El Chavo del 8: why they never revealed their real name in the neighborhood

The series of El Chavo del 8 was one of the successful series in the history of Televisa, which achieved worldwide fame, being translated into more than 10 languages, so we can say that almost all of us have grown up with the witty adventures of the child from the barrel of the neighborhood. Decades have passed and it continues to be broadcast on television, even, to reach a younger audience, an animated version was released that follows the same concept of the original production, respecting the characters and the stories that connected them.

Many children, and also adults, were curious about the origin of the child who said “that is that” and “is that they have no patience for me”, what is their real name and where are their parents? Throughout the episodes, it was expected that at some point some of the characters would escape the name, but Roberto Gómez Bolaños' Chespirito 'knew how to handle this situation, so it never happened.

The fact: What was the last chapter? According to the portal Chespirito.org, the last official broadcast on television, starring Roberto Gómez Bolaños, took place in January 1980, which was called “The washing machine”.

WHY DIDN'T THEY REVEAL THE NAME OF EL CHAVO DEL 8?

To put an end to this chain of doubts, the Mexican actor protagonist of the series published a book entitled “El diario del Chavo del 8″, which was launched in the 90s to unravel some mysteries around the characters who lived in the neighborhood.

According to the pages of this writing, El Chavo was abandoned as a child in a nursery, where he lived for many years. The loneliness and not feeling part of the group of children who were there, he made the decision to escape, tired of waiting for them to adopt him.

Although there are no reasons why his parents abandoned him, the writer explained that his name was always Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaelo Guglielmi, who never appeared in any dialogue, not by chance. What does generate curiosity is that it is not known whether the child chose his own name in order to start a new life, or was granted it to him in the support home.

If we remember the episodes of the Mexican series, when asked for its name, it gave an irreverent answer or quickly changed the subject. In some scenes, he even managed to say “pi, pi, pi, pi”, an onomatopoeia that he used when expressing that he was sad or crying.

LA VICINIDAD AND EL CHAVO DEL 8

With this revelation that was detailed in the publication, another topic of debate emerged among fans: did those who lived in the neighborhood know about their abandonment? Although they never gave an answer about it, it is evident that all of his neighbors showed concern for his well-being, an example of this were the special episodes where they invited him to dinner, gave him gifts and considered him part of their families, besides that they never left him alone, perhaps because of the fear that something would happen to him or try escape again.

THE MEETING OF EUGENIO DERBEZ AND EL CHAVO DEL 8

In early March, social media exploded when they saw Mexican actor Eugenio Derbez interacting with a digital version of El Chavo del 8, a character that gave life to Roberto Gómez Bolaños. Although at first it was thought that it was a promotion to announce the entry of the series to a digital platform, such as Netflix, everything was discarded when it was revealed that this scene was an advertisement to promote a website.