Dejémonos de vainas

Dejémonos de vainas is a Colombian sitcom, created by Daniel Samper Pizano and broadcast weekly between 1983 and 1998. Bernardo Romero Pereiro scripted and directed some episodes.

Dejémonos de vainas
Created byDaniel Samper Pizano
StarringVíctor 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 originColombia
No. of seasons14
No. of episodes741[1]
Production
Running time23 minutes (per episode)
Production companiesCoestrellas (1983-1986; 1992-1998)[2]
RCN TV (1986-1991)[2]
Release
Original networkCanal A (1992-1998)
Original release1983 (1983) 
16 August 1998 (1998-08-16)
Related
Te quiero, Pecas

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, a.k.a. El Costeño (Edgar Palacio), neighbor
  • Loly Vargas (Erika Krum), aunt
  • Margarita Vargas (Marisol Correa), daughter
  • Teresita Vargas, a.k.a. 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, a.k.a. 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


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