DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - LATIN AMERICA TO GET ITS OWN VERSION OF DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

Television executives announced yesterday (23FEB06) that four local version of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES will be produced for Latin American TV.

AMAS DE CASAS DESESPERADAS will air on Argentina's Artear, Colombia's RCN, and Ecuador's Teleamazonas, while a Portuguese-language version will be produced for Brazil's Rede TV as DONAS DE CASA DESESPERADAS.

Filming will begin in late April (06) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where a Latin-flavoured interpretation of Wisteria Lane is being built.

The Latin American version will follow the script and format of the US original, but each series will have their own cast and will be tailored to include local cultural references.

Walt Disney Company Latin America President DIEGO LERNER says, "Desperate Housewives represents the beginning of a new project that will mark a before-and-after for the Latin American television industry."