A front page of Condorito de oro Gigante.
Type	Week magazine
Format	Tabloid
Owner	Televisa
Editor	René Rios
Founded	1950
Headquarters	Santiago, Chile
Website: www.condorito.com

Condorito is a famous cartoon character, a personification of a funny condor living in a fictitious town named Pelotillehue — a setting typical of many small Chilean provincial towns. He is meant to be a representation of the Chilean people. Image File history File links Condorito_logo. ... Image File history File links Condorito_magazine. ... Image File history File links Condorito_magazine. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Televisa is the largest media company in the Spanish-speaking world[1], followed by TV Azteca, and a major player in the international entertainment business. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Santiago commune in Greater Santiago Coordinates: , Region Province Foundation February 12, 1541 Government  - Mayor Raúl Alcaíno Lihn Area 1  - City 22. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... Bugs Bunny, a typical funny animal character Funny animal is a cartooning term for the genre of comics and animated cartoons in which the main characters are humanoid or talking animals. ... Genera Vultur Gymnogyps For other uses, see Condor (disambiguation). ... Pelotillehue is a fictional town where the comics character Condorito lives. ...

Condorito was created by the Chilean cartoonist René Ríos, known as Pepo. In spite of his Chilean origin, Condorito is very popular throughout Latin America, where the character is considered part of the general popular culture, and has a growing readership in the United States as well. Condorito and his friends are featured monthly in a magazine that carries the name of the main character, as well as a deluxe "best of" magazine entitled Condorito de Oro. Cartoonist Jack Elrod at work. ... René Ríos Boettiger (Concepción, 15 December 1911 - 14 July 2000), also known as Pepo, was a Chilean cartoonist, creator of the famous character Condorito. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

The structure in Condorito is a very simplistic one: each page is an independent joke, without any continuity on the others (though some jokes are larger or shorter than one page). The jokes are often sexual or chauvinistic in nature, and some of the details included in the artwork are gender-dependent, but the humor is usually couched in double-entendres that children would be unlikely to understand.

One peculiar characteristic of Condorito is that the character that goes through the embarrassing moment and/or serves as the butt of the joke in a given strip almost always falls backwards to the floor (legs visible or out of frame) in the final panel. This classic comic strip "flop take" is accompanied by the ¡PLOP! sound effect. From time to time, this is replaced by the victim of the joke saying Exijo una explicación! ("I demand an explanation!"), usually as a twist or downbeat-ending.

Characters

The first Condorito collection, published in Chile in 1955

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• Condorito: The main character, Condorito is an anthropomorphic condor, lackadaisical and unambitious, but also kind, loyal, friendly and ingenious. Always a picaresque character, he is a sort of anti-hero who solves (or runs from) his problems using his wit, not his talent or work. Is portrayed as holding a wide variety of jobs (or none whatsoever), to humorous effect. His origins are obscure: in one strip it is said that his condor father threw him out of the nest in the Andes Mountains and that he grew up among humans, thereby acquiring his anthropomorphic characteristics, however such flashbacks are very rare and Condorito is often portrayed as a regular guy living a very human life. Originally his head was that of a regular condor (long beak, larger neck feathers) and he smoked, but over the years his head became rounder and the cigarette was dropped to appeal to kids.
• Yayita: Condorito's "fashionable eternal fiance". She loves him but hates his reluctance to discuss marriage. Although Condorito often gives her flowers, most of the time they come from her own garden. Yayita is strong-minded, attractive, and sometimes jealous (though she isn't above flirting with other men in order to gain Condorito's attention).
• Don Chuma: Condorito's best, most loyal friend, he is a kind, tall and thin man who helps Condorito several times to solve some of his problems, he always has a cigarrette hanging from his lower lip. Condorito calls him "Compadre" or "Cumpa". They are probably actual compadres (i.e. godbrothers, one is the godfather of the other's son, or in Condorito's case, nephew). His signature quote is "No se fije en gastos, compadre" ("Don't mind expenses, pal"). Sometimes he is billed as being single, but other times he has a wife.
• Pepe Cortisona a.k.a "Saco de Plomo (Bag of lead)": Condorito's nemesis (although they seem to be occasionally friendly to each other), especially when it comes to courting Yayita. Tall, arrogant and muscular; he calls Condorito "pajarraco" (Buzzard). He is the typical jock who depends on appearance and physical strength to make a point.
• Coné and Yuyito: Condorito's young nephew (an orphaned relative he took in) and Yayita's niece respectively. Cone had a series of his own, aimed to younger audiences, and it's supporting cast included many of his uncle's friends' children.
• Don Cuasimodo and Doña Tremebunda: Yayita's parents. They reluctantly tolerate their daughter's engagement with Condorito. Cuasimodo, however, is willing to go along with Condorito when the latter makes fun of Tremebunda.
• Garganta de Lata ("Tin throat"): Condorito's alcoholic but very loyal pal. He spends most of his time at the "Bar El Tufo" (Bar "The Stench"). His constant drinking makes his wife very upset.
• Ungenio Gonzalez: A not-so-smart pal of Condorito. He has white hair, long nose, and big teeth, reminiscent of a donkey's teeth, from which a drip of drool usually hangs. He has a son, Genito who is almost identical to him. "Ungenio" is a satirical pun, as the phrase "un genio," or "a genius," is what Ungenio is most definitely not.
• Huevoduro ("Hard-boiled egg"): An eggheaded (and completely white) character, which Rios claims is based upon a Canadian ambassador. Like Don Chuma, Huevoduro is often straight man to Condorito in the strips.
• Don Máximo Tacaño: The "most stingy" is a (humorous) miser who would die rather than part with his money. His name would translate as 'Mr. Maximum Stingy". He is often loansharking others and would not part even with items he needs. Originally there was a stereotypical Jewish moneylender in his place (variably called Don Jacobo or Don Salomón), but was replaced due to complaints.
• Padre Venancio: Pelotillehue's priest, presumably Roman Catholic. He tries to guide Condorito and the others in "the good way".
• Tomate: Red, short, fat and bald, his head resembles a tomato. Sometimes substitutes for Huevoduro in the strips.
• Comegato ("Cat-eater"): A friend of Condorito, who has a feline face and wears a beret, and, presumably, eats cats.
• Cabellos de ángel: Big-nosed, his hair is like a sea urchin. His name would translate as "Angel Hair". Often prone to spiked-hair jokes (if he headbutts a football it will deflate, for instance).
• Chacalito: Criminal character, usually seen in jail or trial for his several crimes (which range from stealing to homicide). His name would translate as "Little Jackal", which is ironic, since he is usually portrayed ad the biggest man in town.
• Che Copete: Stereotyped Argentine character, who resembles an old-fashionated tango singer. Is very arrogant and proud of his country (and often tends to exaggerate the quality of it or himself), yet he is friendly and good-natured.
• Titicaco: Stereotyped Bolivian character, wears a typically Bolivian hat. Did not appear beginning in the late 1980s as he was seen as the stereotypical mountain man.
• Fonola: A huge man about the same size as Pepe Cortisona, but without the teeth and with a huge voice ("Fonola" is slang for "phonograph")
• Washington, Mandíbula and Matías: Condorito's pets. Washington is his dog, Mandíbula his horse, and Matías his parrot. Washington appears the most, and in some strips he can talk, but Matías often takes the pet-speaking roles.
• Juan Sablazo: The typical con man who borrows money putting up a good excuse and never pays it back.
• Doña Peta a.k.a. "Misiá Petita": A middle-aged housewife who is a neighbor of Condorito's. She often takes care of Cone when Condorito is away. She seems to be a widow as portrayed in some strips.
• Condor Otto and Huevo Fritz: Variations on Condorito and Huevoduro, but characters in their own right, they are german or german-descended characters usually used to tell jokes with obvious or very dumb punchlines.

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Places

• Pelotillehue: Native city of Condorito.
• Buenas Peras: Rival and neighboring city of Pelotillehue. Their two football clubs usually battle in the national league championship playoff.
• Cumpeo: Neighboring city of Pelotillehue.

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Stage gags

• A crocodile seen trying to get into a building through a window or duct.
• A sleepwalker on pajamas (even in the middle of the day)
• A sign "DENTRE SIN GORPEAL" (dyslexic interpretation of "ENTRE SIN GOLPEAR", "enter without knocking"). The sign can be hanging from a wall, and the words can even form part of a larger sign.
• A guy saying "Quiero Irme!" (I Want to Leave!).
• A street corner with the legend "Tarapacá (one way); "Tarapallá" (the other).
• Street graffitti. The best-known spray-painted quote was "MUERA EL ROTO QUEZADA" ("Death to the Roto Quezada"), after a real-life grudge Pepo had against a Chilean military officer who had mistreated his wife during an incident at a golf club, washtington is sometimes depicted peeing on this graffitti. Beginning in the 1990's, as the comic's fandom spread throughout Latin America, the quotes were changed to include from the funny (Shake that ugly dandruff of yours, just not here) to the useful (Do not puncture the ozone layer).

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Origins of Condorito

In 1942, the Walt Disney Company created the animated film Saludos Amigos depicting Donald Duck and a cast of anthropomorphic characters representing various nations of the Americas. In the film, while the Disney characters are represented as humorous versions of charros, gauchos, etc., Chile was represented as Pedro, a small airplane engaged in his very first flight, whose attempt to fly over the Andes to pick up air mail from Mendoza is humorously depicted. Pepo created Condorito in response to what he perceived as a slight to the image of Chile. Despite Rios' anger with Disney, however, his first Condorito character resembled Donald Duck. For the company founded by Disney, see The Walt Disney Company. ... Saludos Amigos (Alô, Amigos in Portuguese) is a 1942 animated film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. ... Donald Duck is an animated cartoon and comic-book character from Walt Disney Productions. ... In Mexico, charro is a term referring to a traditional cowboy of Mexico, originating in the State of Jalisco. ... For other uses, see Gaucho (disambiguation). ... This article is about the mountain system in South America. ... Airmail (or air mail) is mail that is transported by aircraft. ... Gates of General San Martín Park Mendoza is a city in the west of Argentina, and the capital of Mendoza Province. ...

Condorito and Politics

Condorito through the 1960s and 1970s held to a conservative perspective on Chile and its society, poking fun at both the new left-wing poets and the hippies. In his adventures there was a chauvinistic undertone to the jokes, with blacks often represented as villains and women relegated to domestic roles. After the military coup of 1973, some Chilean cartoonists were censored by the military regime, yet unlike other publications (such as the Argentinian Mafalda), which combined both criticism of society and humor, Condorito's publication continued, possibly due to its humor-oriented lack of social criticism. Since that time, many Chilean comics with a political view on society (e.g Hervi's Super Cifuentes) have been forgotten. Excerpt from strip #1822: Were screwed, guys! It turns out that if you dont hurry up and change the world, it ends up changing you! Mafalda, first written and drawn in 1962, is a comic and a series of animated cartoons and a movie (1982), written and drawn...

Now owned by the Mexican multimedia corporation Televisa, Condorito remains the best-known Chilean comic book character. Televisa is the largest media company in the Spanish-speaking world[1], followed by TV Azteca, and a major player in the international entertainment business. ...

External links

• Official web site
• First Condorito