- Dejémonos de vainas
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Dejémonos de vainas Format Situation comedy Created by Daniel Samper Pizano Starring Víctor Hugo Morant (1983-1986)
Carlos de la Fuente (1986-1998)
Paula Peña
Marisol Correa
Claudia Anderson
Benjamín Herrera
Maru YamayusaCountry of origin Colombia No. of seasons 14 No. of episodes 741[1] Production Running time 23 minutes (per episode) Production company(s) Coestrellas (1983-1986; 1992-1998)[2]
RCN TV (1986-1991)[2]Broadcast Original channel Canal A (1992-1998) Original run 1983 – 16 August 1998 Chronology Related shows Te quiero, Pecas Dejémonos de vainas was a long-running Colombian sitcom, created by Daniel Samper Pizano and broadcast weekly between 1983 and 1998. Bernardo Romero Pereiro scripted and directed some episodes.
The show, which depicted a "typical" middle-class family in Bogotá, was loosely based on Samper Pizano's own life. The protagonist, Juan Ramón Vargas, is a sports journalist working for El Clima (a spoof of El Tiempo), and lives with his wife, Renata, and his three children.
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Main characters
- Juan Ramón Vargas Sampedro (Víctor Hugo Morant, Carlos de la Fuente), the father
- Renata Hermelinda Villegas de Vargas (Paula Peña), mother
- Margarita Vargas (Marisol Correa), daughter
- Teresita Vargas, aka Pecas (Claudia Anderson), daughter
- Ramoncito Vargas, Benjamín Herrera, son
- Josefa Chivatá (Maru Yamayusa), maid
Spin-offs
After Teresita got married with John Millhouse Clemens (Jimmy Bernal), RCN TV produced the spin-off series Te quiero, Pecas, broadcast between 18 August 1988 and 25 March 1994[3].
Soundtrack
The theme song for Dejémonos de vainas was Rose Royce's Yo Yo.
References
- ^ El Espectador, Los Vargas se dejaron de vainas, 16 August 1998
- ^ a b Luis Alejandro Amaya, El País (Colombia), Las cachas, 9 August 2007
- ^ Alberto B, El País (Colombia), SE FUE UN MAESTRO...QUE EL QUE DEJO UNA HUELLA A LOS COLOMBIANOS, 5 October 2006
External links
- (Spanish) Blog devoted to the series
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