Miniseries · HBO Max
Chespirito: Not Really on Purpose
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Pablo Cruz Guerrero
Chespirito
8 eps
Paulina Dávila
Graciela Fernández
8 eps
Bárbara López
Margarita Ruiz (Florinda Meza)
8 eps
Arturo Barba
Rubén Aguirre
8 eps
Juan Lecanda
Marcos Barragán (Carlos Villagran)
8 eps
Miguel Islas
Ramón Valdés
8 eps
Andrea Noli
Angelines Fernández
8 eps
Paola Montes De Oca
Maria Antonieta de las Nieves
8 eps
Eugenio Bartilotti
Edgar Vivar
8 eps
Jorge Luis Moreno
Horacio Gómez Bolaños
8 eps
Rolando Breme
Mariano Casasola
8 eps
Karina Gidi
Elsa Bolaños
8 eps
Iván Aragón
Roberto Joven
8 eps
Macarena García
Graciela Joven
8 eps
Rafael Ernesto Hernández
Sergio Peña
8 eps
Antonio de la Vega
Joaquín Vargas
8 eps
Sebastián Moncayo
Ernesto Figueroa
8 eps
Josep Linuesa
Luis de Llano
8 eps
Artús Chávez
Bernardo Montemayor
8 eps
Pedro de Tavira
Lalo de la Torre
8 eps
Andres Giardello
Jamaica
8 eps
Jesusa Ochoa
Graciela Hija Joven
8 eps
Ari Placera
Roberto Jr. Adolescente
8 eps
Jerónimo Best
Jaime Almeida
8 eps
Daniel Haddad
Tartalina
8 eps
Gilberto Barraza
Globero
8 eps
Alfonso Borbolla
Garepa
8 eps
Alejandro Grossmann
Agente Venezolano
8 eps
Oscar Narvaez
Chato Padilla
8 eps
Dante Aguilar
Roberto Gómez Bolaños Niño
8 eps
Roberto Gómez Fernández
Francisco Linares
8 eps
Edgar Vivar
Director de cine
8 eps
María Antonieta de las Nieves
Nancy
8 eps
Ramón Valdés
Don Ramón (archive footage)
8 eps
Roberto Gómez Bolaños
Self / Chavo del 8 (archive footage)
8 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Chespirito: Not Really on Purpose actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Chespirito: Not Really on Purpose reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
Miniseries that follow the life and career of Mexican actor, comedian and producer Roberto Gómez Bolaños, known for being the creator of El Chavo del 8, El Chapulín Colorado and Chespirito.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E08
It Was Worth It
Roberto gets his team together for one last project -- a comedic soccer film called El Chanfle. While the cast and crew come to blows on set, Roberto faces a choice between his past and his future. Later, a warm welcome in Colombia reminds Chespirito of his true purpose: making people laugh.
- Directed by Rodrigo Santos
S01E01
Cobbler, Stick to Thy Last
In 1951, Roberto pursues his dream of a career in television, defying his mother's orders, to try his hand at both comedy...and love.
- Directed by Rodrigo Santos
S01E06
The Price of Fame
With Roberto's career on the rise, the cast of El Chavo embarks on an international tour. But while her husband dives headfirst into his work, Graciela struggles with her new reality as the wife of a star.
- Directed by David Ruiz
S01E04
It's Just That You Have No Patience for Me
In 1936, a young Roberto is sent to Guadalajara, where he struggles to fit in. Decades later, the now seasoned Chespirito finds himself lost without his biggest supporters at Channel 8, but memories of childhood help the comic conceive El Chavo del Ocho -- his most successful series yet.
- Directed by Julián de Tavira
S01E03
Don't Get 'Reathers Fluffled!
Doctor Chapatín's resignation puts Roberto's career at risk, so he must create a new character before the executives give his place to another comedian. But it's his cunning and an old idea that will save the day.
- Directed by Rodrigo Santos
S01E05
He Who Laughs Last…
As El Chavo gains popularity and Roberto is given more creative freedom, Channel 8's competitors vie to bring Chespirito on board. Meanwhile, success and fame cause trouble for Roberto, his team and his family, leading to the comic's most prolific -- and devastating -- era.
- Directed by Julián de Tavira
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E04
It's Just That You Have No Patience for Me
- Directed by Julián de Tavira
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Roberto Gómez FernándezProducer
- Tomás DarcylProducer
- Mariano CesarExecutive Producer
Writing
- Roberto Gómez FernándezWriter
- Paulina Gómez FernándezWriter
Direction
- Julián de TaviraDirector
- David RuizDirector
- Rodrigo SantosDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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- HBO MaxStreaming
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