El Chavo del Ocho

El Chavo del Ocho
Also known asEl Chavo
GenreSitcom
Created byRoberto Gómez Bolaños
Written byRoberto Gómez Bolaños
Directed byEnrique Segoviano
Roberto Gómez Bolaños
StarringRoberto 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 originMexico
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes290[1] (list of episodes)
Production
Camera setupThomson TTV-1530 ; General Electric PE350
Running time21–26 minutes
Original release
NetworkTelevisa
Release20 June 1971 (1971-06-20) –
6 January 1980 (1980-01-06)
Related
El Chavo: The Animated Series
30 Anos de Chaves[2]

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.

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Versão de Chaves produzida pelo SBT comemora os 30 anos da emissora". SBT. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04.