LOLA INVITES EVERYONE TO CELEBRATE HER COUNTRY�S TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY AND, IN THE PROCESS, EVERYONE�S CHARACTER FLAWS COME TO LIGHT, ON ABC�S �HOT PROPERTIES�

�El D�a de Compasi�n� � Lola invites everyone over to her home to celebrate her country�s traditional holiday, El D�a de Compasi�n � The Day of Forgiveness -- where they can forgive each other for the little slights and irritations made over the past year. But when their character flaws � such as being sarcastic, hot-tempered, nosey or chauvinistic -- are brought to light, they all strive to prove they�re not that way, on �Hot Properties,� FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30 (9:30-10:00 p.m.), on the ABC Television Network.

�Hot Properties� stars Gail O�Grady as Ava Summerlin, Nicole Sullivan as Chloe Reid, Sof�a Vergara as Lola Hernandez, Christina Moore as Emerson Ives, Stephen Dunham as Dr. Charlie Thorpe, Evan Handler as Dr. Sellers Boyd and Amy Hill as Mary.

Guest starring is Lisa Gilbar as woman (o.s.)

�El D�a de Compasi�n� was written by Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano and directed by Jeff Melman.

�Hot Properties� is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC�s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.

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