Happy Teacher’s Day! We congratulate you with those television characters who played teachers and stayed in our memory.
They strive to make this world a better place, therefore, we must congratulate them and give them their manzanita every May 15. We decided to do it with what we like the most: television.
Although our first national benchmark was on the radio, with Little School of Doña Ritaback in the 60’swe have a great tradition of unforgettable teachers in the world of entertainment.
TV characters with whom we say «Happy Teacher’s Day»
The imprint left by the teachers on us is so deep that they have been masterfully portrayed in the world of television.
Francis, of Francis the mathematician
We were all in love with this teacher, played by actor Luis Mesa. In addition to churro, he was re-intelligent and understanding with his students.
Professor Yarumo
The late Héctor Alarcón had many adventures and, incidentally, showed us the Colombian countryside, how the farms worked and, most importantly, that you always have to get to them at lunchtime, ha ha ha. The first great environmentalist of the national media.
the teacher of watch to learn
If you grew up in the 80s, you surely remember this program, in which El Gordo Benjumea played a peasant who filled a teacher with questions, played by a real pedagogue, Mauricio Pérez.
Don Asmodeus, of Tenth grade
He was the typical old professor, angry and scolding, but deep down he was genuinely concerned about the future of the young people, even if his methods were not the best.
Professor Super O
Many of us did not learn spelling in school at all, but with this character from the Pacific coast. And he’s only lowered the ignorance rates a tiny bit!
Masters of Mexican TV
The following are not Colombians, but they marked the childhood of many of us through the magic of television.
Master Jirafales, from The Chavo of 8
Played by Rubén Aguirre, this teacher is for many Latin American generations the stereotype of the teacher. TA Ta ta.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zu5in1o9ok
Master Jimena, from Carousel
Played by Gabriela Rivero, she was the teacher that all children would like to have, because she was affectionate, understanding and fair with her students.
And we finished saying Happy Teacher’s Day with Lupita
Andrea Legarreta gave life to this teacher in the telenovela Hurrah for the childrenfrom the year 2002 (a second version of Carousel), and it was just as adorable as the original.
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With information from: vix