Julio Fuentes was named for and modeled after Gregory Sierra's uncle!! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

catlover79 · 04-11-2012, 03:57 AM

I just found that out from this 1975 article:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id...y+sierra&hl=en

"He’s a kid from New York’s Spanish Harlem where life was not always a bowl of petunias. In fact, Sierra started out with a bunch of strikes against him.

He’s a Puerto Rican – as is his character, Chano – but he was born in New York. When he was about six, both his father and mother left. For a kid, it’s hard when one parent or the other deserts the home, so you can imagine what it is when both of them leave.

“I learned to live with it,” he says, simply.

After his parents moved out, he was raised by an aunt. And, he says, there was an uncle who came over to see him every week.

“He was a very jolly and very nice man,” Sierra says. “Later, I used him not only as the model but the namesake of the character I played on Sanford & Son, Julio Fuentes.”"

MickeyMac · 04-11-2012, 05:36 PM

Cool!

catlover79 · 04-11-2012, 06:34 PM

I just found that out - it really is very cool.

panamaniak · 07-11-2012, 10:40 PM

Wow! I did not know that! Thanks it's so hard to find info on the actors who have appeared on S&S. Thanks so much! Julio is one of my favorite characters along with Rollo,lol! BTW Jesus loves you also

comedyfreak · 07-12-2012, 04:25 AM

Julio was cool I wished he would have stayed on the show.

catlover79 · 07-12-2012, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by comedyfreak

Julio was cool I wished he would have stayed on the show.

Then he wouldn't have been able to play Chano on Barney Miller - while I liked Julio, I LOVED Chano.

04-11-2012, 03:57 AM	#1
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	Julio Fuentes was named for and modeled after Gregory Sierra's uncle!! I just found that out from this 1975 article: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id...y+sierra&hl=en "He’s a kid from New York’s Spanish Harlem where life was not always a bowl of petunias. In fact, Sierra started out with a bunch of strikes against him. He’s a Puerto Rican – as is his character, Chano – but he was born in New York. When he was about six, both his father and mother left. For a kid, it’s hard when one parent or the other deserts the home, so you can imagine what it is when both of them leave. “I learned to live with it,” he says, simply. After his parents moved out, he was raised by an aunt. And, he says, there was an uncle who came over to see him every week. “He was a very jolly and very nice man,” Sierra says. “Later, I used him not only as the model but the namesake of the character I played on Sanford & Son, Julio Fuentes.”"
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07-12-2012, 04:25 AM	#5
comedyfreak Cheers! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 11,061	Julio was cool I wished he would have stayed on the show.
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04-11-2012, 05:36 PM	#2
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,008	Cool!

04-11-2012, 06:34 PM	#3
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	I just found that out - it really is very cool.

07-11-2012, 10:40 PM	#4
panamaniak Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 26, 2009 Location: Queens Posts: 17	Wow! I did not know that! Thanks it's so hard to find info on the actors who have appeared on S&S. Thanks so much! Julio is one of my favorite characters along with Rollo,lol! BTW Jesus loves you also