Erik Estrada in Self-Deprecating BK Commercial Shock!

• Yes, I was surprised to find out he wasn't born in Puerto Rico but in Harlem (he's second generation). Oh, god, those telenovelas are hilariously bad! I used to watch them in Spain when I lived there - awful acting, but great for practicing the lingo!

• "Ponch" developed a large fan base in the Spanish-speaking world after "CHiPs". He starred in a telenovela that ran almost a year, "Dos Mujeres, Un Camino". During the almost daliy filming in M�co, US-born Estrada improved his command of Spanish markedly. "Dos Mujeres, Un Camino (two women, one road)" was an unusually long and popular novela, the Latino equivalent of the daily soaps here, except they do have endings, albeit sometimes nebulous, allowing for a sequel or two.

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