kind of toy. I can vaguely remember the names of two of the renowned radio shows, The Mystery of the Three Towers and Tamacun the Wandering Avenger.

As for the TV when it appeared at that time in 1953, we in my family were privileged to have a television, and having one was a source of curiosity for all the neighbors in the development. Children and adults, all wanted to satisfy their curiosity. The house was always full and I’d be happy since I’d never had so many friends.

A few of the children’s programs I was permitted to see come to mind. Their names were Sascandil and Escandulfa, two evil witches who tried to destroy the lives of all good people.

In comparison there was another of those children’s programs in which the heroes were two characters whose lives were focused on doing good for humanity. I still have in my head the names of those actors who were the protagonists of my childhood dreams, and my character as a mature man, their names are (because they are still alive) Elisa Pareja and Orlando Urdaneta. I can remember exactly which program they were in but I am sure that they were called Banbilandia and Robert and Aquela.

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Recuerdos y nostalgias de la radio y television en mi infancia

Todas estas situaciones transcurridas en mi niñez en Venezuela, las puedo dividir en dos etapas.

La primera de estas experiencias es el recuerdo de la radio, el mas vago en mi mente, pues nací en el año 1947 y solo pude darme realmente cuenta de lo que era y fue la radio para esa época, caminando entre las faldas de las personas que hacían las labores de cocina y limpieza. Por supuesto eran mi madre, y una que otra de mis hermanas mayores.

Entre mis diversiones propias de mi edad, gateaba y caminaba entre sus piernas con los carritos, la pelota o cualquier tipo de juguete. Vagamente puede venir a mi mente el nombre de dos de esas renombradas novelas radiofónicas El Misterio de las Tres Torres y Tamacun El Vengador Errante.

En cuanto a la TV ya en la época que aparece en1953, fuimos en mi familia privilegiados en tener un aparato de tv y el tenerla era motivo de curiosidad para todos los vecinos de la urbanización. Niños y adultos, todos querían satisfacer su curiosidad. La casa se mantenía llena y yo feliz pués nunca había tenido tantos amigos.

Viene a mi memoria unos programas infantiles que me permitían ver. Sus nombres eran Sascandil y Escandulfa, dos brujas malvadas tratando de hacerle la vida a cuadritos a toda persona buena. En contraposición había otro de esos programas infantiles en donde los héroes eran dos personajes que su vida se concentraba en hacer el bien a la humanidad.

Todavía tengo en mi mente el nombre de esos actores que fueron protagonistas de mis sueños infantiles, y mi carácter de hombre maduro, sus nombres son porque todavía viven, Elisa Parejo y Orlando Urdaneta. No puedo precisar exactamente en cual de los programas trabajaban pero si estoy seguro que esos se llamaron Banbilandia y Robert y Aquela.

--Frame

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