page_title: Señor Macho Solo
section_title: Production
hierarchical_section_title: Señor Macho Solo / Production
caption_attribution_description: English: Tina Fey and Peter Dinklage shooting a scene for the episode "Señor Macho Solo"
context_page_description: "Señor Macho Solo" is the seventh episode of the third season of the American television comedy series 30 Rock, and the 43rd overall episode of the series. It was written by co-executive producer Ron Weiner and directed by Beth McCarthy. The episode originally aired on the National Broadcasting Company in the United States on January 8, 2009. Peter Dinklage, Salma Hayek, and Sherri Shepherd guest star in "Señor Macho Solo", and there are cameo appearances by Billy Bush and Nancy O'Dell.
  In the episode, Liz Lemon becomes attracted to a new man, Stewart LaGrange. Meanwhile, Jack Donaghy tries to help Tracy Jordan and his wife, Angie, arrange a post-nuptial agreement and Jenna Maroney auditions for a Janis Joplin biographical film. At the same time, Jack finds a new love in the form of Elisa, his mother's nurse.
  "Señor Macho Solo" has received generally positive reception from television critics. According to the Nielsen Media Research, the episode was watched by 5.4 million households during its original broadcast, and received a 2.3 rating/5 share among viewers in the 18–49 demographic.
context_section_description: "Señor Macho Solo" was written by co-executive producer Ron Weiner and directed by Beth McCarthy. This episode was Weiner's second writing credit, having written season two episode "Secrets and Lies", and was McCarthy's fifth directed episode. It originally aired in the United States on January 8, 2009, on NBC as the seventh episode of the show's third season and the 43rd overall episode of the series.
  Actress Salma Hayek made her 30 Rock debut as the character Elisa Pedrera, a nurse for Jack Donaghy's mother and love interest for him in this episode. She next guest starred in the episodes "Flu Shot", "Generalissimo", "St. Valentine's Day", and "Larry King". Hayek made her final appearance on the show in the April 23, 2009, episode "The Ones".
  
  Comedian actress Sherri Shepherd made her fourth appearance on the series as Angie Jordan, the wife of Tracy Jordan, played by Tracy Morgan. Shepherd appeared in the episodes "Up All Night", "Jack Gets in the Game", and "The Collection". Actor Peter Dinklage played Stewart LaGrange in the episode. Nancy O'Dell and Billy Bush, hosts of the entertainment news program Access Hollywood appeared as themselves in "Señor Macho Solo", as they report on the entertainment program that actress Julia Roberts and director Martin Scorsese are also developing a Janis Joplin feature. O'Dell played herself in the March 12, 2009, episode "The Funcooker". Tina Fey and Dinklage shot one of their first scenes from the episode on October 6, 2008.
caption: Tina Fey and Peter Dinklage filming scenes of this episode outside of Rockefeller Center.
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