They debuted on the small screen in 1979 in the program
Fantástico, hosted by
José María Íñigo. During the next two years, they appeared frequently on entertainment shows such as
Aplauso.
Narciso Ibáñez Serrador initially selected them to play the role of "Los Tacañones" (The Stingy Ones), an antagonist role for his famous quiz show
Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez. They filmed a program, but he later decided to let the role to
Las Hermanas Hurtado, still Martes y Trece appeared as comedians in the show. They were a regular part of the New Year's Eve TV specials on
TVE. Performing sketches based on public figures, they generally parodied contemporary television and radio. The most famous was the "patty sketch" of 1985, about a confused mother calling radio host
Encarna Sánchez while frying small pies to talk about her two sons and their military service in
Móstoles. The lady, never seen on stage, mixed up all the details of her conversation and even said that she was frying the two sons and that Móstoles was on fire. In 1988 they were the hosts of
¡Hola, hola 89! They continued to make New Year programs, initially written by themselves and directed by Rafael Galan. From 1989 until the group split in 1997 (except in 1993, replaced by
Cruz y Raya) they recorded:
A por uvas (1989),
¡Venga el 91! (1990),
El 92 cava con todo (1991),
Martes y 13 en directo (1992),
¡Fíjate! (1994),
A Belén pastores (1995),
Emisión Imposible (1996) and
Adós (1997). In 1990 they were also the hosts of the
Twelve Grapes in
Puerta del Sol. However, they also made specials outside New Year's Eve such as
A ver, A ver (1991),
Que te den concurso (1992) and
Vísperas y Festivos (1995).
TVE granted the group their own weekly show,
Viéndonos, combining performances with comic sketches. There were 18 episodes. They conducted a surreal interview with
Madonna in 1992. In 1994 they had another, less successful, weekly program
El retonno. == Filmography ==