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. Set in

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, the show is about two

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trying to get ahead in the

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business. Chico and Guapo work at Mr. Angelo's

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. The series follows their misadventures, and also features Chico and Guapo's commentary on real TV shows while

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in Mr. Angelo's office (similar to

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, and DJ & the Fro). Shorts of the cartoon originally aired on ''

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'' on FX prior to becoming a regular series on MTV2.

Characters

* Chico Bustello (Voiced by Paul D'Acri) – A smart-mouthed janitor of Puerto Rican descent working for Angelo Productions * Guapo Martinez (Voiced by

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) – An obese janitor from the

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who works with Chico * Concepción Rodriguez (Voiced by

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) – A Latina

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from the

* Hank Holiday (Voiced by Orlando Jones) – A gay music producer who gets all the credit for Cezar's work * Cezar (Voiced by Paul D'Acri) – A producer and a musical genius, Chico's cousin * Mr. Angelo (full name Frank C. Angelo) (Voiced by P. J. Pesce) – The owner of Angelo Productions, whose wife has been dead for 12 years and whose daughter Sophie is in love with Chico

Episode guide

* 1st episode: ** Gelatinous F.A.T ** Affirmative Reaction ** Worker's Comp ** Smackfight ** America's Most Talented Fetus * 2nd episode: ** Pariah Scary ** Too Hot for Teacher ** Santeria ** Gaupo's Dyslexia ** The Gift * 3rd episode: ** Li'l Kwim ** Morcilla Sausage ** Standup Guy ** Cezar's First ** Mr. Angelo's Rug * 4th episode: ** Da Feud ** Enter the Guapo ** Bigfoot ** Y tu Chico, Tambien ** The Hanklick Maneuver

References

External links

*
A description of the Season One DVD of Chico and Guapo
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