Picture Meme, Day Five

[swordznsorcery]

Ten pictures of favourite fictional characters, with minimal explanation.



Henry Darrow as Manolito.

Comments

[corvidology]

This is the second time this week he's popped up on my reading list.

Woot!

[swordznsorcery]

I know! But he's worth it.

[kis]

My brother loved that programme! So much nostalgia.

[swordznsorcery]

It was a good show. Not all Westerns have dated terribly well, but THC did try hard to redress some of the old imbalances.

[liadt]

Nice hat! And shirt. (Have returned to character cluelessness!)

[swordznsorcery]

It is indeed a fine hat! Mano was everybody's favourite character in "The High Chaparral".

[dimity_blue]

Manolito! <3 Isn't he the best?

[swordznsorcery]

He was great. I always loved how he never cared who or what you were. He was truly one of the good guys.

I read tonight that Linda Cristal, who played Victoria Cannon, died a few days ago. She was 89.

[dimity_blue]

I didn't know she'd gone. :o(

I always thought Victoria was too good for John. I never liked John - he was too shouty.

ETA: Manolito, on the other hand, had a boatload of charm. I loved it when he and Victoria had an argument because no one could understand them.

[swordznsorcery]

Yes I loved their arguments. They were improvised, and Henry Darrow and Linda Cristal were very close, which really helped that brother and sister chemistry - and the fights! It's a shame we didn't get to see more of her. One of my favourite episodes has the pair of them trapped in an Apache village, and having to rely on each other. You really see their closeness.

[dimity_blue]

Haha! I didn't know that about their arguments! That makes them even better!

[swordznsorcery]

This is worth a read: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Henry-Darrow-Lightning-Jan-Pippins/dp/1593936885/ , especially if you can catch it on special offer! Great fun memooir of the making of the show, and also a fascinating look at the civil rights struggle from a Latin perspective.

[dimity_blue]

And it's on Kindle!

Thank you! It looks very interesting. I'll buy it next week.