This is based on real events.
This is a work of fiction, similarities are mere coincidence.
I don't want to think about it anymore.
1978 MEXICO CITY
I'm sorry.
But I can't, I just can't.
So that's it?
Well...
I feel like...
I have a responsibility I can't ignore.
You feel guilty.
-That's what I think. -That too.
But I don't want to have this decision on my conscience.
From now on, my name will be "Bad Choice."
Maggie!
You know I can't have any more children.
I don't want to keep you from being a mother.
I already told you to let me decide that!
-It's my problem, not yours. -But we're both involved...
Deep down, you don't want to leave Graciela.
And that's okay.
She's your wife.
This part is still a little loose.
It's just that you keep losing weight, Graciela.
What's wrong, Mom?
-Why? -You don't seem happy.
Of course I'm happy.
But you're not here.
You're absent.
Of course I'm here.
Your dad's not here, he's the absent one.
Okay, show me.
Deep down, all I want is to be honest.
And I have to think of my career, and I have to make too many decisions.
Honestly, I don't what's the first step!
CHESPIRITO: NOT REALLY ON PURPOSE
This is the art proposal.
What do you think?
MONTHS LATER
This doesn't look good.
Well, it's a temporary poster.
You can't get too picky with that, yet.
It's not the poster, it's the whole idea.
Chavo is a TV character, not a movie character.
We can put him wherever we want to.
Why don't you leave my characters where they are,
where they've always done well?
You keep forgetting that I'm the boss here.
I set the rules.
We're making this movie.
Will you say no?
It's a million-dollar idea.
Do you want me to be honest?
I want you to be smart, Roberto.
Think about it.
CHESPIRITO PRESENTS "CHAVO DEL OCHO, THE MOVIE"
Maggie, wait!
-What is it? -I want to talk to you.
I will only talk about work.
I know. Hey...
Listen, working like this is awkward.
Do you think this is the right place to talk about this?
I don't know.
I don't know if the kitchen or the board room are better,
but I think we should discuss this like adults.
Then let's behave like adults and focus on our jobs.
No more tensions, I promise you. Okay?
Pass me the ball!
-Harder! -I know!
Here it is! Here it is!
Finally!
Thanks, honey.
We make a good team, right?
You see? We can still light a fire.
I mean it.
Ñeco, look at everything we've built.
I'm very lucky.
We both are.
I know this hasn't been easy.
Watch out, Dad!
Amazing, Dad!
Very good!
-What's that? -For the film!
-Is Chavo going to play soccer? -No.
Not Chavo.
-Then? -It's a new character.
For the movie?
And we need this to do it.
You will play soccer?
Not me, a character called "el Chanfle."
He's a water boy who's always dreaming,
and he takes his ball everywhere.
-A water boy? -But he'll score great goals.
I don't get it.
We'll need a stadium and training facilities,
because Chanfle works for Mexico's biggest soccer team.
You can count on the America for whatever you need.
But he works for Chivas!
You're an asshole.
We'll talk about it later.
And what's the movie about?
Let me write it.
"Chanfle."
Another character with a "CH"?
Just like Chivas.
Fuck off.
Get out of here.
How are you doing?
I'm working on the details.
I'm happy to see you so inspired.
Don't move.
The end zone.
-Are you done? -Yes.
"El Chanfle."
My very first movie.
Written for me, this time.
It feels weird.
But in a nice way, I assume.
Yes.
-Soccer... -Right.
An ordinary guy.
The family... It's something mine.
Yours?
-Is something wrong with Chanfle? -He seems normal to me.
He looked like an idiot.
Exactly.
Poor Valentino!
He looks crazy.
This is my wife.
Your wife?
THE KISS LASTS LONG. HE CRIES, FILLED WITH JOY.
-What? -You are pregnant.
Hold on, Doctor.
What did you just say?
Hey, who will play the pregnant wife?
Remember, when I score the goal,
you get excited and celebrate.
Okay?
Look how beautiful that belly looks on you.
I look fat.
And clumsy.
I don't think so.
Where are Chato and Angelines?
They're smoking, Sir.
Okay. Let's make a rehearsal.
-Goal! -Goal!
Perfect! Okay, let's shoot.
Chato, Angelines, come here!
Of course you're not going anywhere.
If chubby-cheeks does it right, I'm out of here.
Look,
why do you want to leave?
Because I don't have fun anymore.
And I can show off more in a TV show with Marcos.
I can do what I want.
-Show off? -Yes.
Without Chilindrina?
Without Chavo?
-Maybe. -Without Mrs. Florinda?
Without Mrs. Clotilde?
Without Roberto Gómez Bolaños' script?
Enough, enough. You sound just like Margarita.
Asshole! Can't you see that I'm going to miss you, fucker?
I need you!
I'll miss you too, my little witch.
I'll miss you too.
I do love you.
For real.
I love you, too.
Hey, Chespiro!
Come in.
We never talked about it again,
but I'm serious about what I told you in Acapulco.
Tell me what was it, again.
Sure.
I'm going to make my own show.
Okay.
You're free to go.
I know. I'm just telling you because I don't want any troubles.
Where are you going to do it?
With the same company.
They know Quico's success better than anyone.
Right, Quico.
Of course.
I think we can get to an agreement.
Talk to Ernesto.
I warned you.
You talk to Ernesto to make sure you have a space.
We'll talk later.
He will agree, he's no asshole.
Marcos,
let me give you some advice.
Don't get stuck with Quico your entire life.
You're very talented. You could do any character you want.
Make sure to find something new, something different.
Thanks for your advice, man.
You're done, right?
Pepe!
-Yes, Sir? -Put the extras behind the goal
-to get them on frame. -Yes, Sir.
Shall we rehearse, Roberto?
You know what?
I'm thinking
I want a different setting for each goal.
When I do the overhead kick, we lift the camera.
And then, we go down.
Okay. What if you stage the goals
and I decide where to put the camera?
I do my work and you do yours. What do you think?
Mariano, do what he says.
-Shut up. -Don't disrespect her!
Why are you arguing when you can start a fight?
I'm the director here!
You see what you did?
You broke them. You can't fix this, now.
Get out of here!
Call me when you start behaving like adults.
-Let's talk. -Look.
Look, you're making this harder.
Quiet! We're rolling! Ready!
Margarita!
-Not now, please! -Come on, let's roll!
Everyone!
May I have your attention, please?
This is an important moment.
My friend here thinks we're all his property.
But I think we know that's not true, right?
And, since for a while now,
the star of the show is no longer Chavo,
but yours truly,
I want you to know that from now on,
you won't see me around.
Quico is going away.
Don't worry, I'll leave you so you can keep playing.
I'll leave Ramón so he can be with you.
Why is he doing that?
Hey c'mon, hey c'mon...
Marcos, sit down.
Don't act surprised, you all knew about this.
Everything went to hell in Acapulco.
This is the end of an era and the beginning of a new one.
I wish you all the best, and, well...
I'll see you around.
What do you mean? Wait, Marquitos.
Marcos! Marquitos!
-Wait. Why are you going with him? -Marquitos!
What happened, Marquitos? How can you leave me here?
You cooled down, man.
What can I do? I can't force you to come.
You're not forcing me.
Chespiro has always been good to me.
Exactly. I don't want to be the rotten apple.
Stay with these lambs and be happy.
Hey, what do you mean? Come...
Chubby-cheeks!
Can you see what you did?
-What? -It's not her fault.
Am I talking to you?
-No, but I do. It's not her fault. -I'm talking to her, not to you.
And I'm telling you to treat her right.
-Stay out of it! -Relax!
-This is between me and her! -Stop disrespecting her!
Don't tell me... I'm tired of this!
-No, Mariano! -Mariano!
-Stop it, please! Stop! -Stop it!
-Mariano! -Mariano!
-Stop it, please!
-Keep talking! -Please, stop it!
Roberto! Stop it! Enough!
-Enough. -Enough!
I can't believe you're still getting into trouble.
I can't believe I'm no longer the feather-weight champ I used to be.
Of course not.
If I were young...
I would have knocked him out in two seconds.
Sure.
-Or you could get killed. -No way!
-What happened? -It's bullshit.
Bullshit? Just look at you!
What was it?
The end of the shooting was chaotic.
Marcos announced his departure.
And everyone was nervous.
We all had a few drinks, and you know...
No, I don't.
-What happened? -Nothing.
In the heat of the moment,
Mariano disrespected Margarita.
Congratulations. You'll have your own show.
Roberto's conditions are very simple.
Shit! Conditions?
He made it very clear.
You can use Quico's character without having to pay for it.
I hope so!
You just have to credit Roberto as the character's creator.
No way! I'm Quico! It's my character.
Look, I'm not here to discuss that.
You know what? Tell your boss I want to talk to him.
I don't deal with bozos.
I want the owner of the circus.
But the owner of the circus won't talk to the apes.
That's the message.
If you don't agree to Roberto's conditions,
you won't make a show with this network.
This won't stay like this!
My lawyers and I will go hard against you
and you'll regret it.
Hard? Stop scaring me.
You don't believe me?
Go fuck yourself!
Tell security to take Marcos Barragán out.
They'll show you your way out.
What are you looking at, fucker?
Are you sure you don't want a drink?
No, thanks.
So? What did you want to tell me?
What can I say you don't already know?
The mood is not pleasant anymore.
It's all screams, punches and gossip.
It's just a phase.
We all have to go through it.
I think Marcos will calm down.
I don't think so.
Chubby-cheeks is still angry,
and he will carry on with the lawsuit.
Do you think this is it?
Do you think it's time to end the shows?
I don't know.
That's up to you.
What about you?
What are you going to do?
We'll see at the autopsy.
Have fun, for sure.
For sure.
Chespiro,
I love you, man.
I love you a lot.
I'll be grateful my entire life, man.
I know no smart man would leave you.
But I'm Mister Asshole, right?
I'm sorry, man. I'm done here.
I don't have...
I'll go with the other asshole.
We'll see what shit we can think of.
I feel terrible, man.
And with that on your back!
You're gorgeous, Mom!
Why so dressed up?
Today's our 23rd anniversary with your dad.
-We're going out. -Twenty-third, Mom?
That's a lot!
-Congratulations, Mom. -Thank you.
Don't stay up late.
-Go to bed after this. -Yes, yes.
-And... -The Quico issue.
This is the resolution by the Writer's Guild lawyer.
What did they say?
What do you mean?
You created Quico!
We have proof of that.
Marcos himself signed a document when me made that deal.
He knows, he's just acting.
Great. You won the lawsuit.
What now?
Will you fight back?
No.
It's not worth it.
I won't waste more energy on that.
Let him do what he wants.
To me, this is time for new things.
Well, that's good.
I mean, tell us what are these new things.
I'm not sure.
I still have a lot of doubts.
And a lot of pressure.
People depend on me.
They need me to write new characters...
No, man. You do your thing.
Don't worry about the rest.
-Cheers. -Indeed.
-Cheers. -Cheers.
Late again?
And are you upset again?
You know what day it is, right?
It's our 23rd anniversary.
And you left me hanging.
I don't think it's fair to reduce our whole relationship
to a single date.
There are more important things.
Like what?
Tell me.
Work.
The people.
What people?
I do know who's more important.
I've kept this for over a year.
What's that?
It's not mine.
And we both know who's bra this is.
It was in your suitcase after you came back from Chile.
And I tried to hold on.
And I did.
Because I thought Acapulco would solve things.
-But it didn't. -Why?
Why now?
Because I forgot about our anniversary?
Of course not, Roberto!
It's about attention!
About showing interest!
We can't keep hiding this!
There are no more excuses.
Get Margarita's brassiere and all your things in your suitcase
-and get out of here! -Wait, Graciela, how could I leave?
We decided we would keep trying a few months ago!
I can't keep doing this.
I'm broken.
I'm exhausted.
I'm tired to see the world and us spinning around you!
Tell me something.
And be honest.
Are you happy here?
I've decided to gather you, because...
things have gotten more difficult
and your dad and I are getting divorced.
He won't be living here anymore.
He left with Margarita?
Margarita is not the issue.
Or me.
The problem is your dad's world has gotten bigger than we expected.
Your dad's a different person.
And he has other needs, now.
That's all.
But we'll be alright.
Marce.
Marce...
I'm sorry.
ONE YEAR LATER
I'm going to write a sketch called
"My Life's Chaotic."
Stop overreacting, man.
You just got divorced.
We've all been there.
I mean, love ends.
Yes.
But I'm at an important moment of my life.
I'm in love with another woman, like a teenager.
I'm 50 years old!
Aracuanes! Are you working or not?
No, Sir! No, no, no!
That's it!
What's that?
I've been talking to Crispín.
-Crispín? -Yes.
-From our club? -Exactly!
Listen.
We're setting up a meeting with all the Aracuanes, man!
-All of them? -Yes!
The whole gang!
He will be there with the Porters, Adrián and all!
Great. When is it?
The 30th of August.
They all must look old.
-Sure. Only them. -Yes.
The 30th of August.
That was one of the funnest moments of my life.
Wouldn't you like to go back in time?
At least you've seen better moments.
Don't complain!
-Am I complaining? -Come on, man!
-Something like that. -I'm just saying.
-Hello? -I just miss those days.
-Graciela? -Is Roberto there?
Yes, here he is.
It's for you, Roberto.
May I talk to him?
Sure.
It's Graciela.
Hello.
Thanks for calling me.
We can't go on like this.
Let's stop it, then.
How?
Stop me.
Help me find reasons to stay.
It's not about that.
You had many reasons.
Your children.
But you have to go out there to build your life.
I don't want to destroy a life just to build mine.
We all have to take responsibility for our actions.
You and us.
Do what you have to do.
Follow your heart.
I'll let you finish.
Hi.
Roberto, are you hiding or what?
-You want to talk me? -I've been trying to.
The boss wants you to go to Colombia.
-What for? -He got a call.
They want you to be at the "Solidarity Parade."
What's that?
It's a fundraiser for the poor.
You just have to be there.
You and your cast.
-And why didn't they call us? -How could I know?
Let me see and I'll tell the cast.
-When is it? -The 30th of August.
Forget it. I can't.
Great joke, Roberto.
The deal is closed. The boss already said yes.
No, let me talk to Ernesto, first.
Mister Figueras is not in Mexico.
Well, Mister Figueras doesn't own my time.
Since when do you handle my life?
We've done that for many years, now.
Didn't you notice?
I have mixed feelings, Horacio.
I know, man.
I don't know. I feel guilty,
because I know what we're doing here is good.
Listen, Bob,
I swear I'd love to keep talking to you,
but I need to get dressed. We only have 20 minutes.
Look.
The people are waiting for us, Bob.
I'll see you later.
Ready, Sir?
I don't know.
But wishing won't make it happen.
Down?
The Chapulin Colorado!
Yes, yes, yes...
¡Thank you!
WELCOME, CHAVO DEL OCHO
This years' guest is comedian Chespirito,
who brought Chavo and all the neighborhood.
On the streets there's a crowd,
that, according to the Colombian government,
consists of more than 3 000 000 people.
Three million people! Did you hear that?
Daddy!
Look at his face!
Really!
I need to get my life back together.
When did you lose it?
I don't know. I didn't realize.
I took one step after another,
until I found myself in a position
where I need to feel like the owner of my own life.
And how are you going to do that?
Calmly.
Peacefully.
And with you.
It's time to build something new.
Do you want us to build something new together?
Yes.
But you have to be willing to commit.
I don't want to fail anyone.
I love you, Maggie.
Your children are very proud of you.
I brought you this.
What is it?
"With the heart in front."
Never forget it.
Ñeca...
I still remember when you told me...
Stick to what you know.
Don't think so much.
And I thought I could have a simple life.
Watching soccer on Sundays...
I quit!
Having a family...
You have a family.
You know what I've learned?
That money comes and goes.
Love,
prestige...
Aracuanes! Aracuanes!
But you don't get time back.
Let them work while we rest
We'll keep going to the pharmacy and the pool
Aracuanes, do you work or not?
No, Sir! No, no, no!
That's why we have to take care of the things we remember.
And if something beautiful happens to us,
it's good to make a few people laugh.
Those few people became millions.
This is "Chavo del Ocho."
Played by supercomedian, Chespirito!
"The supergeniuses of the square table!"
The best and least worst TV show!
Chapulin Colorado!
The Chapulin Colorado?
Now I know it wasn't about me.
It was about all of us.
-How are you? -Fine!
Shall we go from the top? Let's go.
Come on. Good morning, everyone!
Good morning!
And even though we don't know the future...
On your marks!
Ready!
We human beings have an advantage.
Action!
We can turn the tide in our favor.
Every story has a beginning.
But they also have an ending.
Luckily, we get to learn something along the way.
Even I learned something, and I'm dumb and clumsy,
and I keep falling over and over again.
Today, I'm convinced
and I feel it in my heart.
For all those people,
it was worth it.
For them
it was worth the laughter.
CHESPIRITO: NOT REALLY ON PURPOSE
Chespirito's shows aired uninterruptedly for 50 years in over 90 countries
and in 50 different languages.
He wrote 690 TV episodes, 20 movies, two theatrical plays,
three soap operas and three books.
Chespirito created over 100 characters
and reached an audience of over a billion people worldwide.
His live shows gathered over 9 million people.
ROBERTO GÓMEZ BOLAÑOS FEBRUARY 21, 1929 - NOVEMBER 29, 2014
What a lovely neighborhood
It's Chavo's neighborhood
Yes, yes, yes!
It might not worth much
But it's really beautiful!
And then I arrive, and then...
It might not worth much
It had to be Chavo! You always welcome me by hitting me!
It wasn't on purpose! I just ran into Professor Longlegs.
My name is Jirafales!
Okay, don't be mad!
-Have you seen Florinda? -She's fighting with Ramón.
Next time, go act like a clown with your grandma!
Mister Ramón, does your granny like the circus?
Take this!
I don't hit you again because my grandma was a trapeze artist.
-What's wrong, Chavo? -Your dad hit me, Chilindrina!
He's nervous because the witch won't leave him alone.
I'm so glad I found you, Mister Ramón!
Excuse me, said my friend, and he went to get some coffee.