El Chavo del Ocho/Characters

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Characters from El Chavo del Ocho include:

El Chavo

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An always-hungry orphan boy, who seems to live in a barrel in the main yard (though this is actually the place where he hides when scared or upset - he used to live in the house number 8 until its owner died, now it's said that he sleeps at his neighbors'). Obssesed with ham sandwiches. It seems that no one takes care of him, and he survives with tips from menial jobs. Too clumsy for his own good, always hitting someone one way or another. Other characters either mock him for his perceived ugliness, or try to get advantage of his naiveté.

Tropes exhibited by El Chavo include:

"Fue sin querer queriendo..."

Federico aka Quico

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A pampered and bratty kid with a mean streak. Fortunately, he is too dumb to cause real harm, or be a threat to begin with. Obsessed with getting a "square ball." Mocked for his gigantic cheeks, and his deep stupidity. Delights in one-upping Chavo; whenever he spots Chavo playing with a simple home-made toy, Quico will within moments show up with an obscenely flashy, store-bought version of the same.

Tropes exhibited by Quico include:

La Chilindrina

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A mischievous girl, who lives to get some advantage from others, even the adults. Identifiable by her twin pigtails, her glasses and her freckles. Mocked for her short height, and the fact that she is less pretty than other girls her age (and her attitude makes her looks worse). Named after a "freckled" Mexican pastry. By far the smartest kid in the show.

Tropes exhibited by La Chilindrina include:

Don Ramón

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A widower, Chilindrina's father, and laziness personified. Always owes 14 months of rent. Survives by doing odd jobs, which rarely last more than one episode. The Designated Victim of Doña Florinda, often makes El Chavo pay for it. Mocked for his very thin body, and his ugliness. Probably the character that most interacted with El Chavo, and their situations together are a source of much of the show's humor. Played by Ramón Valdés, one of a group of sibling comedians(along with El Loco Valdés and Tin Tan), Don Ramón is possibly the show's most popular character along with El Chavo and La Chilindrina.

Tropes exhibited by Don Ramón include:

Don Ramón: (hits El Chavo with Kung Foley bell in background) ¡TOMA!
El Chavo: Pipipipipipipipipipipi...
Don Ramón: (after mocking El Chavo's crying) ¡Y no te doy otra no más porque...!

    • He also often twists one of Quico's arms whenever the latter annoys him enough.

Doña Florinda

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A young widow who believes herself to be superior, both morally and monetarily, to her neighbors. The Alpha Bitch grown up, only fallen and with perpetual hair curlers. Pampers her son (Quico) to a ridiculous extent; she often defends him by slapping Don Ramón, whom she perceives as a child abuser. A perception caused by misunderstandings she would never allow him to clarify. Has a No Hugging, No Kissing romance with Profesor Jirafales.

Tropes exhibited by Doña Florinda include:

Profesor Jirafales

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The kids' elementary teacher, a very educated man with Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness. The Straight Man, with relatively little patience. Mocked for his height, is often callen "Maestro Longaniza" (which roughly translates as "teacher Longsausage"). His name is also a word play on the word jirafa(hee-rah-fah), meaning giraffe. Has a chaste relationship with Doña Florinda.

Tropes exhibited by Profesor Jirafales include:

Doña Cleotilde

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An old spinster, whose sense of fashion got stuck in the twenties. Lusts intensely after "Don Rrrrrrramón", but it goes unreciprocated. Her nickname, "The witch of (house) Number 71", alludes to the kids' perception that she is an evil witch. This, and her bad habit of naming her lap dogs with demonic monikers, only contributes to the confusion, leading to Three Is Company moments.

Tropes exhibited by Doña Cleotilde include:

Señor Barriga

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The owner of the "vecindad", and often the Only Sane Man in the madness of the neighborhood. He is always, always hit by El Chavo, usually when arriving. A fat man, who is mocked for his obesity. His last name, Barriga, means "belly" in Spanish.

Tropes exhibited by Señor Barriga include:



  1. Unless he's hitting him for asking about his grandmother after Doña Florinda tells him what he can "go do to [her] the next time".
  2. which she is anyway