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Post by The J-Man on Nov 22, 2007 9:17:42 GMT -5
Don Cervantes' 1987 episode of "Amen" (his last credit on the IMDb) is scheduled to rerun next Wednesday (11/28/07) at 06:30pm on ION Television. Just lettin' everybody know. I've never seen it. www.ionline.tv |
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Post by MelMac on Nov 22, 2007 10:21:15 GMT -5
I'll have to go and check it out, barring if I have to be out for work at the time.
Does make people wonder though whatever happened to Cervantes though. It's like he just disappeared. We even have found out where Mary Ellen Stuart and the gal who played Holly's daughter, Sarah, are now, and they were only in the one episode of "GAHeroine." All we know so far is that he still pays his SAG fees, but we don't know if he stopped acting and went to work in other endeavors or one of the many other possibilities. :-\
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Post by The J-Man on Nov 22, 2007 11:31:56 GMT -5
I'll have to go and check it out, barring if I have to be out for work at the time. Um, it's 2007. According to www.tvhistory.tv/VCR%20History.htm: "[The] world's first video cassette recorder (for home use)...[was] introduced in...1972." Why should it matter if you're home or not? All joking aside, it is pretty strange the way he completely fell off the face of the Earth. There's no reason why he shouldn't have had a career (at least a sporadic career) playing "Thug #2" or whatever. Even Paul Carafotes did a bit part as a bookie on an episode of "Cane" a few weeks ago. Deborah Mays married Joe Namath and changed her name to Tatiana (I think) and faded into semi-voluntary obscurity. But Don Cervantes just plumb disappeared! |
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Post by scenario on Dec 8, 2007 20:07:59 GMT -5
More then likely it appears Don Cervantes just decided to leave Hollywood and acting in general behind him so he move onto other things. Whatever those other things were/are. That or the morbid possibilty of him actually being dead is also out there.
Cervantes had a similar energy to him that Jesse D. Goins had. He was rather memorable, even though he had such a small part. You see him and swear he's done other work, but he really hasn't. Yeah he could still play Thug #2, or be in commercials.
This may sound silly, but I always envisioned that dude as playing some sort of "inspirational teacher" role if he were still in the TV/movie buisness. Not necessarily like Katt's role in GAH, but more like some of the recent teacher makes a difference flicks. I can even see the cliched tag line for his made for TV movie...All they needed was one man to believe in themselves, to believe in their heart, to believe in their very MIND... [cue a closeup of a present day Don Cervantes]. He was certainly a serviceable actor, it's been one of our legendary mysteries for years now as to what happend with Cervantes.
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Dec 9, 2007 21:32:53 GMT -5
Good thinking, scenario. I agree with you. Of the kids, he was always the second most memorable for me right behind Jesse D. Goins. The only reason I see that he might not be around (if still alive) is that he has moved on to something else as you predicted. It would be nice to see him still around though.
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Post by MelMac on Dec 11, 2007 15:22:05 GMT -5
I'd just like to know what happened to him, nothing else for the closure to see what happened. IMHO, like Goins, he did an excellent job as a student in the show, and when they replaced Tony and Rhonda, overshadowed the replacements (which was a good thing). He was funny and fit the role of a troubled teen well, then again all did in a way, though Cyler and Rhonda I think were in there more because a. Cyler did have a tendency to fight and b. Rhonda I felt dropped out because of something then decided to return because she made a mistake. In both cases, I felt they were smarter than the rest of the class (and why I have Cyler Tony's boss in the series I write.  ) |
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Dec 11, 2007 15:48:05 GMT -5
You felt Rhonda dropped out of school?
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Post by MelMac on Dec 11, 2007 15:58:46 GMT -5
You felt Rhonda dropped out of school? Yes and no. When she was there the first two seasons, it was that she had returned after dropping out. Third season, when it's her replacement, I think Rhonda had graduated with good grades. She was one of the smartest students there - and she had the highest score on the Iowa test. Cyler, IMHO, could've been just behind her in that case and would graduate soon. |
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Dec 11, 2007 16:01:52 GMT -5
Funny...I don't recall them saying that she had dropped out. |
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Post by MelMac on Dec 11, 2007 17:16:15 GMT -5
Funny...I don't recall them saying that she had dropped out. I said I think they were in the classroom for those reasons, as IMHO, Cyler and Rhonda were too smart to be stuck in Special Ed. Tony, Paco and others yes, I could see them in there for their lack of intelligence (which doesn't mean, BTW, they wouldn't improve as the years wore on.  ) |
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Dec 11, 2007 18:18:48 GMT -5
Funny...I don't recall them saying that she had dropped out. I said I think they were in the classroom for those reasons, as IMHO, Cyler and Rhonda were too smart to be stuck in Special Ed. Tony, Paco and others yes, I could see them in there for their lack of intelligence (which doesn't mean, BTW, they wouldn't improve as the years wore on. ) The 1980s definition for special education was different, Mel. You could have smart kids there because they were deemed what is now termed "at risk" and it stemmed from possibility to drop out all the way to behavioral disorders. |
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Post by MelMac on Dec 11, 2007 21:37:42 GMT -5
I said I think they were in the classroom for those reasons, as IMHO, Cyler and Rhonda were too smart to be stuck in Special Ed. Tony, Paco and others yes, I could see them in there for their lack of intelligence (which doesn't mean, BTW, they wouldn't improve as the years wore on. ) The 1980s definition for special education was different, Mel. You could have smart kids there because they were deemed what is now termed "at risk" and it stemmed from possibility to drop out all the way to behavioral disorders. I knew that too, but we have (or at least when I was in school had) special ed both as learning disabilities and at risk dropout kids here. Even I almost fell victim to being put in a special ed class (supposed learning disability... I wish I knew the doctors so I could send them a couple of my news stories. ) But, my analysis was based on the fact originally that I assumed that Cyler and Rhonda were in there because they were at risk students (Cyler's was more obvious with his temper at times over Rhonda's), but not because of intelligence as well like I felt Tony and Paco were at times. Listening to what they say, I felt that Cyler and Rhonda were too smart for the class and wanted to expand, but other issues caused them to be in there. Tony probably dropped out for a time or just kept being absent the third season when we drop in on the Hinkleys and Maxwell. |
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Dec 11, 2007 21:49:21 GMT -5
The 1980s definition for special education was different, Mel. You could have smart kids there because they were deemed what is now termed "at risk" and it stemmed from possibility to drop out all the way to behavioral disorders. I knew that too, but we have (or at least when I was in school had) special ed both as learning disabilities and at risk dropout kids here. Even I almost fell victim to being put in a special ed class (supposed learning disability... I wish I knew the doctors so I could send them a couple of my news stories. ) But, my analysis was based on the fact originally that I assumed that Cyler and Rhonda were in there because they were at risk students (Cyler's was more obvious with his temper at times over Rhonda's), but not because of intelligence as well like I felt Tony and Paco were at times. Listening to what they say, I felt that Cyler and Rhonda were too smart for the class and wanted to expand, but other issues caused them to be in there. Tony probably dropped out for a time or just kept being absent the third season when we drop in on the Hinkleys and Maxwell. Um...that is what I said overall. Again, you are assuming the drop-out part with Tony, but I mentioned that the special ed classification covered a lot of ground and lumped it together. I just said it in less than you. |
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Post by MelMac on Dec 11, 2007 21:57:24 GMT -5
True, but that's what I said from the get go... at least I thought so. But, guess it's regardless... besides we need to find where Cervantes is because for all we know he's in the janitor's closet learning to become the grand sensei of Shoe-fu, currently being held by A Tung Anasole. |
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Dec 11, 2007 22:12:22 GMT -5
Funny. And Josie might have to trout you: Don't you know he IS the grand sensei of Shoe-Fu? |
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Post by MelMac on Dec 11, 2007 23:10:35 GMT -5
Funny. And Josie might have to trout you: Don't you know he IS the grand sensei of Shoe-Fu? OK... then the grand holiness 574th level sensei of Shoe-Fu... or is that the 365,634th level red Crocs with blue sparkle studs grand sensei of Softshoe-Fu.  |
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