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42-670: Guzmán was born in Rancagua , Chile , in 1927. As a young man, he enrolled at the University of Chile to study architecture, following in the footsteps of his architect father. In 1947, Guzmán had been appointed set designer for the Chilean National Ballet , the youngest ever up to that date. Sources conflict as to when Guzmán immigrated to the United States , but by 1952 he had begun to establish himself as

84-581: A Fool" and "Not the Lovin' Kind" in 1965. From 1968 to 1974, Desi Arnaz and his sister Lucie co-starred opposite their mother in Here's Lucy as her children. In 1968, he had a guest-starring role as Jerry and Suzie's drum-playing friend Tommy in the episode, "The Hombre Who Came to Dinner: Part 2", from the show The Mothers-in-Law , executive-produced and directed by his father. In 1970, he appeared on The Brady Bunch episode "The Possible Dream". He starred in

126-591: A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that he felt treated his father with respect. The film includes a scene in which Desi Jr., playing his father's character Ricky Ricardo, acts opposite his mother as Lucy Ricardo with film from the TV series intercut with the cast. Between 1998 and 2010, he was touring with a new configuration of Dino, Desi & Billy called Ricci, Desi & Billy, featuring Arnaz reunited with Billy Hinsche , and joined by Ricci Martin (youngest son of Dean Martin ). The group performed original material as well as

168-472: A daughter, Julia Arnaz, from a relationship with model Susan Callahan-Howe in 1968 when they were both 15 years old; Julia's relationship to Desi Jr. was proven by a paternity test in 1991. Arnaz dated actress Patty Duke when he was 17 and she was 23. He accompanied Duke to the 1970 Emmy Awards ceremony where she won the Emmy for Outstanding Single Performance. His mother did not approve of

210-693: A good influence upon him. In May 1972, Arnaz announced his engagement to Minnelli. He accompanied her to the Academy Awards ceremony in March 1973 when she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. While in London, Minnelli ended their engagement, to be with comedian Peter Sellers in May ;1973. Arnaz married actress Linda Purl in 1979. On January 3, 1980, Purl filed for divorce, which

252-493: A handful of storms between May and August. In some years there can be a little snow. The sport in the city is varied including football, basketball and hockey. The city's most famous football club is O'Higgins , who currently plays in the first category of Chilean soccer, the Primera División de Chile . O'Higgins had great past glories, with the help of El Teniente they became one of the leading teams of Chile during

294-551: A homogeneous culture known as Chileanidad and a mestizo influence is evident. Rancagua and the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region was settled by Spaniards (notably Andalusian , Basque , Aragonese and Navarrese ) and other Europeans. French and Italian families established agriculture, including the important wine industry: the Wine Route is one of the main tourist attractions of

336-591: A set designer in Southern California . Guzmán had also enrolled at the University of Southern California in order to continue his architectural studies. His lack of fluency in English deterred him from continuing, choosing instead to work at an assembly line in Anaheim . Guzmán later quit that job in order to study design, eventually being hired by Paramount Studios , where he became an art director. It

378-539: A small scale mine failed for lack of capital and the property was eventually bought by the American, William Braden, for approximately US$ 100,000. The same year Braden formed Rancagua Mines, which became the Braden Copper Company, in association with old colleagues from ASARCO, including Barton Sewell. Work started on establishing a mine in 1905 after Government permission had been acquired but progress

420-523: Is the son of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz . Arnaz was born on January 19, 1953, at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles. His older sister is actress Lucie Arnaz , who was born in 1951. His birth was one of the most publicized in television history. His parents were the stars of the television sitcom I Love Lucy , and Ball's pregnancy was part of the story line, which was considered daring in 1952. The same day Ball gave birth to Desi Jr.,

462-550: The Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse episode "Bernadette", a dramatic adaptation of the life of Saint Bernadette of Lourdes starring Pier Angeli . According to Angeli, Guzmán shot the episode in chronological order "so the cast—just like the viewers—could feel the impact of Bernadette's discovery of the stream pointed out to her by the Blessed Mother ." The program earned Guzmán an Emmy Award in

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504-490: The Colchagua valley . Breweries can be found as well, the legacy of German and Swiss immigration. Livestock development and herding was especially influenced by British , Greek and Yugoslavian settlers. Because the city is relatively close to Santiago, there has led to a growing urban influence in the local culture. Rancagua is fast becoming a suburb of Santiago's upper-class professional workforce. Meanwhile all of

546-463: The Rancagua conurbation . After Curicó , Talca and Concepción , it is one of the most important and densely populated cities of the south central zone of Chile. The Rancagua Valley was occupied by the local Picunche . They fell briefly under the control of the Inca Empire in the 15th century. Its remains in structures can still be found near the city today. Through their civil engineering,

588-417: The national capital of Santiago . It was originally named Santa Cruz de Triana by Spanish colonists. In 2012, its population was 232,211. The main economic activities range from mining , tourism , agriculture , timber , food production and services to minor industrial activities. The city also serves as the administrative and legal center of the region. Together with Machalí and Gultro, it forms

630-813: The "Best Art Direction in a Television Film" category. Guzmán also directed Border Justice , starring Gilbert Roland , and The Desilu Revue , which consisted of vignettes performed by Desilu's stars for the Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse . Other Desilu programs that Guzmán produced and directed for were I Love Lucy , The Untouchables , and December Bride . Guzmán was also color consultant and interior decorator for Arnaz's Western Hills Hotel at Indian Wells . In addition to I Dream of Jeannie , Guzmán directed such programs as Nancy , The Dick Van Dyke Show , The Good Life , The Fugitive , The Patty Duke Show , The Flying Nun , The Partridge Family , and Harper Valley PTA . He

672-571: The 16th century it became the property of the Jesuits as it was located on their Hacienda de la Compañia de Jesús. They operated a small mine known as the Socavón de los Jesuitas. Following their expulsion, the hacienda was acquired in 1768 by Don Mateo de Toro y Zambrano y Ureta. Between 1819 and 1823 his heirs restarted and enlarged the workings, bringing in a mining engineer to help. However, these and subsequent attempts to establish anything more than

714-696: The 1970s, participating on several occasions in the Copa Libertadores , their best performance being a semifinal appearance. In 2013, they won the Primera División de Chile for the first time, followed by a win in the Supercopa de Chile in 2014. Amongst other football clubs in the city are Tomás Greig and Enfoque, both of which play in the Tercera División de Chile . Since 2015 the Autódromo Internacional de Codegua in

756-524: The 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Rancagua is a third-level administrative division of Chile , administered by a municipal council and headed by an alcalde , who is directly elected by the people for a four-year term. This area is known as the "huaso province" after the name of the Chilean cowboy, the huaso . The population is a mixture of both European (including Argentine immigrants) and indigenous races and cultures. The region has

798-545: The American company that developed the mine through the first half of the 20th century, was one of the four venues of the 1962 FIFA World Cup . More recently, it houses the O'Higgins professional football (soccer) club, one of the leading teams in Chilean professional football. Every year, the National Championship of Chilean rodeo is held in the Medialuna Monumental de Rancagua . In 2015,

840-595: The Inca accomplished expeditions to the south of their empire. Rancagua was founded by Spanish explorer José Antonio Manso de Velasco , who founded several cities in the central area of Chile. The settlement was first called Villa Santa Cruz de Triana. The city is notable in Chilean history as the scene of the Disaster of Rancagua of 1814, when Chilean forces fighting for independence from Spain were defeated. This marked

882-709: The Music of Desi Arnaz and his Orchestra with Lucie Arnaz , Raul Esparza , and Valarie Pettiford . On October 15, 2011, Arnaz performed in Babalu at the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress. The performance was in conjunction with the Library's Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Collection. In 2021, Arnaz and his sister Lucie served as executive producers for the film, Being the Ricardos . Arnaz has

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924-468: The TV series; Keith spent much time with Lucie and Desi Jr. in childhood and became close friends with the family, teaching Desi Jr. how to play drums. Arnaz attended University High School in West Los Angeles. At age 12, Arnaz was a drummer with Dino, Desi & Billy . The others were Dean Paul Martin (son of Dean Martin ) and Billy Hinsche . The band scored two hit singles with "I'm

966-474: The Western movie Billy Two Hats with Gregory Peck . In 1976, he appeared on two episodes of the television series, The Streets of San Francisco . Arnaz also appeared in a 1976 episode of Saturday Night Live (SNL) hosted by both Desi Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr.. The younger Arnaz played Ricky Ricardo while Gilda Radner played Lucy in spoofs of supposed ill-fated pilots for I Love Lucy . In 1977, he

1008-723: The archeological sites, such as Pukara de La Compañia and the nearby Rio Cipreses nature reserve . Both can be visited by private vehicle or with local tour companies. The city is connected to the capital, Santiago , by the Panamerican Highway ( Chile Route 5 ). In addition, the Metrotren connects the metro service in Santiago to Rancagua by train. Rancagua is home of the University of Rancagua (in Spanish),

1050-484: The beginning of the period known as the Reconquista (Reconquest), an attempt by Spain to regain control of Chile. In recent years the city has become one of the most attractive cultural and tourist centers in the O'Higgins Region , largely because of the vineyards that have been developed in the area. Rancagua also offers sports centers and easy access to smaller villages and towns. Other visitors are attracted to

1092-504: The city from neighbouring South American countries such as Bolivia , Colombia and Peru . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute , Rancagua spans an area of 260.3 km (101 sq mi) and has 214,344 inhabitants (104,879 men and 109,465 women). Of these, 206,971 (96.6%) lived in urban areas and 7,373 (3.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 14.4% (27,020 persons) between

1134-495: The city hosted the 2015 Copa América , receiving two matches of the tournament. The population of Rancagua is primarily either of Spanish descent or mestizo , with a particularly strong Basque influence. There are also residents of German, Croatian, Italian, Greek, Levantine Arab, Swiss, French, English or Irish ancestry living in the city. Indigenous Mapuche workers migrate from the south and there are also some Roma gypsies . In addition, there has been increasing immigration to

1176-428: The city is readily accessible by walking; Public Transport is provided by Trans O'Higgins by six lines of busses, and nine private taxi lines operate inside the urban radius. Situated 44 km east of Rancagua and 75 km south of the capital, Santiago, El Teniente claims to be the largest underground copper mine in the world (see below). The El Teniente orebody has been known and worked on a small scale for many years. In

1218-480: The fictional Lucy Ricardo gave birth to "Little Ricky". As a testament to how interested the American public was in Lucy's TV baby, Arnaz appeared on the cover of the first issue of TV Guide with the headline "Lucy's $ 50,000,000 baby", ($ 570,000,000 in 2023 dollars) because revenue from advertising tie-ins was expected to top that amount. Actor Richard Keith (a.k.a. Keith Thibodeaux) later portrayed "Little Ricky" in

1260-402: The first private university to be established in the O'Higgins Region . The region is known for El Teniente in the nearby Andes mountain range : it is the "largest underground copper mine in the world." It is located about 40 km (25 mi) to the east of the city. El Teniente is a division of the state-owned mining enterprise, Codelco . The city's Braden Copper Stadium, named for

1302-577: The neighboring commune of Codegua held the Chile Grand Prix in the Superbike World Championship , the circuit was supposed to also host a race in the 2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season , although those plans were cancelled. Rancagua is twinned with: Desi Arnaz Jr. Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV (born January 19, 1953), better known as Desi Arnaz Jr. , is an American retired actor and musician. He

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1344-414: The phone any time I want to ... John, Desi, Mike, or Papa Mike ... my four dads." (Sean Astin's stepfather was Michael Pearce, Patty Duke's husband after John Astin .) Arnaz was subsequently involved with entertainer Liza Minnelli , another relationship of which his mother disapproved; Ball thought that the singer-actress was too old for her son and, because of Minnelli's perceived reckless lifestyle, not

1386-536: The press. The couple subsequently lived in Chile until 1987 and remained together until Guzmán's death from pneumonia in 2008. Rancagua Rancagua ( Spanish pronunciation: [raŋˈkaɣwa] ) is a city and commune in central Chile and part of the Rancagua conurbation . It is the capital of the Cachapoal Province and of the O'Higgins Region , located 87 km (54 mi) south of

1428-481: The relationship as it became tabloid news and Duke became pregnant. After they broke up, writer and music producer Michael Tell offered to marry Duke as a way out of the scandal. Their marriage lasted 13 days, and Duke later told her son, Sean Astin , that Arnaz was his biological father. Arnaz and Astin developed a close relationship, although genetic tests later revealed that Tell was his biological father. Astin responded to press inquires, "I can call any of them on

1470-647: The songs the original band performed. From about 2002 to 2007, he was vice-president of the board of Directors of the Lucille Ball–Desi Arnaz Center in Jamestown, New York . He resigned over a dispute with the executive director over the center. In 2007, Arnaz appeared at the 5th Annual TV Land Awards with his sister Lucie to accept the Legacy of Laughter award posthumously given to their mother. Arnaz has also headlined Babalu: A Celebration of

1512-411: The tearjerker movie Red Sky at Morning in 1971 with Richard Thomas , Richard Crenna and Claire Bloom . His best chance at enduring Hollywood fame came in 1973, when he played the title role in the film Marco , a musical about the life of adventurer Marco Polo . However, like most Hollywood musicals of that period, it failed to register at the box office. In 1974, Arnaz played the title role in

1554-586: Was also an executive producer on the series Villa Alegre , for which he received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations. His rare film directing credits included the 1975 comedy Linda Lovelace for President , starring porn film actress Linda Lovelace . In 1954, Guzmán married Audrey Bashore, a graduate of Duke University . They divorced in 1959. His second wife was Anna Maria Alberghetti , whom he married on September 12, 1964 at Saint Victor Catholic Church in West Hollywood . Their wedding reception

1596-855: Was finalized later that year. On October 8, 1987, Arnaz married Amy Laura Bargiel. The couple lived in Boulder City, Nevada , with their daughter, Haley. In 1997, Arnaz purchased the Boulder Theatre in town and restored it, when it had been on the brink of ruin. After its conversion to a theatre, the cinema became the home of the Boulder City Ballet Company. Desi's wife Amy died of cancer in 2015, at age 63. Both Desi and Amy were followers of Vernon Howard and attended meetings of Howard's 'New Life Foundation' in Boulder City. They also followed and have supported

1638-487: Was hosted by Pierre Cossette in Brentwood . Guzmán and Alberghetti had two children together before divorcing in 1974. Their Benedict Canyon home was sold to Liza Minnelli and Desi Arnaz Jr. Prior to the finalization of Guzmán's divorce from Alberghetti, he had developed a relationship with Micki Gardiner. According to his obituary, Guzmán married Gardiner in 1981; she was referred to as his wife as early as 1977 in

1680-614: Was slow because of difficulty of access and a hard winter climate. A small gravity plant was soon erected but it was not until 1912 that a flotation plant was erected at Sewell. Control passed to Kennecott in 1915 and it ran the mine until nationalization in 1971. Rancagua has a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen Csb ), with clearly marked seasons. Summers are generally extremely dry, with cool mornings and hot afternoons, while winters are mild with cold mornings and occasional periods of heavy rainfall that averages around 510 millimetres or 20.08 inches each year – almost all of which occurs during

1722-410: Was the lead in the film Joyride opposite fellow children of famous actors Melanie Griffith , Robert Carradine , and Anne Lockhart . Arnaz's acting extended into the late 1980s with various appearances on television, and a leading role in the short-lived TV series Automan , which ran from 1983 to 1984 in only 12 episodes. In 1992, he played his father in the movie The Mambo Kings , based on

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1764-410: Was there that Guzmán met Desi Arnaz , who brought him to work at Desilu , where he remained for eight years. During this period, Guzmán continued working in the theatre and performed on a comedy sketch with Red Skelton on his long-running television show . Guzmán began his career at Desilu by heading the art direction on Where's Raymond? , later renamed The Ray Bolger Show . In 1958, he directed

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