Characters Condorito

a statue of condorito , washington in san miguel (santiago, chile).



condorito: main character, condorito anthropomorphic condor, lackadaisical , unambitious, kind, loyal, friendly , ingenious. picaresque character, sort of antihero solves problems using wit, not talent or work. portrayed holding wide variety of jobs (or none whatsoever), humorous effect. origins obscure: in 1 strip said condor father threw him out of nest in andes mountains , grew among humans, thereby acquiring anthropomorphic characteristics; however, such references rare, , condorito portrayed regular guy living human life. originally, head of regular condor (long beak, larger neck feathers) , smoked, on years, head became rounder , cigarette dropped appeal kids. however, has retained condor characteristics tail (that goes outside pants in patch) , paws (so big must wear sandals).
yayita: condorito s fashionable eternal fiancée. loves him hates reluctance discuss marriage. although condorito gives flowers, of time come own garden. yayita strong-minded, attractive, sharp-tongued , jealous (though isn t above flirting other men in order gain condorito s attention). running gag involves yayita wearing revealing outfits or minuscule thongs make @ desire, while condorito shakes , foams rage. unskilled @ things driving, cooking, , painting, tends source of problems condorito. (a running gag involves condorito trying eat yayita s atrocious home cooking avoid hurting feelings.) yayita tries lot of odd jobs support lifestyle (e.g., movie extra, secretary, model, flight attendant) , practices aerobics , nudism @ women-only health club, behind boyfriend s back.
don chuma: condorito s best, loyal friend, tall, thin, kind man helps condorito solve of problems, ones related money. has cigarette hanging lower lip , works carpenter, building houses or furniture townsfolk. condorito calls him compadre or cumpa ( fella ). actual compadres (i.e., godbrothers: 1 godfather of other s son or, in condorito s case, nephew). signature quotes no se fije en gastos, compadre ( don t mind expenses, fellow ) , ¡por las canillas del mono! ( monkey s shins! ). depicted single, other times has wife.
pepe cortisona, a.k.a. saco de plomo ( sack of lead ): condorito s nemesis (although seem friendly each other), when comes courting yayita. tall, arrogant , muscular, calls condorito pajarraco ( big ugly bird ) , makes fun of poverty , poor physical form. typical jock depends on appearance, money , physical strength make point. joins forces condorito achieve common goal, end backstabbing each other.
coné: condorito s young nephew (an orphaned relative took in). coné had series of own, aimed @ younger audiences, , supporting cast included many of uncle s friends children. name comes when condorito presented him civil registry, , wanted name him ugenio (ugene), civil servant insisted in writing correct form eugenio (eugene), crying out loud ¡con e! ( s spelled e! ) several times, condorito accepts call him coné .
yuyito: yayita s tomboyish niece , coné s best friend , partner in crime, if can seen fighting , punching each other. eyes black.
don cuasimodo , doña tremebunda vinagre: yayita s fat, grumpy , overprotective parents, reluctantly tolerate daughter s engagement condorito , secretly support pepe cortisona better candidate daughter s hand. cuasimodo, however, willing go along condorito when latter makes fun of tremebunda. @ same time, while don cuasimodo , doña tremebunda fight , yell @ each other time, ready join forces beat condorito when tries stay dinner or when gets romantic yayita.
garganta de lata ( tin throat ): tall, jolly, thin redhead typical alcoholic s nose. spends of time @ bar el tufo ( stench bar ) or sleeping off hangover in street, makes wife , friends upset. despite alcoholism, garganta de lata loyal pal , more decent father, though wife not above cheating on him when opportunity arises.
ungenio gonzalez: not-so-smart pal of condorito. has white hair; long nose; , big teeth, reminiscent of donkey s teeth, drip of drool hangs. has son, genito, identical him. ungenio play on words, resembles actual name eugenio , un genio ( genius ) ungenio not.
huevoduro ( hard-boiled egg ): potbellied, egg-headed, white character whom rios claims based upon pale, bald canadian ambassador. don chuma, huevoduro straight man condorito in strips.
chuleta: tall, thin, jolly man huge teeth, long sideburns, thin mustache , green skin. ( chuleta chilean slang sideburn .) based on real person greenish skin color made him eternally sick.
don máximo tacaño ( stingy ): humorous miser rather die part money , kinds of ridiculous things save money or avoid buying things, if needs them. loansharking others , not part items doesn t need. originally, there stereotypical , amoral jewish moneylender in place (variably called don jacoibo or don salomón), character replaced due complaints.
padre venancio: pelotillehue s roman catholic priest, presumably (because of haircut) franciscan. tries guide condorito , others in way. asked people send prayers san guchito (the saint s image shows him holding sandwich, completing pun on name).
tomate ( tomato ): short, fat, shy , bald, head resembles tomato, since face permanently red due shyness. substitutes huevoduro in strips. trying lose weight, without success.
comegato ( cat eater ): friend of condorito has feline face , wears beret , black turtleneck. name suggests, hunts , eats cats, friend s disgust.
cabellos de ángel ( angel hair ): big-nosed, half-shaven , potbellied, hair sea urchin. subject of jokes hair (e.g., if headbutts football, deflate).
chacalito ( little jackal ): criminal character, seen in jail or on trial crimes, range stealing homicide. name ironic, since appears biggest, strongest man in town. other characters befriend him avoid getting on bad side.
che copete: stereotypical argentine character resembles old-fashioned tango singer. arrogant , proud of country (and tends exaggerate quality of or himself), yet friendly , good-natured. che interjection used argentines in same way hey! or pal! .
titicaco: bolivian cholo character wears typical colla hat , friendly everyone. removed cast in late 1980s, seen stereotypical cholo altiplano.
fonola: huge, hairy man same size pepe cortisona, without teeth , huge voice ( fonola slang phonograph ). running gag, fonola s body odor, foot odor, warns of presence, if many blocks away.
washington, mandíbula , matías: condorito s pets. washington dog, mandíbula ( jaw ) horse, , matías potty-mouthed parrot. washington appears most, , in strips can talk, matías takes speaking pet roles. condorito has sold them, end returning condorito s side.
juan sablazo: typical conman puts sob story or excuse in order borrow money , never pays back. famished , wears worn-out tuxedo. avoids him, because uses elaborate semantics turn innocent conversation pretext borrow money, food or items friends.
doña peta, a.k.a. misiá petita : big, round, gentle, middle-aged housewife neighbor of condorito. takes care of coné when condorito away. seems widow portrayed in strips.
condor otto , huevo fritz: variations on condorito , huevoduro, characters in own right. german or german-descended characters used tell jokes obvious puns or dumb punchlines.
san guchito: although not character, patron saint of pelotillehue. shown in benediction, holding sandwich in left hand. name play on english word sandwich. condorito has been known cry out @ times, san guchito, sálvame! ( saint wichito, save me! ). appears grant wishes or perform miracles, other times appears in front of people scold them , warn them oncoming fates.
don sata: satan himself. tries corrupt condorito , friends offering them power, riches, etc. in exchange souls, different degrees of success. generally, condorito manages outfox him, on occasions, don sata gets upper hand , drags victim hell torture him until end of joke. father venancio has faced , expelled him @ least once.
san pedro ( saint peter ): gatekeeper of heaven, , decides enters paradise. portrayed big old man long white beard, gentle manner , welcoming characters have died (just joke). not parody of catholic saint, , utilized obliquely depict god. in numerous gags starring san pedro, don sata involved. jokes involves scenarios condorito and/or other characters had died , reason not able enter heaven.
maca , potoca: 2 young , beautiful girls created recurrent filler characters jokes involving nudity or risqué situations. 1 of them brunette, wears hairband , has passive personality; other sports short chestnut hair , more volatile temper.

since condorito s creator had forbidden team of artists , writers drawing yayita provocative clothes or sexy attitudes keep in canon girl next door character, pair of girls created take yayita s place during riskier jokes or situations out of character yayita.

condorito has caught them skinny dipping, nude sunbathing, , wearing minuscule bikinis lost in sea. meets them in street , attempts seduce 1 of them. 1 of these girls appears in joke; other times both appear, being caught naked or after condorito tries seduce 1 of them.