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.

Dejémonos de vainas
Created byDaniel Samper Pizano
StarringVíctor Hugo Morant (1983-1986)
Carlos de la Fuente (1986-1998)
Paula Peña
Edgar Palacio
Erika krum
Marisol Correa
Claudia Anderson
Benjamín Herrera
Maru Yamayusa
Javier Locumi
Javier Locumi
Jimmy Bernal
Country of originColombia
No. of seasons14
No. of episodes741[1]
Production
Running time23 minutes (per episode)
Production companiesCoestrellas (1983-1986; 1992-1998)[2]
RCN TV (1986-1991)[2]
Original release
NetworkCanal A (1992-1998)
Release1983 (1983) –
16 August 1998 (1998-08-16)
Related
Te quiero, Pecas

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

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Secondary characters

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  • Federico (Javier Locumi), Margarita's boyfriend
  • John Millhouse Clemens, a.k.a. El Gringo (Jimmy Bernal), Teresita's boyfriend

Spin-offs

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After Teresita got married with John Millhouse Clemens (Jimmy Bernal), RCN TV produced the spin-off series Te quiero, Pecas, broadcast between 18 August 1988 and 25 March 1994.[3]

Soundtrack

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The theme song for Dejémonos de vainas was Rose Royce's Yo Yo.

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