Despite being a hungry 8-year-old child, he seems to have an incredible physical strength, since his punches are able to stun or even topple a full-grown man, mostly Don Ramón. He has a crush on Paty, along with Quico (which is their first fight over their crush, although she kisses Chavo in the animated series).
He has a craving for ham tortas, a popular kind of sandwich in Mexico. After her death, Chavo spends most of his time inside an abandoned barrel that he calls his "secret hideout". Chavo's typical attire consists of a green plaid baseball cap with ear flaps, a striped t-shirt, khaki shorts held up by a pair of orange suspenders he wears with both straps over one shoulder, and brown shoes without socks.Ĭhavo arrived at the neighborhood at the age of four and apparently lived in apartment #8 with an elderly woman (who is never seen, but is mentioned in the novel El diario de El Chavo del 8).
He is not particularly bright (which Roberto Gómez Bolaños insinuated on the launch of the animated series may be a consequence of poor nutrition) and is remarkably clumsy, often hitting Quico, Don Ramón and Señor Barriga with balls, brooms, shoes, hammers, bricks, chairs and other objects. Generally Chavo is enthusiastic, creative and good-natured, but on the other hand he is also rather naïve and very gullible. "Chavo" is a Mexican Spanish slang for "kid" Chavo's real name is not known, but is supposed to be Chente, short for Vicente, after a supposed friend that nobody has ever met and according to Chavo, looks a lot like himself. Main characters El Chavo Įl Chavo del Ocho is an eight-year-old orphan and the main character of the series. All the characters, including the children, were played by adults on El Chavo. He is accompanied by a cast of neighbors, children, and other characters. The show follows the life and tribulations of the title character, a poor orphan child (played by Gómez Bolaños) that lives on a Mexican housing complex, typically called a vecindad. 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, by this point in his sixties, discontinued them due to his advancing age. El Chavo became its own series in 1973 and aired until 1980, becoming one of the most popular television programs in the world. The show was based on a series of sketches performed on Gómez's eponymous sketch show, Chespirito, which were first performed in 1971. JSTOR ( August 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Įl Chavo del Ocho, often shortened to El Chavo, is a Mexican television sitcom created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "List of El Chavo del Ocho characters" – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.