The boy from 8

•Appearance and clothing: He is a poor orphan boy (without money or new clothes), a little short in stature, with black hair and a few freckles on his face. All his clothes are old, worn, and patched. He wears a green plaid cap with a visor and earflaps, a patched white T-shirt with brown horizontal stripes, brown pants that reach below his knees and are held up by two red suspenders over his left shoulder, and black shoes with yellow laces that Don Ramón gave him. In some episodes, he has had to take off his shoes, revealing that he isn't wearing socks underneath. During the first episodes, he could be seen wearing light blue or yellow pants and, on some occasions, white or yellow t-shirts, and even a t-shirt with the figure of El Chapulín Colorado, who is his idol. In the animated version, the pants are orange and the shoes are brown.

•Personality: El Chavo is clumsy and not very bright, although he sometimes has very witty and comical moments. He is very honest, although this doesn't apply to other people's food, which he often eats when the owners aren't looking, this being the only reason he is capable of stealing. He earns a living by running errands; recycling cans and empty bottles; selling newspapers and magazines, lottery tickets, or fruit juices; working as a shoeshine boy, waiter, and other jobs. He saves money in his piggy bank for the Red Cross, Christmas, New Year's, or Three Kings Day. El Chavo tends to create his own toys using cans or cardboard and invent simple games, like balancing a broom on his foot. He also plays with yo-yos, cup-and-ball toys, and more.