List of El Chavo del Ocho characters
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El Chavo del Ocho, often shortened to El Chavo, is a Mexican television sitcom series created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños (Chespirito). The show was based on a series of sketches performed on Gómez's eponymous sketch show, Chespirito, which were first performed in 1972. El Chavo became its own series in 1973 and aired until 1980, becoming one of the most popular television programs in the world. Following its cancellation and the relaunch of Chespirito, the El Chavo sketches returned in 1980 and continued to be performed on Chespirito until 1992 when Gómez Bolaños, by this point in his sixties, discontinued them due to his advancing age.
The show follows the life and tribulations of the title character, a poor orphan child (played by Roberto Gómez Bolaños) that lives on a Mexican housing complex, typically called a vecindad. He is accompanied by a cast of neighbors, children, and other characters. All the characters, including the children, were played by adults on El Chavo.
Summary
Main characters
El Chavo
Portrayed by Roberto Gómez Bolaños
Years: 1972–1992
El Chavo del Ocho is an 8-year-old orphan and the main protagonist of the series. "Chavo" is a Mexican Spanish slang for "kid" or "boy"; Chavo's real name is unknown. Generally, Chavo is very enthusiastic, creative and good-natured, but on the other hand he is also rather naïve and very gullible.
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