1971 Mexican TV series or program
| Los Supergenios de la Mesa Cuadrada | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Chespirito |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Roberto Gómez Bolaños |
| Written by | Roberto Gómez Bolaños |
| Directed by | Enrique Segoviano Roberto Gómez Bolaños |
| Starring | Roberto Gómez Bolaños María Antonieta de las Nieves Ramón Valdés Rubén Aguirre Carlos Villagran Florinda Meza Édgar Vivar Angelines Fernández |
| Opening theme | "A Blessed Event" by Riz Ortolani |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 290 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Thomson TTV-1530 ; General Electric PE350 |
| Running time | 21–26 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | 20 June 1971 (1971-06-20) – 6 January 1980 (1980-01-06) |
| Related | |
| Chespirito (TV Series) | |
Los Supergenios De La Mesa Cuadrada (often shortened to Chespirito) is a Mexican television sitcom, popular in Latin America, Spain, and the United States, among other countries.
Chespirito first appeared in 1968 was produced by Televisión Independiente de México (TIM).
El Chavo episodes in syndication average 91 million daily viewers in all of the markets where it is distributed in the Americas. Since it ceased production in 1992, it has earned an estimated US$1.7 billion in syndication fees alone for Televisa.
References
- La Nación. "Roberto Gómez Bolaños apagó una velita por los 40 años del "Chavo del 8"" (in Spanish). Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ^ "Los – Historia". Chespirito (in Spanish). Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- "Adiós al Chavo del 8: murió Roberto Gómez Bolaños". Forbes Mexico. November 28, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ^ "Meet El Chavo, The World's Most Famous (And Richest) Orphan". Forbes. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
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