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At first he was called "El Chavo del 8" because this series was broadcast on channel 8 of Mexican TV (today Nu9ve), but when the program began to be broadcast on another channel due to its popularity, the character himself explained to the rest that it was a false belief that he lived in the barrel of the patio and the "8" was because he lived ...
Portrayed by Roberto Gómez Bolaños; Years: 1972–1992; El Chavo del Ocho is an 8-year-old orphan and the main character of the series. "Chavo" is a Mexican Spanish slang for "kid" or "boy"; Chavo's real name is unknown, but is supposed to be Chente, short for Vicente, after a supposed friend that nobody has ever met and according to Chavo, looks a lot like himself.
The Chavs is an English rock supergroup band originally formed in London in 2004, by former Libertines and Dirty Pretty Things guitarist Carl Barât. [1] Alongside Barât in the band are Tim Burgess of The Charlatans and drummer Andy Burrows from Razorlight .
El Chavo ("The Kid" or "The Boy", Spanish chavo also meaning "cent"), also known as El Chavo del Ocho ("The Kid/Boy from Number Eight") during its earliest episodes, is a Mexican television sitcom series created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños (Chespirito) and produced by Televisa.
The names and genders of the seven eldest von Trapp children were also changed for the movie. ... Maria and the von Trapp kids had been making music all their lives, they didn’t officially start ...
Opinion is divided on the origin of the term. "Chav" may have its origins in the Romani word "chavi" ("child") or "chaval" ("boy"), which later came to mean "man". [3] [8] [9] The word "chavvy" has existed since at least the 19th century; lexicographer Eric Partridge mentions it in his 1950 dictionary of slang and unconventional English, giving its date of origin as c. 1860.
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Simon Benjamin Brodkin (born 29 September 1977) is an English comedian, performing both on the stand-up circuit and in comedy television series. He is best known for playing a cheerful chav character called Lee Nelson, but also performs as other comedy characters, such as a Liverpudlian footballer called Jason Bent.