is a Mexican sitcom television series produced by Pedro Ortiz de Pinedo for TelevisaUnivision. The series stars Edson Zúñiga as Compayito, a bare hand puppet character that Zúñiga first portrayed in 2001 for Televisa Deportes programming. It premiered on Las Estrellas on 8 July 2023. In January 2025, the series was renewed for a third season that premiered on 23 February 2025.
Plot In order to pay his debts, Compayito (Edson Zúñiga), a former sports commentator, is chased by loan sharks. While trying to flee, Compayito is run over by Zacarías Fernández (Raúl Araiza), who lost all his money trying to rescue companies in bankruptcy and now lives with his family at his father's house. Compayito is allowed to stay at the Fernández house and Zacarías sees this as an opportunity to fix his financial problems. Zacarías believes that if he can restore Compayito's fame, he will benefit from his success. However, Compayito will pretend he is still injured in order to avoid being caught by his creditors.
Cast Main Edson Zúñiga as Compayito Raúl Araiza as Zacarías Fernández Mariazel Olle Casals as Yadira Fernández de Fernández Claudia Acosta as Tomasa Marcelo Barceló as Elton Fernández Ana Paula del Moral as Agatha Fernández Rafael Inclán as Antonio José Luis Rodríguez "Guana" as Bruno (season 2) Rocío García as Zoila (season 2)
Guest stars Cynthia Urías as herself Roberto Tello Cecilia Galliano Sylvia Pasquel Lukas Urkijo as Lalo Toño De Valdés Paola Villalobos Samia Hugo Alcántara Javier Carranza Marisol González Enrique Burak
Episodes
Season 1 (2023)
Season 2 (2024)
Season 3 (2025)
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated Result Ref 2024 Produ Awards Best Sitcom ¡Chócalas Compayito!
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