¡Vivan los niños!

¡Vivan los niños!
Genre	Telenovela
Created by	Lili Garza
Starring	Andrea Legarreta Eduardo Capetillo Miguel Galván Daniela Aedo Natalia Juárez
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language(s)	Spanish
No. of episodes	155
Production
Executive producer(s)	Nicandro Díaz González Pablo Noceda
Running time	41 minutes
Release
Original release	July 15, 2002 – March 14, 2003
Chronology
Preceded by	Cómplices Al Rescate
Followed by	De pocas, pocas pulgas

¡Vivan los niños! (trans. "Long Live the Children!") is a Mexican telenovela for children that premiered in 2002. It ran for 155 episodes and finished in 2003. The opening, Vivan los niños, was recorded by the Latin pop group OV7. One of its closing themes, also entitled Vivan los niños, was performed by Cuban-American singer and songwriter Ana Cristina. The show is a version of the Argentinian telenovela "Jacinta Pichimahuida, la maestra que no se olvida".

The series starred Andrea Legarreta as 2nd grade teacher Lupita Gómez. After the series ended, Andrea became the long-time host of the morning talk show Hoy. On July 12, 2012, in celebration of Andrea's birthday, the producers of Hoy reunited her with the young actors who played her students on the series.

Plot

Lupita Gómez is a young teacher who recently left her people to go to work in Mexico City at the "Patria Unida" school, as recommended by her godfather Don Joaquín. There, she becomes a 2nd grade teacher. Lupita meets a group of children in her class whom she begins to adore. Her relationship with the children sends the cast on a series of comedic adventures.

Cast

• Andrea Legarreta as Lupita Gómez
• Eduardo Capetillo as Emiliano Leal
• Joaquín Cordero as Joaquín Castillo
• Raquel Olmedo as Alarica Caradura
• Renata Flores as Segismunda Verruguita
• Isabel Martínez "La Tarabilla" as Pancha
• Raúl Padilla "Chóforo" as Felipe Gómez
• Anadela as Carolina Muñiz
• Ignacio López Tarso as Ignacio Robles
• Alejandra Procuna as Diamantina Robles
• Daniela Aedo as Marisol Luna
• Natalia Juárez as Simoneta Molina
• Oscar Alberto López as Diego Loyola
• Christian Stanley as Ángel Bueno
• Ana Paulina Cáceres as Polita Rionda
• Juan de Dios Martín as Damián Bravo
• Valentina Cuenca as Citlali Castillo
• Andres Marquez as Lucas Batalla
• Nicole Durazo as Brisa Bravo
• Raúl Sebastián as Santiago Valderrama
• Brayam Alejandro as Guillermo Memo Sánchez
• Kevin Hung as Yuyi Wong
• Valeria López as Wendy Anderson
• Ángel Mar as Rodrigo Ricardi
• Danna Paola as Estrella Herrera

External links

• ¡Vivan los niños! at the Internet Movie Database