Roberto Gómez Bolaños, better known under the name of “Chespirito”, marked a whole generation through Mexican television thanks to programs like El Chapulín Colorado and of course El chavo del 8. The latter presented us with the adventures of several children. and adults in a neighborhood. Check out here several curious facts about El chavo del 8, a show that first aired on February 26, 1973 and, after a total of 290 episodes, ceased airing on January 7, 1980. The show’s main cast was directed by Roberto Gómez Bolaños (el Chavo), Ramón Valdés (Don Ramón), Carlos Villagrán (Quico), Florinda Meza (Doña Florinda), María Antonieta de las Nieves (la Chilindrina), Rubén Aguirre (Professor Jirafales), Angelines Fernández (Doña Clotilde), Édgar Vivar (M. Barriga), among others.
However, the comedy of “Chespirito” did not end with the transmission of the last chapter, as its programs and characters crossed the barriers of time and space to continue to entertain audiences and position themselves as one. favorite products not only from Mexico, but from Latin America. For this reason, we have put together a list of 10 curious facts about El chavo del 8.
The latest news around the series announced that Chespirito was ceasing broadcasting worldwide after 47 years of airing. However, last year, THR reported that a character bioseries is in the works along with other content related to Roberto Gómez Bolaños’ characters.
Episode 142
El chavo del 8 had a total of 290 episodes, however, chapter 142 stood out among all because it was called “The Lost Chapter”. The reasons? It turns out that Roberto Gómez Bolaños had the idea that El Chavo should have been run over by a car, but such an idea was not very well received by the cast, who threatened to leave the series. But to avoid further tension, Chespirito abandoned the plans and the episode was never aired.
Acapulco Vacations
The trilogy of chapters titled Holidays in Acapulco (1977) deserves a mention in this list of El Chavo del 8 curiosities, as it was the one occasion the entire cast appeared onscreen to share credits. Likewise, the triad of episodes allowed Gómez Bolaños’ production to venture out to shoot for the first time.
Elizabeth the girl I know everything
Among several of the characters of the famous series, a girl named Elizabeth stood out, whose main characteristic was to speak quickly and to be the know-it-all in the room during the lesson of Professor Girafales. Turns out the character only appeared once in 1974 and no one else has heard of her… at least that’s what we thought. It turns out that the daughter Elizabeth was played by actress Martha Zavaleta, who preferred to devote herself to entertainment, but behind the scenes. Zavaleta founded the Televisa artistic training centers from which musical groups such as Timbiriche have emerged, of which his son Diego Schoening was a member. After Emilio Azcárraga’s death, Milmo moved to TV Azteca to produce the children’s program Disney Club. Zavaleta never worked alongside “Chespirito” again, but performed special performances in various Televisa productions.
Le nom d’El Chavo del 8
If you are wondering why Roberto Gómez Bolaños titled the series El Chavo del 8, it is thanks to the fact that the characters made their television debut via Channel 8 known as Televisión Independiente de México, which, from from 1973, would become Televisa. Due to the success, the name stuck, and we later learned that # 8 was the apartment where the character lived. However, we never found out who he shared the aforementioned apartment with, although it was established that the barrel in the yard was only intended for hiding. Likewise, Bolaños baptized El Chavo with a name, however, whenever he was about to tell someone, they would interrupt him not to mention it.
Mother of El Chavo
One of the curious facts about El Chavo del 8 has to do with his mother. Several theories on the internet suggest that El Chavo’s mother was in fact Don Ramón’s girlfriend and also Chilindrina’s mother, but El Chavo did not know her because she died during childbirth. However, in a book titled El Diario de El Chavo del ocho by Roberto Gómez Bolaños, it is suggested that Chimoltrufia (Florinda Meza) and El Botija (Édgar Vivar) are the real parents of El Chavo. There, they explain that the Chimoltrufia forgot to pick up the child from the nursery, but decided to leave him due to his precarious financial situation. Another theory suggests that El Chavo’s mother was a single mother and lived in the famous neighborhood, but one day she decided to abandon him.
The name of Noño and Señor Barriga
Although we never knew El Chavo’s real name, things were very different with Noño and Señor Barriga, both played by Edgar Vivar. The real name of the man who collected the rent was “Zenón Barriga y Pesado” and his son answered by the name “Febronio Barriga Gordorritúa”.
The ham cake
One of El Chavo del 8’s favorite dishes was the ham cakes. However, one of the more curious facts about El Chavo del 8 is that we only saw him eat it twice during the duration of the series. “Baking a Ham Cake” (1982) is one of the episodes where he is seen enjoying one of these famous cakes.
Quico’s cheeks
Actor Carlos Villagrán chose to fill his cheeks with air in a natural way, while speaking like a child. So at no time did the actor use any filler material.
The absence of the Chilindrina
During several episodes of the show, Chilindrina was conspicuous by her absence, but it was because the actress María Antonieta de las Nieves was pregnant in 1973 and so she left the recording sets for a year. To justify his absence from the screen in the episode “The Return of the Chilindrina” (1975), Don Ramón confesses that for a while his daughter had gone to live with her aunts in Celaya, Guanajuato.
The brother of “Chespirito”
Do you remember Godínez, one of Professor Jirafales’s students? Well, the character was played by Horacio Gómez Bolaños, brother of “Chespirito”. The actor had very few screen appearances, but he also appeared in El Chapulín Colorado, the movie El Chanfle and El chavo del 8, he not only played Godínez, but also boasted of two credits as a waiter at Acapulco restaurant and the first owner. of the hostel.
El Chavo del 8
Brenda Medel I love watching, talking, writing and dreaming about movies. My favorite series is called The Twilight Zone. I still sing. I never stop thinking about food, and I don’t even take off my sunglasses to sleep.
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