El Chapulín Colorado
| El Chapulín Colorado | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Created by | Roberto Gómez Bolaños |
| Starring | Roberto Gómez Bolaños Carlos Villagrán (1973–1978) Ramón Valdés (1973-1979) Florinda Meza Rubén Aguirre Angelines Fernández Édgar Vivar María Antonieta de las Nieves (1973; 1975–1979) Horacio Gómez Bolaños Raul "Chato" Padilla (1979) |
| Opening theme | "Finale" by John Williams |
| Ending theme | "Baroque Hoedown" by Perrey and Kingsley |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 248 + several episodes lost worldwide (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Televisión Independiente de México (1973–1974) Las Estrellas (1975–1979) |
| Release | 28 February 1973 – 26 September 1979 |
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El Chapulín Colorado (transl. The Red Grasshopper) is a Mexican television comedy series that aired from 1973 to 1979 and parodied superhero shows. It was created by actor and comedian Chespirito, who also played the main character. It was first aired by Televisa in 1973 in Mexico, and then was aired across Latin America and Spain until 1981, alongside El Chavo del Ocho, which shared the same cast of actors. Both shows have endured in re-runs and have won back some of their popularity in several countries such as Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. Although the series has a regular cast, all actors but Gómez Bolaños play different characters each episode, and it is therefore described as an anthology series.