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El Chavo (English: The Kid or The Boy, but also meaning "cent"); — also known as El Chavo del Ocho (English: The Kid from number Eight or The Boy from apartment #8) during its earliest episodes – is a Mexican television sitcom series created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños (Chespirito), produced by Televisa. It premiered on February 26, 1973 and ended on January 7, 1980 after 8 seasons and 290 episodes. The series gained enormous popularity in Hispanic America, Brazil, Spain and other countries. The series theme song is a rendition of Ludwig van Beethoven's Turkish March, rearranged by Jean-Jacques Perrey & retitled “The Elephant Never Forgets”.
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1973 · 7 seasons · 314 ep · Comedy · Family · Drama
TMDB 8.1/10 (2,060 votes)
The mishaps of Chavo, an 8-year-old Mestizo-Latino American orphan boy who lives in a village. Together with Quico, Chilindrina, Ñoño and La Popis, Chavo experiences a series of humorous entanglements.
Created by Enrique Segoviano, Roberto Gómez Bolaños
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Enrique SegovianoDirector
Roberto Gómez BolañosCreator
Roberto Gómez Bolañosas El Chavo del Ocho
Ramón Valdésas Don Ramón "Monchito"
Carlos Villagránas Federico "Quico"
María Antonieta de las Nievesas La Chilindrina / Doña Nieves
Florinda Meza Garcíaas Doña Florinda / Popis
Rubén Aguirreas Profesor Jirafales "Maistro Longaniza"
Edgar Vivaras Señor Barriga / Ñoño
Angelines Fernándezas Doña Cleotilde "La Bruja del 71"
Raúl 'Chato' Padillaas Jaimito "El Cartero"
Horacio Gómez Bolañosas Godinez