The show has experimented public acclaim in Latin America, with a notably large portion of its fanbase being comprised of viewers in Brazil. It focuses on the titular character 'El Chavo,' an orphan 8-year old child whose life is split between pestering his adult neighbors and getting in trouble with the other kids on the vecindad. 'Los novilleros,' one of the show's undistributed episodes.Įl Chavo del Ocho (1973-1975), later known as just El Chavo (1975-1980), is a Mexican sitcom based on characters by comedian Roberto Gómez Bolaños, best known as 'Chespirito' (a nickname meaning 'Little Shakespeare').
