‘Desperate’ Translation. Disney (that is ABC) tailors a hit American show to Latino markets.

“Araceli González saunters across the set in pale pink pumps and a matching silk robe, chatting amiably with her assistant and garnering gawks from the grips. With her long legs, ivory skin and prominent cleavage, she bears little physical resemblance to Gabrielle Solis, the petite, dark-skinned Latina vamp who lives on Wisteria Lane in the hit American TV show “Desperate Housewives.” “When they told me they wanted me for the Eva Longoria role, I couldn’t believe it, because I don’t look anything like her,” says González, who plays the character on “Amas de Casa Desesperadas,” the first Spanish-language version of “Housewives,” which premiered in Argentina in August.”

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