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Operation Repo
Also known asOperación Repo (2006–2008)
GenreDocudrama
Created byLuis Pizarro
Directed byLuis Pizarro
StarringSonia Pizarro
Froylan 'Froy' Tercero
Lyndah Pizarro
Matt Burch
Narrated byJordan Emil Mueller
Theme music composerAlvaro Morello
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons11
No. of episodes286[1]
Production
Executive producersLuis Pizarro
Tariq Jalil
Francisco Aguilar
Running time30 min.
Production companiesArietis A/V
EGA Productions
Original release
NetworkTelemundo
ReleaseOctober 2006 (2006-10) –
2008 (2008)
NetworktruTV
ReleaseMarch 31, 2008 (2008-03-31) –
February 5, 2014 (2014-02-05)

Operation Repo (formerly known as Operación Repo) is an American television program that depicts the world of car repossession with a team that portrays fictionalized tales of repossessions from California's San Fernando Valley.[2]

Re-enactment and authenticity

Operation Repo consists of what are purported to be actual stories of repossession incidents; however, the show depicts scripted and dramatized re-enactments in which the cast "recreates" incidents using actors and staged action footage.[3][4]

Broadcast history

Operation Repo was first produced in a Spanish-language version, Operación Repo on Telemundo in October 2006, becoming the number-one rated show on the network.[5] The show later crossed over to English-language and moved to truTV, where it started airing on March 31, 2008.

Operation Repo also airs on OLN in Canada and RTL7 in the Netherlands and on One In Australia. In Spain it airs on Energy, in Norway on Viasat 4, in Italy on Italia 2 and in the United Kingdom it airs on DMAX.

The eleventh season resumed on December 18, 2013 and concluded, along with the series, on February 5, 2014.[6]

Cast

Sonia's team (May 2013 – 2014)

Matt and Froy's team (2011)

Former cast

Production

References

  1. ^ "Operation Repo - Episode Guide - MSN TV". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  2. ^ ""Operation Repo: About the Show" on truTV.com". Archived from the original on 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  3. ^ Braxton, Greg (May 29, 2011). "Making a case for truTV". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ Dehnart, Andy (May 31, 2010). "truTV executives think we don't care that some of their shows are fake". RealityBlured.com. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "Operación Repo website". Archived from the original on 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
  6. ^ Operation Repo (the English Show) Premiers Tonight on truTV
  7. ^ "'Operation Repo' Star Sonia Pizarro Dead at 60: 'Will Always Have a Place in My Heart'". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  8. ^ Petski, Denise (2018-06-25). "Carlos Lopez Jr. Dies: 'Operation Repo' Actor Was 35". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-10-26.

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