''Chiquilladas'' is a Mexican sketch and musical show that used only children as actors. First aired on Mexican television in 1982, it ran until 1993. During its run it was the first to showcase various Mexican artists including Carlos Espejel,

Pierre Angelo Pierre Angelo Antonioli Flores (born September 24, 1972) is a Mexican actor, director and humorist. He was first known for his role in the kids 80's show Chiquilladas, which launched his career into the comedy world within Mexican television, the ...

Aleks Syntek Raúl Alejandro Escajadillo Peña (born September 29, 1969), known by his stage name, Aleks Syntek, is a Mexican singer and songwriter. He has earned nine nominations for the Latin Grammy Awards, a Grammy nomination, five nominations for the M ...

, Lucero and

Anahí Anahí Giovanna Puente Portilla (born 14 May 1983), known Mononymous person, mononymously as Anahí, is a Mexican singer, songwriter and actress. In 1986, she started her acting career when she was cast on ''Chiquilladas''. After working on man ...

Characters

* Carlinflas (portrayed by Carlos Espejel) - Was a kid impersonation from famous comedy character

Cantinflas Mario Fortino Alfonso Moreno Reyes (12 August 1911 – 20 April 1993), known by the stage name Cantinflas (), was a Mexican comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He is considered to have been the most widely accomplished Mexican comedian and is well ...

. * Chiquidrácula (Carlos Espejel) - A comedy version of

Bela Lugosi Blaskó Béla Ferenc Dezső (; October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), better known by the stage name Bela Lugosi ( ; ), was a Hungarian–American actor. He was best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in the horror film classic Dracula (19 ...

's ''

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'', who tried repeatedly to give other kids "meyo" (a corruption of word "miedo", fright). * Pituka y Petaka - Two mexican-indigenous sisters who always made scams on foreign tourists. * Popeye and Olive - Lucero portrayed as

Olive Oyl Olive Oyl is a cartoon character created by E. C. Segar in 1919 for his comic strip ''Thimble Theatre''. The strip was later renamed ''Popeye'' after the sailor character that became the most popular member of the cast; however, Olive Oyl was a ...

, and

featured as

Bluto Bluto, at times known as Brutus, is a cartoon and comics character created in 1932 by Elzie Crisler Segar as a one-time character, named "Bluto the Terrible", in his ''Thimble Theatre'' comic strip (later renamed ''Popeye''). Bluto made his fi ...

. * 24 Horitas - A spoof of the main

Televisa Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April ...

news-show (at the time) 24 Horas. Petaka was cast as

Jacobo Zabludovsky Jacobo Zabludovsky Kraveski (May 24, 1928 – July 2, 2015) was a Mexican journalist. He was the first anchorman in Mexican television and his TV news program, ''24 Horas'' (''24 Hours'') was for decades regarded as the most important in the co ...

. Pituka appeared as "Tacha" saying comic poems, impersonating the actor Hector Kiev (Tacho Lopez Cuarzo), who gave sport forecasts on the real news show, using a black charro suit. Also Ginni was called "Bolita Ayala", alluding the newscaster

Lolita Ayala Dolores "Lolita" Ayala Nieto (born May 20, 1951) is a Mexican journalist and philanthropist from Mexico City. She began her career in News broadcasting, television journalism in the early 1970s, at a time when no woman headed a news or informati ...

. She send the news focus back to Jacobo through a "bolita de papel" (paper-ball) * 60 Minutitos - Was a spoof about the investigative television magazine ''

60 Minutes ''60 Minutes'' is an American television news magazine broadcast on the CBS television network. Debuting in 1968, the program was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard, who distinguished it from other news programs by using a unique style o ...

''. Carlos Espejel was the principal reporter and Ginni appeared as Virginia Leteme. A running gag was that some of the news were related to Virginia's cat. * Ha-Mon - A comical version of ''

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'', where the character was fat and used his body as a battering ram. Also, his quote was "Por el Poder de mi panza" (By the Power of my belly).

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External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0187783, title=Chiquilladas Mexican sketch comedy television series Variety television series Mexican children's television series 1982 Mexican television series debuts 1993 Mexican television series endings 1980s Mexican television series