El Chavo del Ocho was a famous Mexican television sitcom that also became a popular hit in Latin America (including Brazil), Spain and other countries. It focused on the adventures and tribulations of the title character, an orphan (played by series creator Roberto Gómez Bolaños, "Chespirito") and other inhabitants of a fictional Mexico City neighborhood or "vecindad". Image File history File links Chavodel8_dvd. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Roberto Gómez Bolaños, Chespirito Roberto Gómez Bolaños (born February 21, 1929), best known by his professional name of Chespirito, is a Mexican writer, actor, comedian, and songwriter. ... Roberto Gómez Bolaños, Chespirito Roberto Gómez Bolaños (born February 21, 1929), best known by his professional name of Chespirito, is a Mexican writer, actor, comedian, and songwriter. ... Carlos Villagrán Eslava (born January 12, 1944), better known plainly as Carlos Villagrán, is a famous Mexican comedy actor and former journalist. ... Ramón Valdés Ramón Valdés (April 6, 1923 – August 9, 1988) was a Mexican actor. ... Florinda Meza García (February 8, 1948 – ), better known simply as Florinda Meza, is a Mexican television and film actress, writer and director. ... Rubén Aguirre (born June 15, 1934) is a famous Mexican actor who is probably best remembered for his characterization of Profesor Jirafales, Doña Florindas love interest, in the Televisa childrens television show, El Chavo del Ocho. ... Angelines Fernández (1922-1994) was an actress from Spain who found fame in Mexico. ... Edgar Vivar (born circa 1938) is a famous Mexican actor. ... María Antonieta Gómez (born circa 1947), better known as María Antonieta de las Nieves, is a Mexican actress who became famous as La Chilindrina in the Televisa television show, El Chavo del Ocho. ... Televisa is the largest media company in the Spanish-speaking world, and a major player in the international entertainment business. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... 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. ... Roberto Gómez Bolaños, Chespirito Roberto Gómez Bolaños (born February 21, 1929), best known by his professional name of Chespirito, is a Mexican writer, actor, comedian, and songwriter. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of and largest city in Mexico. ...

It first aired on June 20, 1971 as a sketch in the "Chespirito" show, then broadcast in Mexican Channel 8. In 1973, El Chavo... moved to Televisa and became a weekly half-hour series. The show was canceled in 1979, but shorts were still produced in "Chespirito" from 1980 until 1992. June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ... Televisa is the largest media company in the Spanish-speaking world, and a major player in the international entertainment business. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

At its peak of popularity during the mid-1970s, El Chavo... was the most-watched show in Mexican television (with ratings above 60 percent), and had about 350 million viewers worldwide. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

Characters and cast

• El Chavo del Ocho (Chaves in Portuguese) (Chespirito), an eight-year-old orphan, is the main character of the series. "Chavo" is short for "chaval", or kid in Mexico; his real name is not known (although, in some episodes he calls himself "chente"; after a friend who dies in the orphan home were he was abandoned). He is enthusiastic, creative and well-meaning; on the other hand, he is also rather naïve, a fact the other kids use to their advantage. He's not particularly bright (possibly the consequence of poor nutrition), and is remarkably clumsy, often hitting Quico, Don Ramón and Señor Barriga with balls, shoes, hammers, bricks, chairs or other objects. Chavo arrived to the vecindad when he was four, and apparently lives in apartment #8 with an old lady (who is never seen, but mentioned in the novel "El diario del Chavo del Ocho"); after her death, he spends most of his time inside his 'secret hideout,' a beer barrel. He has a craving for ham tortas (tortas de jamón).
• Quico (Carlos Villagrán), also spelled Kiko, is a spoiled, overprotected 9-year-old boy, son of Doña Florinda. Arrogant, manipulatory and envious, he always wants to draw everyone's attention to himself, either by screaming loudly or by showing off his newest toy. He also believes, partially due to his mother's influence, that he and his mother are superior to everyone else in the neighborhood; however, he still finds time to play with the chusma (riffraff), namely Chavo, Chilindrina and Don Ramón. Quico is also noticeable for his black sailor suit, his enormous cheeks, and his minuscule intelligence. In 1978, Quico went off to live with his godmother. He couldn't stand the riff-raff anymore.
• Don Ramón (Seu Madruga) (Ramón Valdés), an unemployed man. Don Ramón's greatest interest seems to be living an uncomplicated life, but in the vecindad this is a seeming impossibility. He is constantly hounded for the rent (he never pays it), his daughter (Chilindrina) is a perennial headache, and his neighbor Doña Florinda's response to any imposition on her lifestyle is a loud slap on the face. Although rather high-strung and quick-tempered Don Ramón manages to keep a fairly upbeat attitude and to (just barely) make a living doing odd jobs.

Don Ramón (Ramón Valdés being slapped by Doña Florinda (Florinda Meza)

• Doña Florinda (Dona Florinda) (Florinda Meza), mother of Quico and love interest of Professor Jirafales. Doña Florinda has deluded herself into believing she's socially, morally and economically superior to her neighbors (and it is suggested that at one time she was well-off). She is so fiercely protective of Quico that whenever he is upset, she'll beat up Don Ramón without seeking explanation. She is easily recognized by the fact that she always keeps her hair in curlers (except in some early episodes), even at work or on vacation in Acapulco. In later episodes, she opens a restaurant called "Dona Florinda Restaurant".
• Profesor Jirafales (Professor Girafales) (Rubén Aguirre), the school teacher. Highly educated but ingenuous, he carries on a ludicrously innocent relationship with Doña Florinda and patiently teaches way above the heads of his 8-year-old students. When angered, he shouts "Ta-ta-ta-taaaaa-TAH!!!" His last name is a reference to his height ("jirafa" is Spanish for giraffe). The children and sometimes adults refer to him as Maestro Longaniza.
• Doña Clotilde (Dona Clotilde), la Bruja del 71 (Bruxa do 71) (Angelines Fernández), a retired woman who chases after Don Ramón. Because she is old and somewhat eccentric, the kids think she is a witch, and refer to her as "The Witch of (Apartment) 71".
• Señor Barriga (Senhor Barriga) (Edgar Vivar), the owner of the vecindad. Rarely succeeds in collecting rent from Don Ramón and is greeted upon his every arrival by being kicked, tripped, beaten, or hit by a flying object thrown by Chavo. His last name is a reference to his obesity ("barriga" is Spanish for belly).
• La Chilindrina (Chiquinha) (María Antonieta de las Nieves), daughter of Don Ramón. "Precocious" is probably the best way to describe Don Ramón's intelligent and mischievous daughter, who likes to take advantage of her slow-witted friends to play pranks on them and take their toys or snacks. She wears thick-framed glasses, after a few years her wardrobe consisted of a short green-pattern dress and a red sweater that was always twisted on the back. She has freckles and two pony-tails that are always uneven, one significantly higher than the other one. In early episodes, La Chilindrina has longer ponytails which are cut by El Chavo.

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• Popis (Pópis) (Florinda Meza). Cutesy and dumb, Popis was usually only present in schoolroom scenes until after Quico left the series, when she filled in for his character in remakes of old episodes.
• Ñoño (Nhonho) (Edgar Vivar). The son of Señor Barriga, he is as fat as his father, and thus is always the butt of the classroom fat jokes. Ñoño was another classmate, but often appeared around the neighborhood if any scenes needed an extra kid. He is well-studied and good-hearted, but like most of the other kids, naive to say the very least, so he is often taken advantage of. He also substituted for Quico in the later years.
• Godínez (Godinez) (Horacio Gómez Bolaños). An overall and baseball cap-wearing kid who usually keeps to himself and tries to dodge questions in the classroom so he can focus on drawing and playing musical instruments. He seems to be a capable student but is totally uninterested. Godínez appears only rarely but is very funny.
• Jaimito the mailman (Jaiminho) (Raúl "Chato" Padilla). A sociable, but forgetful and negligent postal worker who appears in a few of the last episodes and takes over for Don Ramón in the Chavo segments on the hourlong "Chespirito".
• Doña Nieves (Dona Neves) (Maria Antonieta de las Nieves). Chilindrina's great-grandmother, who has character traits of both Don Ramón and Chilindrina. In some late "Chavo" episodes and early "Chespirito" episodes, she also takes over for Don Ramón. Maria Antonieta de las Nieves had been playing a nameless character similar to Doña Nieves for years in a variety of sketches, but she did not work particularly well in the Don Ramón role; for one thing, it was awkward that Doña Nieves and Chilindrina could not appear in scenes together except via special effects. By the late 1980s her character had virtually disappeared from "El Chavo".

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• Doña Eduviges (Janet Anseo). For two episodes, Doña Eduviges lives in the upstairs apartment of the vecindad and interacts with the other characters. Except for dressing differently and living in a different apartment, she acts exactly the same as Doña Cleotilde, right down to her heavy-handed flirting with Don Ramón. The kids even call her "La Loca de la Escalera" ("The crazy lady upstairs"). In the very next episode, Doña Cleotilde is back and Doña Eduviges is never mentioned again.

• Patty and Gloria. At various times in the show's history, Patty (who is Chavo's age) and her aunt Gloria (who is Don Ramón's) move into the upstairs apartment. The men and boys of the vecindad immediately fall in love with them. The 1978 Patty (Ana Lilian de la Macorra) became a regular character, appearing in many episodes of the half-hour version's last season.

• Malicha (Maria Luisa Alcalá). During Maria Antonieta de las Nieves' absence, Malicha briefly replaced her. Much like Doña Eduviges, she disappeared after a small number of episodes and was barely missed.

• Don Román (Seu Madroga) (German Robles). In one early episode, Don Román takes Don Ramón's place; he is said to be Don Ramón's cousin.

Plot and setting

El Chavo in his "secret hideout".

El Chavo del Ocho follows El Chavo and the other inhabitants of the vecindad, as they go about in their everyday lives. Image File history File links El_chavo_del_ocho. ... Image File history File links El_chavo_del_ocho. ...

The show explores the problems many homeless children face on a daily basis, such as hunger, sadness, and not having someone responsible to watch over them.

Humor style

Cover of El diaro de El Chavo del Ocho

The show relies heavily upon running gags in order to amuse the audience. Perhaps the three best-known examples are: Image File history File links Eldiariodelchavodelocho. ... Image File history File links Eldiariodelchavodelocho. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Doña Florinda's ruthless defense of Quico. Usually Quico suffers some minor catastrophe (often caused by El Chavo) and screams "Mama!", which immediately brings Florinda running. Quico then tells her what happened to him and she assumes Don Ramón (who either has also come running to Quico's aid or just happens to be standing nearby, sometimes holding incriminating evidence) is responsible and she smacks him loudly on the cheek. Don Ramón spins comically from the impact and looks surprised at the camera while Doña Florinda says to Quico, "Let's go, sweetheart. Don't hang around with this riffraff." To which Quico always replies "Yes, Mommy. Riff-raff, riff-raff!" and pushes Don Ramón. Before leaving, Doña Florinda tells Don Ramón, "And next time, go break your grandmother’s toys!" (or other phrase referencing Don Ramón's grandmother). Don Ramón, angered, throws his hat to the ground and stomps it. El Chavo walks over to him and says something like, "Don Ramón, don't break your grandmother's toys, why don't you give them to me instead?"; in response, Don Ramón hits El Chavo on the head (producing a bell sound effect), making Chavo cry (with a high-pitched "pee pee pee pee pee pee!") and go hide in his barrel. Don Ramón follows him and concludes, "pee pee pee pee pee pee. And I don't hit you again just because... my grandmother worked in a toy factory" before marching towards his house.

The encounters between Profesor Jirafales and Doña Florinda. Profesor Jirafales enters, and Doña Florinda stops whatever she's doing to go over to him as if spell-bound, sighing "Profesor Jirafales," to which he replies "Doña Florinda."
"What miracle makes brings you here?"
"I came to bring you these humble roses."
"Oh, thank you. They're lovely. But wouldn't you like to come on in and have a cup of coffee?"
"If it wouldn't be too much to ask..."
"No, not at all. Come on in."
"After you."
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This usually is interrupted or followed by something said by the character involved in whatever Doña Florinda was doing before Professor Jirafales arrived, to which they pay no attention. In addition, Profesor Jirafales can be extremely scatterbrained and therefore sometimes replaces Florinda's name in this dialogue with the name of something he was just talking about or is otherwise on his mind; this is usually something fairly unflattering. ("Doña Mula") Florinda either gets mad at him or gets confused and starts misusing the same word herself. These exchanges, whether they go smoothly or not, are always accompanied by a gushing piece of classical music. If something happens to disrupt their reverie, the music will slow down to a halt as if someone had unplugged the record player. In spite of their intense feelings for each other, their relationship is assumed to be completely platonic. For other uses of the word mule, see mule (disambiguation). ...

Señor Barriga and El Chavo. Whenever Señor Barriga entered the vecindad, El Chavo hit him one way or another. Señor Barriga even congratulated El Chavo when he didn't hit him, to which El Chavo would say, "You hear that, Quico? This is the first time that I didn't hit Señor Barriga..." and then would turn around, or drop whatever he was holding, ironically hitting Señor Barriga.

Mysteries surrounding Chavo. Characters occasionally ask what Chavo's real name is, where he lives, and who he lives with. Every time he is about to answer, there is an interruption and the subject is never brought up again.

Crying. Almost all the characters have specific and strange ways of crying. Chavo, as said before, goes "peepeepeepeepeepeepee" in a very high-pitched voice. Quico makes an odd, gargling wail and always leans against a wall near the entrance of the vecindad. Chilindrina spreads out her elbows and then repeatedly pumps her fists inward, screeching "Wehhhhh, wehhhhhh, weh weh wehhhhhh" (she is often faking it, but she does cry realistically if she is sincerely upset). Under extreme duress, Don Ramón also cries, holding his fist next to one eye, and then the other, going "Reeeeeeeeeeeeeee".

History

The early years (1971-1972)

By 1971, Chespirito was already well-known in Mexico for his self-titled sketch comedy show, which aired in Televisión Independiente de México (TIM, Channel 8). He had already introduced El Chapulín Colorado and other famous characters. Chespirito (born February 21, 1929 ) is the professional name of Mexican writer, actor, comedian, and songwriter Roberto G mez Bola os. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Chespirito as El Chapulín Colorado El Chapulín Colorado was a television series parody of super hero shows that was created by Chespirito. ...

Chespirito was the show's main creator and star. He called Florinda Meza to act in the show first; Chespirito and Meza later married. Edgar Vivar was the second actor chosen for the show. Chespirito recruited Ramón Valdés because he had known Valdés for years; Valdés, brother of Tin-Tan and el Loco Valdés and uncle of Cristian Castro, had made multiple movies Chespirito had seen. Then, Rubén Aguirre was cast in the show as the character of "Profesor Jirafales". Aguirre and Chespirito had been working on scripts together for years, and Aguirre had already been playing the character of Profesor Jirafales on another Chespirito show, Supergenios de la Mesa Cuadrada ("Supergeniuses of the Squared Table"), which spoofed current events panel discussion. Carlos Villagrán just happened to be a friend of Aguirre who was a newspaper reporter, and he went to a party hosted by Aguirre. Villagrán did a comedy step where he blew his cheeks out of proportion, and Aguirre told Chespirito about his friend's hidden talent. Villagrán was promptly hired for the show. María Antonieta de las Nieves was a voice-over only actress who used to go to Televisa to do announcements. Upon hearing her voice, Chespirito thought she was perfect for the show. The last ones to be added to the show were Angelines Fernández, a former telenovela actress and Horacio Gómez Bolaños, Chespirito's brother and who had never considered acting before; he was originally to oversee the show's marketing. Chespirito (born February 21, 1929 ) is the professional name of Mexican writer, actor, comedian, and songwriter Roberto G mez Bola os. ... Florinda Meza García (February 8, 1948 – ), better known simply as Florinda Meza, is a Mexican television and film actress, writer and director. ... Edgar Vivar (born circa 1938) is a famous Mexican actor. ... Ramón Valdés Ramón Valdés (April 6, 1923 – August 9, 1988) was a Mexican actor. ... Germán Valdés (September 19, 1915 - June 29, 1973), better known as Tin-Tan, was a Mexican actor, singer and comedian. ... Christian Castro (born December 8, 1974 as Cristian Saechz Valdes) is an international pop singer who is a native of Mexico City, Mexico. ... Rubén Aguirre (born June 15, 1934) is a famous Mexican actor who is probably best remembered for his characterization of Profesor Jirafales, Doña Florindas love interest, in the Televisa childrens television show, El Chavo del Ocho. ... Carlos Villagrán Eslava (born January 12, 1944), better known plainly as Carlos Villagrán, is a famous Mexican comedy actor and former journalist. ... María Antonieta Gómez (born circa 1947), better known as María Antonieta de las Nieves, is a Mexican actress who became famous as La Chilindrina in the Televisa television show, El Chavo del Ocho. ... Angelines Fernández (1922-1994) was an actress from Spain who found fame in Mexico. ... A telenovela is the term used to describe Spanish and Portuguese television serials derived from the terms tele short for television and novela (novel). In spite of its many differences, telenovelas can be compared to soap operas. ... Horacio Gómez Bolanos (1930-1999) was a famous Mexican actor and the brother of legendary comedian Chespirito. ...

The first El Chavo short appeared on June 20, 1971 and featured El Chavo, Chilindrina and Don Ramón. June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...

The TV series (1973-1979)

In early 1973, Telesistema Mexicano and TIM merged to become Televisa. After the merger, El Chavo del Ocho became a weekly half-hour TV series. Telesistema Mexicano is the broadcast distribution arm of Grupo Televisa, Mexicos largest broadcaster. ... Televisa is the largest media company in the Spanish-speaking world, and a major player in the international entertainment business. ...

Many of the early episodes are shorter than 30 minutes and have a sketch (known as entremés) at the beginning featuring Dr. Chapatin, El Chompiras, or one of Chespirito's other characters. In these episodes, Maria Antonieta de las Nieves is the first actor credited after Chespirito. After she left Chespirito's shows in 1973, Florinda Meza took over the female roles, and De Las Nieves was given "distinctive" last billing when she returned in 1975. After Valdez and Villgran left, she was moved to top billing after Chespirito again; by that time all episodes lasted the full 30 minutes. On the hour-long "Chespirito", De las Nieves was often given third billing behind Chespirito and Florinda Meza if playing another character besides Chilindrina; otherwise she always got the special final credit ("...and Maria Antonieta de las Nieves as Chilindrina!"). Crudités variés, a typical hors dÅ“uvre in French cuisine Hors dÅ“uvre(s), (IPA: ), also known as appetizer(s), refer to the food served before or outside of (French: hors d) the main dishes of a meal (the Å“uvre). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

When Carlos Villagran left the show, it was explained that Quico had gone to live with his godmother. "He couldn't stand the riff-raff any more.", Doña Florinda explained. Not long after, Ramón Valdéz also left the series, but no explanation was given as to where Don Ramón had gone.

The weekly series El Chavo was canceled by Televisa in 1979.

The new "Chespirito" show (1980-1992)

Starting in 1980, the "Chespirito" show began to air again, featuring El Chavo, El Chapulín and other sketches. The debut of El Chavo in this new program was auspicious, with a wealth of new episodes being produced (as opposed to many late episodes of the series, which were remakes of early shows). Moreover, in 1981, Valdés returned to the cast, after starring in some unsuccessful shows alongside Villagrán. However, he left again at the end of the year (Chilindrina said he had left the country to look for work and wouldn't come back until he was rich - the implication being that he was unlikely ever to be seen again). In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the number (and, according to fans, the quality) of new episodes began to decline; once again, many early episodes were remade (with Jaimito and Popis taking the roles of Don Ramón and Quico, respectively). In addition, as Chespirito grew older, he no longer considered adequate to play the role of an 8-year-old kid. As a result, production of El Chavo was stopped in 1992, three years before the cancellation of the "Chespirito" show. The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ...

Impact

The show is the most popular sitcom in the history of Mexican television. [1] The show lasted for 1,300 episodes and has been rerun since its release in the 1970s. The show was so popular in other parts of Latin America and among the Spanish speaking community of the United States that in Peru, for example, other shows involving the main actors of El Chavo del Ocho began to be televised, in Argentina, Ruben Aguirre has been able to enjoy some success playing his character at a circus, and in Puerto Rico, many of the phrases Chavo and his friends used have become normal part of their every day dialogue. In the United States, the show is still shown, on Galavision. The show in the United States is consistently the No. 1-rated Spanish-language cable program. [2] This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Galavision is a Spanish-language cable television channel in the United States owned by Univision. ...

Surprisingly, El Chavo del Ocho is also quite popular in Brazil (the only Portuguese-speaking country of Latin America), where it is called Chaves (the name Chavo received when the show was dubbed into Portuguese). There, Don Ramón is known as Seu Madruga and Chilindrina as Chiquinha. It can be seen in the TV channel SBT, which transmits El Chavo del Ocho since the beginning of the 80s. SBT logo SBT, standing for Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (Brazilian Television System), is a television network in Brazil. ...

Chespirito has established legal battles with former Chavo del Ocho actors, to prevent them from using the show's characters in Mexico without paying him. That is one of the reasons why Aguirre moved to Argentina, where he can use his character's name on his shows, as Chespirito has no copyrights in Argentina.

In 2003, El Chavo del Ocho DVD's were released on the market. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The official DVD logo. ...

External links (in Spanish)

• Chavo del 8 (unofficial site)
• El Chavo del 8 in Esmas.com
• Homenaje a El Chavo del Ocho
• ¡El sensacional Chavo del Ocho!
• Episode guides of El Chavo, El Chapulín Colorado and Chespirito
• Slate article on its popularity in the United States - English link