El Chavo del Ocho
Mexican television sitcom
El Chavo del Ocho is a very popular Mexican sitcom. It was created and written by Roberto Gómez Bolaños. It stars Roberto Gómez Bolaños, María Antonieta de las Nieves, Carlos Villagrán, Florinda Meza, Ramón Valdés, Rubén Aguirre, Édgar Vivar, Raúl Padilla, Horacio Gómez Bolaños, and Angelines Fernández. It ran from 1971 through 1980 for 8 seasons.
| El Chavo del Ocho | |
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| Also known as | El Chavo |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Roberto Gómez Bolaños |
| Written by | Roberto Gómez Bolaños |
| Directed by | Enrique Segoviano Roberto Gómez Bolaños |
| Starring | Roberto Gómez Bolaños Carlos Villagrán Ramón Valdés Florinda Meza Rubén Aguirre Édgar Vivar Angelines Fernández Horacio Gómez Bolaños Raúl 'Chato' Padilla María Antonieta de las Nieves |
| Opening theme | "The Elephant Never Forgets" by Jean-Jacques Perrey |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 290[1] (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Thomson TTV-1530 ; General Electric PE350 |
| Running time | 21–26 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Televisa |
| Release | 20 June 1971 – 6 January 1980 |
| Related | |
| El Chavo: The Animated Series 30 Anos de Chaves[2] | |
References
change- ↑ La Nación. "Roberto Gómez Bolaños apagó una velita por los 40 años del "Chavo del 8"" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Versão de Chaves produzida pelo SBT comemora os 30 anos da emissora". SBT. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04.