Produced in Winnipeg, Pan Americana was a half-hour variety show devoted to music from Latin America. Pan Americana ran for 3 weeks on the CBC network. It included both indigenous music and North American music arranged in Latin styles. Regulars were Yvette and Ed Evanko, the Paso Doble Dancers, a ballroom ensemble composed of Bill Evans, Janice Holtman, Jackie Graham, and Bob Land, and a vocal group made up of Micki Allan, Sam McConnell, and Barry Stilwell, who called themselves Los Gringos.