Les Lavigueur, la vraie histoire (2008– )

On April 1st, 1986, Jean-Guy Lavigueur, an unemployed blue-collar worker and his family won 7.6 million dollars. At the time, it was the largest amount ever won at Loto-Quebec's 6/49 weekly... See full summary »

Stars:

Pierre Verville, Patrice Bélanger, Sophie Cadieux

4 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Pierre Verville	...	Jean-Guy Lavigueur (6 episodes, 2008)
Patrice Bélanger	...	Yve Lavigueur (6 episodes, 2008)
Sophie Cadieux	...	Sylvie Lavigueur (6 episodes, 2008)
Laurence Leboeuf	...	Louise Lavigueur (6 episodes, 2008)
Dhanaé Audet-Beaulieu	...	Michel Lavigueur (6 episodes, 2008)
Louis Champagne	...	Jean-Marie Daudelin, l'oncle souris (6 episodes, 2008)
David Savard	...	Johnny (6 episodes, 2008)
Marc Beaupré	...	Ti-Mi (6 episodes, 2008)
Jean-François Gaudet	...	Gaétan Richard (6 episodes, 2008)
Mireille Thibault	...	Colette Richard (6 episodes, 2008)
Nicolas Canuel	...	Sylvain Gamache (5 episodes, 2008)
Roc LaFortune	...	Frank Lemieux (5 episodes, 2008)
Denis Bernard	...	Maître Provencher (5 episodes, 2008)
Olivier Aubin	...	Maître François Léonard (5 episodes, 2008)
Christian Grenier	...	Roch (5 episodes, 2008)
Monelle Guertin	...	Mariette (5 episodes, 2008)
Antoine Mongrain	...	Pete (5 episodes, 2008)
Amélie Simard	...	Monique (5 episodes, 2008)
Brian D. Wright	...	Bill McIntyre (5 episodes, 2008)
Normand Carrière	...	Ti-Paul, serveur taverne (4 episodes, 2008)
Alain Dumas	...	Luc Paquette (4 episodes, 2008)
Amélie Grenier	...	Micheline Daudelin Lavigueur (3 episodes, 2008)

Storyline

On April 1st, 1986, Jean-Guy Lavigueur, an unemployed blue-collar worker and his family won 7.6 million dollars. At the time, it was the largest amount ever won at Loto-Quebec's 6/49 weekly draws. What should have been the beginning of a fairytale for the family turned rapidly into a nightmare... and their story is the stuff of amazing television drama.

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Plot Keywords:

rags to riches | poverty | rebellious daughter | slum | abusive boyfriend | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Radio-Canada [ca] (French)

Country:

Canada

Language:

French

Release Date:

8 January 2008 (Canada)

Also Known As:

La famille Lavigueur

Company Credits

Production Co:

Locomotion Télévision

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (6 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on the true story of the Lavigueur family in Quebec who, in 1986, won the first multi-million lottery jackpot in Canadian history.

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Connections

Remade as El Gordo: Una historia verdadera: Episode #1.1 (2010)

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