El Chavo del Ocho
1973 | 7 seasons | 23 min | Comedy, Family, Drama
Saturday Special
Why it’s a Saturday Special
It ran for 7 seasons, audiences rate it highly (8.1/10) and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A strong pick for the weekend.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
No major critic scores on record yet
- AudiencesStrong
8.1/10 from 2K viewers
- AwardsWeak
1 win, 0 other nominations — won El Heraldo de México
- Box office & staying powerVery strong
7 seasons
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
226K Wikipedia readers in the past year
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Created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños
- Roberto Gómez BolañosEl Chavo del Ocho
- Ramón ValdésDon Ramón "Monchito"
- Carlos VillagránFederico "Quico"
- María Antonieta de las NievesLa Chilindrina / Doña Nieves
- Florinda Meza GarcíaDoña Florinda / Popis
- Rubén AguirreProfesor Jirafales "Maistro Longaniza"
- Edgar VivarSeñor Barriga / Ñoño
- Angelines FernándezDoña Cleotilde "La Bruja del 71"
- Raúl 'Chato' PadillaJaimito "El Cartero"
- Horacio Gómez BolañosGodinez