''De chincol a jote'' was a Chilean comedy show broadcast on
Canal 13 between 1987 and 1991. In 1993, a retelling called ''El chincol ataca de nuevo'' was broadcast.
Although they had a large cast, the actors
Cristián García-Huidobro
Cristián Mario García-Huidobro Lira (born 27 May 1952) is a Chilean actor and comedian.
Career
Known for his appearances on television since the mid-1980s in programs such as Sábados Gigantes where he played ''Francisco Javier "Pompi" Egu ...
,
Gonzalo Robles
Gonzalo Eduardo Robles García (Santiago, April 22, 1952), is a Chilean film, theater and television actor and comedian.
Biography
Robles studied at Colegio San Ignacio. Later he started a career in Civil Construction at the Pontificia Unive ...
,
Coca Guazzini
Silvia Beatriz Guazzini Monsalve (born December 22, 1953, in Santiago), best known as Coca Guazzini, is a Chilean television, theatre and film actress. Guazzini studied theatre at Universidad de Chile. She appeared in some popular Chilean teleno ...
,
Malucha Pinto
Malucha Pinto Solari (born 16 April 1955) is a Chilean actress, theater director, playwright and politician.
Biography
The daughter of Aníbal Pinto Santa Cruz (and direct descendant of the presidents Francisco Antonio Pinto and Aníbal Pinto Ga ...
starred in most of the sketches. They were part of all the seasons of the program. In 2019, one of its sections, Hermosilla and Quintanilla, returned as a recounting and interview program.
Sketches
Among the most popular sections of the program were the following sketches:
* ''Humbertito y Gaspar'' (''Humbertito and Gaspar''): The story of two friends, Humberto and Gaspar (
Cristián García-Huidobro
Cristián Mario García-Huidobro Lira (born 27 May 1952) is a Chilean actor and comedian.
Career
Known for his appearances on television since the mid-1980s in programs such as Sábados Gigantes where he played ''Francisco Javier "Pompi" Egu ...
and
Roberto Poblete). Humbertito doesn't understand his friend Gaspar's stories and jokes. For this reason, Gaspar has to explain them to him through drawings and representations. At the end of each explanation, Humbertito understands the stories or jokes in his own way.
* ''Hermosilla y Quintanilla'' (''Hermosilla and Quintanilla''): Hermosilla and Quintanilla (García-Huidobro and
Gonzalo Robles
Gonzalo Eduardo Robles García (Santiago, April 22, 1952), is a Chilean film, theater and television actor and comedian.
Biography
Robles studied at Colegio San Ignacio. Later he started a career in Civil Construction at the Pontificia Unive ...
) work as office workers, with an aesthetic very similar to that of public administration. They are both pretty mediocre as employees and are just looking to have fun. Also notable are the characters ''señorita'' Astrid (
Coca Guazzini
Silvia Beatriz Guazzini Monsalve (born December 22, 1953, in Santiago), best known as Coca Guazzini, is a Chilean television, theatre and film actress. Guazzini studied theatre at Universidad de Chile. She appeared in some popular Chilean teleno ...
) and Gatica (
Luis Gnecco
Luis Enrique Gnecco Dessy (born 12 December 1962) is a Chilean actor.
Besides his work in Chilean telenovelas and films ('' Johnny 100 Pesos'', the Academy Award nominated '' No'', ''El bosque de Karadima'', ''A Fantastic Woman'' and '' Neruda ...
).
* ''Los Hueseros'' (''The Hueseros''): Lucho (Robles) and his ''compadre'' (García-Huidobro) work collecting waste materials, such as bones and bottles. Together with their wives, Tere (Guazzini) and Perla (
Malucha Pinto
Malucha Pinto Solari (born 16 April 1955) is a Chilean actress, theater director, playwright and politician.
Biography
The daughter of Aníbal Pinto Santa Cruz (and direct descendant of the presidents Francisco Antonio Pinto and Aníbal Pinto Ga ...
), they live entertaining adventures. Although the characters live in extreme poverty, their concerns, such as love and family, are no different from those of other people.
References
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Chilean comedy television series
Spanish-language television shows
1997 Chilean television series debuts
1998 Chilean television series endings
1990s Chilean television series