Carlos Villagrán

Acting

Carlos Villagrán

Born 1944-01-12 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Carlos Villagrán Eslava (born 12 January 1944) is a Mexican actor, comedian, and former journalist best known for playing Quico in the Televisa sitcom El Chavo del Ocho.

Acting credits

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A circus fakir performs a crucifixion act to earn enough money to secure a home for his mother. As the spectacle intensifies, the boundary between devotion, showmanship, and danger begins to blur.

Hope

1974

El Chanfle poster
7.3

Although he always wanted to become a professional soccer player, El Chanfle has settled for being the props boy and water boy for Mexican soccer's Club América, whose coach they both have trouble getting along with because of the Chanfle's heightened sense of honesty and cleanliness on the court, something the rigid coach does not share. When he is asked to cheat during a game he refuses and is fired from his job, but his friend, the team doctor will try to get him back. At the same time, his wife Tere announces to be pregnant, and trying to sell a gun in order to make money for their future, unintentionally scares a old man, Chato, with it, who now seeks revenge.

El Chanfle

1979

Faith, Hope and Charity poster
6.4

Three episodes. Faith: a woman is attacked. Hope: a fakir is crucified. Charity: a woman faces bureaucracy.

Faith, Hope and Charity

1974

Faith, Hope and Charity poster
6.4

Three episodes. Faith: a woman is attacked. Hope: a fakir is crucified. Charity: a woman faces bureaucracy.

Faith, Hope and Charity

1974

Dizenóvih poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dizenóvih

2026

Como Se Tornar o Pior Aluno da Escola poster
5.6

Bernadinho and Pedro are students and face the classic tasks of fulfilling school obligations, taking good grades, being well behaved and complying with school rules, increasingly elaborated thanks to director Ademar. Frustrated, Pedro ends up finding a diary of how to cause chaos in school without being caught, which leads the two friends to follow the tips of the notebook.

Como Se Tornar o Pior Aluno da Escola

2017

El infierno tan temido poster
6.3

A woman abandons her partner, a journalist, but tortures him by sending him photos of her with her lovers.

El infierno tan temido

1975

A Day in the Life poster
6.9

The documentary tracks 19 hours of broadcasting from several brazilian TV channels making live surfing between channels. The result was edited latter.

A Day in the Life

2010

Chespirito: El Niño Que Somos poster
7.8

As a child, Roberto Gómez Bolaños dreamed of being a soccer player or an engineer; acting seemed ridiculous to him. But as time went by he discovered his true calling. First as a writer and then as an actor, he gave life to several characters, including two of the most popular in the history of Mexican television.

Chespirito: El Niño Que Somos

2001

Best of El Chavo, Vol. 1 poster
10.0

A cap, a barrel, and an eight year old boy surrounded by his friends from the neighborhood have been the essential elements for the entertainment for millions of views around the world. Created by comic actor Roberto Gomez Bolanos, El Chavo del 8 made its mark on Mexican Television and has left us with everlasting memories of entertainment for our families. Its sketch comedy format appeals to young and old alike. El Chavo del 8 still airs in syndication all over Latin America.

Best of El Chavo, Vol. 1

2001

Lo Mejor del Chavo Del Ocho 1 e 2 poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

Lo Mejor del Chavo Del Ocho 1 e 2

2005

Documentário - 50 Anos de Chaves poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Documentário - 50 Anos de Chaves

2022