Dejémonos de vainas

*Dejémonos de vainas*
Dejémonos de vainas
Created by	Daniel Samper Pizano
Starring	(1983-1986) ; (1986-1998) ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Country of origin	Colombia
No. of seasons	14
No. of episodes	741
Production
Running time	23 minutes (per episode)
Production companies	Coestrellas (1983-1986; 1992-1998); RCN TV (1986-1991)
Release
Original network	Canal A (1992-1998)
Original release	1983 –; 16 August 1998
Chronology
Related shows

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.

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 (, ), father
Renata Hermelinda Villegas de Vargas (), mother
Ramiro, a.k.a. El Costeño (), neighbor
Loly Vargas (), aunt
Margarita Vargas (), daughter
Teresita Vargas, a.k.a. Pecas (), daughter
Ramoncito Vargas , son
Josefa Chivatá (), maid

Secondary characters[]

Federico (), Margarita's boyfriend
John Millhouse Clemens, a.k.a. El Gringo (), Teresita's boyfriend

Spin-offs[]

After Teresita got married with John Millhouse Clemens (), 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[]

^ El Espectador, Los Vargas se dejaron de vainas, 16 August 1998
^ ^a ^b Luis Alejandro Amaya, El País (Colombia), Las cachas, 9 August 2007
^ Alberto B, El País (Colombia), SE FUE UN MAESTRO...QUE EL QUE DEJO UNA HUELLA A LOS COLOMBIANOS, 5 October 2006

External links[]

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[elespectador-1] El Espectador, Los Vargas se dejaron de vainas, 16 August 1998

[elpaiscali-2] Luis Alejandro Amaya, El País (Colombia), Las cachas, 9 August 2007

[albertob-3] Alberto B, El País (Colombia), SE FUE UN MAESTRO...QUE EL QUE DEJO UNA HUELLA A LOS COLOMBIANOS, 5 October 2006

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