''Federrico'' is a

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produced in 1982, starring

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, Simón García, Maribel Ponte and Nancy Soto. A spin-off of the series was produced in 1983 under the name ''Las nuevas aventuras de Federrico'' ("The new adventures of Federrico"). The Villagrán character was almost identical to ''Quico'', which was his character on ''

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'' series, the only change being the name, due to an ongoing dispute with Chespirito over the character, a pattern repeated with other former Chespirito cast members such as

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and

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. Also, Valdéz's character ''Don Moncho'' is identical to ''El Chavos ''Don Ramón''.

Plot

The series has a very simple plot: ''Federrico'' gets involved on funny adventures on the school or with his friends. Many times he drives mad his neighbor, ''Don Moncho'', and his mother, ''Doña Carlota''. Federrico is also in love with his teacher, a very beautiful lady. 1980s sitcoms 1980s children's television series Venezuelan comedy television series RCTV original programming 1982 Venezuelan television series debuts {{comedy-tv-prog-stub