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Chespirito (TV series)

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Chespirito
Also known asLos Supergenios de la Mesa Cuadrada (1968–1970)
Chespirito y la Mesa Cuadrada (1970–1971)
Created byRoberto Gómez Bolaños
Directed bySergio Peña and Alberto del Bosque (1968-1973) / Roberto Gómez Bolaños and Roberto Gómez Fernández (1980-1995)
StarringRoberto Gómez Bolaños
María Antonieta de las Nieves
Carlos Villagrán (1970–1973)
Florinda Meza (1970–1973; 1980–1990; 1992–1995)
Ramón Valdés (1968–1973; 1981–1982)
Rubén Aguirre (1968–1972; 1980–1995)
Angelines Fernández (1972–1973; 1980–1993)
Edgar Vivar (1972–1973; 1980–1992; 1993–1995)
Horacio Gómez Bolaños (1980–1995)
Raul Padilla (1982–1994)
Aníbal de Mar (1968–1969)
Anabel Gutierrez (1969–1973; 1987–1995)
Moises Suarez (1993–1995)
Country of originMexico
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons22
No. of episodes693 approximately; from both periods
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes (1968–1973; 1993–1995); 60 minutes (1980–1992; 1994)
Production companiesTIM (1968-1973); Televisa (1980-1995)
Original release
NetworkXHTM-TV
ReleaseApril 2, 1980 (1980-04-02) –
September 25, 1995 (1995-09-25)

Chespirito, also known as Los Supergenios de la Mesa Cuadrada from 1968–1970 and Chespirito y la Mesa Cuadrada from 1970-1971, is a Mexican sketch comedy show. It aired in Mexico for two periods, 1968–1973 and 1980-1995. The program aired various sketches of characters created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños.