ABC Afterschool Specials Gaucho (Season 7, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

ABC Afterschool Specials

Gaucho (Season 7, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A young Puerto Rican New York boy thinks his mother wants to move back to her homeland, so he takes a job as an errand boy for a small-time hood to pay for the move back to her Caribbean homeland.

Director

Robert Lieberman

Writers

Arthur Heinemann (teleplay by) | Gloria Gonzalez (based on the book by)

Producer

Martin Tahse

Composer

Glenn Paxton (music composed by)

Cinematographer

Paul Silberman

Editor

Vince Humphrey

Casting Director

Linda M. Trescony

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 25, 1978

Release date

Oct 25, 1978 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 90 wins & 158 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
17 cast members

Name	Known for
Panchito Gómez Gaucho Gaucho See fewer	American Me (1992)
Alma Beltran Mama Campos Mama Campos See fewer	Ghost (1990)
Phillip R. Allen Jim Radigan Jim Radigan See fewer	Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Ralph James Torres Pacheko Pacheko See fewer	ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
Amy Stryker Denise Denise See fewer	The Long Riders (1980)
James DiAngelo Actor (as James Di Angelo) Actor (as James Di Angelo) See fewer	Blood Massacre (1987)
David Yanez Mario Mario See fewer	Centennial (1978)
Jeannie Linero Actress Actress See fewer	The Godfather (1972)
Richard Beauchamp Angel Angel See fewer	Hunter (I) (1984)
J. Víctor López Actor Actor See fewer	Falcon Crest (1981)
Danny De La Paz Actor Actor See fewer	American Me (1992)
José Flores Actor Actor See fewer	Remington Steele (1982)
Harv Selsby Actor Actor See fewer	Star Trek (1966)
Caesar Cordova Actor Actor See fewer	Carlito's Way (1993)
Pat O'Hara Actor (as Patrick J. O'Hara) Actor (as Patrick J. O'Hara) See fewer	Young Frankenstein (1974)
Gareth McClain Actor Actor See fewer	Barnaby Jones (1973)
Bob Sargent Actor Actor See fewer	Art in the Twenty-First Century (2001)