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Recovered 'El Chavo del 8' Cancún Footage Confirmed Authentic

A Puerto Rican collector uncovered a partial VHS recording later verified by Grupo Chespirito, with dissemination handled by FórumChaves.

Overview

  • The clip, believed recorded around 1980 and rebroadcast in 1983, presents beach sketches from the Chespirito program featuring an El Chavo segment.
  • Scenes include Professor Jirafales teaching by the sea with La Chilindrina, La Popis, Ñoño and Godínez, plus appearances by Señor Barriga, Doña Nieves, Doña Clotilde and Doctor Chapatín.
  • Quico and Don Ramón are absent, reflecting the period after Carlos Villagrán and Ramón Valdés had left the cast.
  • The surviving material is a fragmentary, low-quality VHS copy sourced from Puerto Rico and shared publicly via FórumChaves, with the collector posting to the VecinoPRVHS YouTube channel.
  • Fan groups are soliciting leads on 1980s–early 1990s home recordings to find more lost segments, inviting tips at chespiritolostmedia@gmail.com.