Venezuelan comedian Emilio Lovera recently opened up about a difficult experience with fellow comedian Carlos Villagrán during a recent interview with Rocío Higuera.
Lovera revealed that Villagrán had taken an idea he developed for a pilot show called “El abasto de la esquina” and used it without credit. The concept, inspired by a food delivery worker serving residents in a building, was later seen by Lovera on television as the program “¡Ah que Kiko!” featuring a character with a food cart.
“One day I saw a show called ‘¡Ah que Kiko!’ with a building, the characters, and him having a cart with which he was delivering food. The same one I wrote and never called me,” Lovera said.
He explained that Villagrán had approached him while wrapping up a project in Venezuelan television, asking for the pilot with the promise to contact him to write and direct it when ready for air. That call never came.
Lovera, known for his operate on “Radio Rochela” and “Misión Emilio,” said he initially felt fine that Villagrán liked the idea, noting their relationship dated back many years when Villagrán was working in Venezuela with popularity on a show called “Federrico,” alongside the late Ramón Valdés.
