El chanfle (1979) Online
El Chanfle a humble person, assistant to the America Football Team's trainer Moncho, and gardener of its stadium, stumbles with the daily routine and the injustices that Mocho plays on the team's matches, despite of it, he still lives a honest life with his wife Tere, who is pregnant from their first child, however one day their lives change when he, trying to sell a gun in order to make money for their future, unintentionally scares a old man, Chato, with it and now seeks revenge while El Chanfle stills try to secure a better future for his family, meanwhile the Team's Organizers try to fix its bad reputation due to the bad direction of the trainer and everything ends up on a comical persecution.
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Roberto Gómez Bolaños | - | El Chanfle |
 | Florinda Meza | - | Tere |
 | Ramón Valdés | - | Reyes |
 | Carlos Villagrán | - | Valentino |
 | Edgar Vivar | - | Dr. Nájera |
 | Rubén Aguirre | - | Sr. Matute |
 | María Antonieta de las Nieves | - | Matutes secretary |
 | Angelines Fernández | - | Paco's wife (Supermarket Clerk) |
 | Raúl 'Chato' Padilla | - | Paco |
| María Montaño | ||
| Carlos Amador hijo | ||
 | Horacio Gómez Bolaños | - | Policeman (at Paco's house) |
| Cecilia Balderas | ||
| Bernabé Palma | ||
| Jaime Ortíz |
This is the only time in which Raul "Chato" Padilla, Ramon Valdes, and Carlos Villagran appear together in a production by Roberto Gomez Bolanos. When Carlos Villagran and Ramon Valdes left El Chavo and El Chapulin Colorado, Raul "Chato" Padilla became a regular in those productions.
In real life, Roberto Gómez Bolaños supported the football team Club America.
Only ocassion in which the complete cast of the T.V. show "Chespirito" appeared together.
The film is mentioned in a Chavo del 8 episode: "The Cinema".
A sequel was released in 1982 called simply: "El Chanfle II". Ramón Valdez and Carlos Villagran were the only actors to not to reprise their characters.
Cameo: Dr. Chapatín and Bizcabuela (grandgrandmother).
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