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El Chavo del Ocho
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Roberto Gómez Bolaños
El Chavo del Ocho
314 eps
Ramón Valdés
Don Ramón "Monchito"
314 eps
Carlos Villagrán
Federico "Quico"
314 eps
María Antonieta de las Nieves
La Chilindrina / Doña Nieves
314 eps
Florinda Meza García
Doña Florinda / Popis
314 eps
Rubén Aguirre
Profesor Jirafales "Maistro Longaniza"
314 eps
Edgar Vivar
Señor Barriga / Ñoño
314 eps
Angelines Fernández
Doña Cleotilde "La Bruja del 71"
314 eps
Horacio Gómez Bolaños
Godinez
314 eps
Raúl 'Chato' Padilla
Jaimito "El Cartero"
98 eps
Héctor Bonilla
Self
2 eps
Abraham Stavans
el dueño de la feria
2 eps
Angélica María
Yara
1 eps
Raúl Velasco
1 eps
Gabriel Fernández Carrasco
Higino
1 eps
Maribel Fernández
Gloria
2 eps
José Antonio Mena
Señor Hurtado
2 eps
Edgar Wald
el plomero
1 eps
Janet Arceo
Dona Eduvijes
2 eps
María Luisa Alcalá
Malicha
4 eps
Ricardo de Pascual
Señor Calvillo
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How El Chavo del Ocho actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
El Chavo del Ocho reads strongest on Character Depth, Humour and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
7 seasons · 314 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
197239 episodes
Special episodes and all sketches of "El Chavo" that aired on others Chespirito's TV shows.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
197345 episodes
9.5IMDbBest episode · S01E03 Los Caquitos / El Chavo Rompe el Romance
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
197445 episodes
7.5IMDb
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
197540 episodes
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
197647 episodes
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
197745 episodes
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
197841 episodes
10.0IMDb
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
197951 episodes
10.0IMDb
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E40
Chesperito: Cuidando de Jaimito Cartero (1991)
S00E39
Chesperito: El Sombrero del Prof Jirafales (1990)
S00E37
Chespirito: Pastel para el Prof Jirafales (1990)
S00E36
Chesperito: El Dinero Perdido de Jaimito (1989)
S00E35
Chesperito: En las Playas de Cancún (1981)
S07E51
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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.
Writing
- Horacio Gómez BolañosWriter
- Roberto Gómez BolañosWriter
Direction
- Roberto Gómez BolañosDirector
- Enrique SegovianoDirector
Cinematography
- Enrique SegovianoDirector of Photography
Recognition
Awards
1 win
El Heraldo de México
1 win · latest 1973
- WinnerEl Heraldo de México1973
El Chavo del Ocho · El Chavo del 8
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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