Los Supergenios de la Mesa Cuadrada

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.[2]

Los Supergenios de La Mesa Cuadrada
Also known asChespirito
GenreSitcom
Created byRoberto Gómez Bolaños
Written byRoberto Gómez Bolaños
Directed byEnrique Segoviano
Roberto Gómez Bolaños
StarringRoberto Gómez Bolaños
María Antonieta de las Nieves
Ramón Valdés
Rubén Aguirre
Carlos Villagran
Florinda Meza
Édgar Vivar
Angelines Fernández
Opening theme"A Blessing Event" by Riz Ortolani
Country of originMexico
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes290[1] (list of episodes)
Production
Camera setupThomson TTV-1530 ; General Electric PE350
Running time21–26 minutes
Release
Picture formatQuadruplex Videotape
Original release20 June 1971 (1971-06-20) 
6 January 1980 (1980-01-06)
Chronology
Related showsChespirito (TV Series)

Chespirito first appeared in 1968 was produced by Televisión Independiente de México (TIM).[2][3]

El Chavo episodes in syndication average 91 million daily viewers in all of the markets where it is distributed in the Americas.[4] Since it ceased production in 1992, it has earned an estimated US$1.7 billion in syndication fees alone for Televisa.[4]

References

  1. La Nación. "Roberto Gómez Bolaños apagó una velita por los 40 años del "Chavo del 8"" (in Spanish). Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  2. "Los – Historia". Chespirito (in Spanish). Retrieved January 31, 2011.
  3. "Adiós al Chavo del 8: murió Roberto Gómez Bolaños". Forbes Mexico. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  4. "Meet El Chavo, The World's Most Famous (And Richest) Orphan". Forbes. Retrieved November 29, 2014.


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