Dejémonos de vainas
| Dejémonos de vainas | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Daniel Samper Pizano |
| Starring |
Víctor Hugo Morant (1983-1986) Carlos de la Fuente (1986-1998) Paula Peña Edgar Palacio Erika krum Marisol Correa Claudia Anderson Benjamín Herrera Maru Yamayusa Javier Locumi Javier Locumi Jimmy Bernal |
| Country 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] |
| Release | |
| Original network | Canal A (1992-1998) |
| Original release | 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.
Main characters
- Juan Ramón Vargas Sampedro (Víctor Hugo Morant, Carlos de la Fuente), father
- Renata Hermelinda Villegas de Vargas (Paula Peña), mother
- Ramiro, aka El Costeño (Edgar Palacio), neighbor
- Loly Vargas (Erika Krum), aunt
- Margarita Vargas (Marisol Correa), daughter
- Teresita Vargas, aka Pecas (Claudia Anderson), daughter
- Ramoncito Vargas Benjamín Herrera, son
- Josefa Chivatá (Maru Yamayusa), maid
Secondary characters
- Federico (Javier Locumi), Margarita's boyfriend
- John Millhouse Clemens, aka El Gringo (Jimmy Bernal), Teresita's boyfriend
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
- 1 2 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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