¡Chócalas Compayito! Explained

is a Mexican sitcom television series produced by Pedro Ortiz de Pinedo for TelevisaUnivision.^[1] The series stars Edson Zúñiga as Compayito, a bare hand puppet character that Zúñiga first portrayed in 2001 for Televisa Deportes programming. It premiered on Las Estrellas on 8 July 2023.^[2] The second season premiered on 1 September 2024.^[3]

Plot

In order to pay his debts, Compayito (Edson Zúñiga), a former sports commentator, is chased by loan sharks. While trying to flee, Compayito is run over by Zacarías Fernández (Raúl Araiza), who lost all his money trying to rescue companies in bankruptcy and now lives with his family at his father's house. Compayito is allowed to stay at the Fernández house and Zacarías sees this as an opportunity to fix his financial problems. Zacarías believes that if he can restore Compayito's fame, he will benefit from his success. However, Compayito will pretend he is still injured in order to avoid being caught by his creditors.

Cast

Main

• Edson Zúñiga as Compayito^[4]
• Raúl Araiza as Zacarías Fernández^[5]
• Mariazel Olle Casals as Yadira Fernández de Fernández^[6]
• Claudia Acosta as Tomasa
• Marcelo Barceló as Elton Fernández
• Ana Paula del Moral as Agatha Fernández
• Rafael Inclán as Antonio^[7]
• José Luis Rodríguez "Guana" as Bruno (season 2)
• Rocío García as Zoila (season 2)

Guest stars

• Cynthia Urías as herself
• Roberto Tello
• Cecilia Galliano
• Sylvia Pasquel
• Lukas Urkijo as Lalo
• Toño De Valdés
• Paola Villalobos
• Samia
• Hugo Alcántara
• Javier Carranza
• Marisol González
• Enrique Burak

Episodes

Season 2 (2024)

Notes and References

1. Web site: "¡Chócalas Compayito!": Todo lo que debes saber sobre el nuevo programa de comedia de Televisa . elcapitalino.mx . 7 July 2023 . es . 29 June 2023.
2. Web site: Pérez . Verónica . "¡Chócalas Compayito!": Todo lo que debes saber sobre el nuevo programa de comedia de Televisa . tiempox.com . 7 July 2023 . es . 6 July 2023.
3. Web site: Mendiola . Omar . Ahora sí "regresa" El Compayito a la pantalla chica con "¡Chócalas Compayito!" . lasillarota.com . 28 August 2024 . es . 27 August 2024.
4. Web site: Méndez . Juan Pablo . Edson Zúñiga regresa a la pantalla chica con su nuevo programa ‘Chócalas Compayito’ . tvnotas.com.mx . 7 July 2023 . es . 1 July 2023.
5. Web site: Moreno . Fernanda . Raúl Araiza, feliz X2: estrena Chócalas, Compayito y cumple un año con su novia . record.com.mx . 7 July 2023 . es . 29 June 2023.
6. Web site: Solis . Ricardo . Mariazel estará en "¡Chócalas Compayito!" . . 7 July 2023 . es . 4 July 2023.
7. Web site: Personajes de la serie ¡Chócalas Compayito! . mastelenovelas.com . 7 July 2023 . es . 28 June 2023.
8. Web site: Finalistas Premios PRODU . premiosprodu.com . 6 October 2024 . es.