Regular Characters
- El Chómpiras (Roberto Gómez Bolaños) is the title character. Previously he was an "amateur" thief as he recalls, along with Peterete and later Botija.
- El Peterete (the late Ramon Valdes): El Chómpiras' original partner in crime. After Vivar's Botija character took his place, no mention was made of what happened to el Peterete. It is believed that this was due to Valdes no longer being involved with the "Chespirito" program, whether due to failing health or his decision to appear on "Ah Que Kiko" with Carlos Villagran.
- Gordon Botija (Edgar Vivar) is the second regular from 1980 to 1995. He is "large", and was also a thief along with Chómpiras. Botija married Chimoltrufia, and later worked in the Hotel Buenavista. Over the length of Vivar's tenure as Botija, the character's last name has changed. In one of the earliest sketches, he claimed that his first name was "Boti" and his last name was "Ja". In other sketches, he claims his full name is "Gordon Botija y Aguado," and in others, "Gordon Botija Pompa y Pompa." Both names were puns on Vivar's rotund figure. The character also claims that his father was English, and that he was also a fan of Flash Gordon, hence his first name of "Gordon."
- La Chimoltrufia (Florinda Meza), born María Expropiación Petronila Lascurain y Torquemada de Botija, is the wife of Botija. She has broom-like hair and works as a hotel maid.
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