In the mid 70s my folks and I happened on this Spanish language variety show by accident and caught Iris in one of her showy production numbers. Well, we couldn't believe our eyes. I tuned in frequently to see "El Show de Iris Chacon" and found it to be deliriously campy fun. It didn't help me to learn any Spanish, and because I am not familiar with the Spanish language the show remained somewhat of an enigma to me. But that sort of made it all the more fun, too -- looking in on another culture in awe, being able to get some of the jokes, not understanding others, but always appreciating the great production numbers featuring Iris in some outrageous outfit, backed up by scantily clad male dancers, doing her thing, as it were. Here's a show that's ripe for release on DVD or at least which ought to be aired again on a cable channel devoted to classic Spanish language TV productions (the way TVLand re-runs classic American comedy TV) -- if only there was one...
