- Title: 'El Chavo del Ocho' theme restaurant opens in Mexico City
- Date: 6th March 2020
- Summary: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (MARCH 05, 2020) (REUTERS) VARIOUS, PEOPLE IN EL CHAVO DEL OCHO CHARACTER COSTUMES VARIOUS, PEOPLE IN THE NEWLY OPENED ''CHANFLE Y RECONTRACHANFLE'' RESTAURANT (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CHANFLE RESTAURANT DIRECTOR AND GRANDDAUGHTER OF ROBERTO GOMEZ BOLANOS, VALERIA PEREZ RIOS GOMEZ, SAYING: "The main concept is that it would be Mexican food, but looking for certain things that would make ''Chanfle's'' dishes unique. So, we combined some things like, we have an Agua Chile (similar to ceviche) made with cecina (sliced beef) - it's good. We have quesadillas made with esquites (corn salad), and esquites and fried quesadillas are the most Mexican things in street food in Mexico, but to combine them is something totally different." VARIOUS, PEOPLE IN RESTAURANT SIGN FOR RUM VARIOUS, PEOPLE IN EL CHAVO DEL OCHO CHARACTER COSTUMES RESTAURANT PATRON FROM GUADALAJARA, DANIEL GUADALUPE MUNGUIA, POPPING OUT OF BARREL (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) RESTAURANT PATRON FROM GUADALAJARA, DANIEL GUADALUPE MUNGUIA, SAYING: "It's incredible to come in here, and it really impressed me. You remember your childhood. I continue to watch the shows of Mr. Roberto Gomez Bolanos and it's great." VARIOUS, RESTAURANT PATRONS AT TABLES VARIOUS, EL CHAVO DEL OCHO ITEMS FOR SALE (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) RESTAURANT PATRON AND LOCAL RESIDENT, MIGUEL ANGEL VILLASIERRA, SAYING: "There are no words, it's been 40 years and to see the name of El Chavo is marvellous and the place (restaurant) is very original." EL CHAVO MERCHANDISE SIGNS IN RESTAURANT
- Embargoed: 20th March 2020 20:57
- Keywords: Chespirito El Chavo del Ocho Roberto Gomez Bolanos restaurant
- Location: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
- City: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
- Country: Mexico
- Topics: Human-Led Quirky,Human-Led Stories
- Reuters ID: LVA001C3X1RUV
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: The family of famed Mexican actor and screenwriter Roberto Gomez Bolanos opened a restaurant, and now fans of his hit show "El Chavo del Ocho" can dine surrounded by their favourite characters and shows' memorabilia.
The restaurant, known as "Chanfle y recontrachanfle" opened on February 24 and according to the restaurant's director Valeria Perez Rios Gomez the menu has new takes on classic Mexican food like a corn salad quesadilla.
Roberto Gomez Bolanos died six years ago and is considered one of Latin America's most beloved comedians, whose slapstick acts charmed fans from Spain to Argentina for over four decades
Known as "Chespirito," a word play on 'Little Shakespeare' for his diminutive stature and his prolific scripts, Gomez Bolanos created some of the region's most enduring comic characters.
His show "El Chavo del Ocho," about a naive kid from a poor neighbourhood who hid inside a barrel, is widely viewed as the catalyst that helped transform Mexican television station Televisa into a major international company.
Gomez Bolanos was also known for his character "El Chapulin Colorado" (The Red Grasshopper), a clumsy hero in a red overall and yellow trunks which inspired Bumblebee Man, the Spanish-speaking character from the American animated sitcom The Simpsons.
The comedian stopped recording material in the 1980s, but his shows are still aired regularly today.
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