El Chavo del 8. The iconic Chespirito series. Photo/File
El Chavo del 8, Chespirito’s great creation, has several characters that have had an unforgettable place in the memory of the millions of viewers who follow each stage of the series.
El Chavo del 8 is not just another series. It is an emblematic Latin American series. Made by adults in simple children’s clothing, the chapters of this series have a message of humility and consideration in one, filtered into a childish humor.
The program was broadcast for the first time in 1971, as part of the show Chespirito, on Mexico’s Independent Television, then channel 8 (hence the title of the series).
Popis and his Serafina doll. The character of Florinda Meza who didn’t last long on the air.
History of Popis, the character of Chespirito who took very little time in the air
La Popis is played by Florinda Meza who represents a relatively naive girla situation that Chilindrina takes advantage of because she always cheats on it to keep her sweets.
Popis was Doña Florinda’s niece, she studied with the other kids in the neighborhood, and was always with her doll Serafina. She is obviously in love with Ñoño and in fact, they have only been dating for a while.
Besides. Popis is a girl whose parents are unknown. However, in addition to Doña Florinda’s niece, Popis is Quico’s cousin.. This loss of her parents was replaced by the Serafina doll that she always hugged tightly.
According to some details of his compartments, Popis has good manners, he is a bit more introvert than other children. He is not the example that Professor Jirafales will set as a good student, but he is also not one of those who always do pranks in class.
Popis also tantrums, especially when they mess with his friends. He is very sensitive to criticism against others, the opposite of when they bully him, because he did not defend himself much because in most cases he remained silent or cried.
In the series, in the early stages, She was wearing a pink dress with black dots, white socks, black school shoes with 2 straps and ruffled shorts.. And in the last episodes she wore a pink and green dress combined with white socks, black school shoes with 2 straps and ruffled panties like Chilindrina.
Soccer, an additional spice to El Chavo del 8.
Why the Popis of El Chavo del 8 was removed
La Popis debuted in the episode First day of classpremiered in 1974. Another of his characteristics is that he speaks in a talkative voice, something that provokes sarcasm. of their peers and colleagues.
A few weeks passed until “Chespirito” removed him from the cast because a man asked him in a letter. There he told her that he was disappointed in Gómez Bolaños because he included the gangosa Popis.
The man told Chespirito that he had a daughter who was rudely harassed by her schoolmates because of her resemblance to Popis. when you read that,
Touched by that father’s story, Chespirito decided to drop the character altogether from El Chavo del 8.
Source: Clarin
