31 Minutos
31 minutos is a Chilean series and musical band for children, originally created for television by the producer Aplaplac, owned by Pedro Peirano and Álvaro Díaz, and broadcast since March 15, 2003 by Television Nacional de Chile. The name and logo of the program are a parody of "60 minutos", a newscast of the same channel, broadcast in the between 1976 and 1988.
The show focuses on the adventures of a low-profile news team, where something unexpected always happens. His notes, although some are quite ridiculous, others are educational and leave an explicit or implicit message. The newscast is presented by Tulio Triviño.
The series had in its first period three seasons, from 2003, 2004 and 2005, in addition to a participation for the Teletón 2003 and a Christmas special that same year. On March 27, 2008, the series was taken to the cinema under the name 31 minutos, la película.
The third season of the series ended on October 2, 2005, and for nine years no new episode aired; However, producer Aplaplac confirmed in 2012 that the series would return to television. The fourth season was released on October 4, 2014 through the TVN screens. The last original episode aired on the night of December 27, 2014.
From 2004 to 2007 it was broadcast throughout Latin America by Nickelodeon and in 2015 it was broadcast, this time on Cartoon Network. It is also broadcast in Mexico by Canal Once and Once Niños, and its most recent season is available in the Netflix Latin America catalog.
In addition to being a television series, for the last 31 minutes it has become a band, touring Chile and Mexico, where they present the songs broadcast on the show and their musical works outside of it.
History
Creation
Aplaplac began developing and conceiving 31 Minutos as part of a children's television grant application from CNTV. The grant provided the production company with enough funds to produce 21 episodes, as well as a contract to broadcast the series on the National Television of Chile. The popularity of the series caused it to be renewed for a second and third season, with funding from the channel itself.The show's creators set out to develop the type of TV program that they would have liked to watch as children. This - combined with an interest in creating something outside the confines of traditional children's television, led them to develop the show as a puppetry-driven satire of news broadcasts. The show's basic premise consisted of an all-puppet newsteam doing everything possible to give the image of "serious news," but always failing.
As the program progressed, its creators began to expand upon the personalities and storylines of the characters themselves, and the show took on a larger focus on narrative.
The show is regularly praised for appealing to wide range of ages, transcending the normal narrow audience of most children's media. The surrealist and comedic nature of the characters is often laced with - as well as references to social and political events in Chile, attracting larger audiences among young adults. Many of the characters are pastiches of real journalists from Chilean television, and the show makes frequent reference to events that characterized Chile in the 1970s and 1980s.
Success and merchandise
The popularity of the program was reflected in the appearance of several products based on this, including a musical album called 31 minutos with the songs that were part of the musical classification of the first season of the program, known as the Ranking Top. He sold all his copies in 1 day, becoming a sextuple disc of platinum. In addition to the self-titled album, on July 22, 2004, 31 canciones de amor y una canción de Guaripolo were released, a name that alludes to the well-known book Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada, which includes the songs of the second season; its premiere was held at the Paseo Ahumada in Santiago and, despite not being a success like its predecessor, in a week it surpassed the 20,000 copies sold. The subjects of the third season are in the disc Ratoncitos, and those of the fourth season in Arwrarwrirwrarwro.On Friday September 17, 2004, the Latin American channel Nickelodeon premiered the series, and broadcast the first 2 seasons until January 2007. Thanks to the Nickelodeon children's audience, the program was internationalized, with a good reception in countries like Mexico and Brazil.
On June 19, 2005, the third season began on National Television of Chile. This one was constituted only of 15 chapters and not of 20, like the previous ones, due to the stress and the cost that had the producer Aplaplac for the recording of an episode. This season was not aired on Nickelodeon, but it has been seen on the various local channels that have broadcast the series.
Mexico was the first country apart from Chile to broadcast the series on open television, when it premiered on July 17, 2006 in Once Niños, the public channel bar Once TV; the third season premiered in the country on March 31, 2009 as part of the primetime bar of Once TV, and months later it would re-release in Once Niños. The series was successfully broadcast in three different periods, from July 17, 2006 to September 4, 2010, from August 29, 2011 to August 30, 2012, and from January 2 to July 26, 2013. It returned for the fourth time to that channel as of September 1, 2014 and left the air on September 2, 2016. On April 3, 2017 returns to premiere, this time with chapters of the fourth season.
Live shows
In 2010, 31 minutes he made a play called "Resucitando una estrella" in which Rodrigo Salinas is not present, who gave life to Juanín Juan Harry and Alvaro Díaz replaces his voice.In April 2012 they appeared at the 2012 Lollapalooza Chile festival and started a tour in July; These events had a great call, and were so popular that they drove the return to television of the program. In the second semester of 2012, the Organizing Committee of the International Song Festival of Viña del Mar 2013 confirmed 31 minutos as one of the national dishes for the day. Finally they presented on February 27, 2013, being the first group of puppets to tread the Quinta Vergara; in more than an hour and a half of presentation they achieved a show that was praised by the press and applauded by the audience, which gave him the top 4 awards of the evening, and incidentally achieving the maximum position of tuning of the edition 2013 of the Festival: 54 points of screen quota.
Return to television
To all this is added that, after 9 years of absence, 31 minutes announced his return to television according to an interview given by Aplaplac to the Chilean newspaper La Tercera. The fourth season, which began its recordings in October 2013 and which was broadcast by TVN, would involve a cycle of between 15 and 20 episodes. In addition, the program won again a CNTV fund to finance this fourth season. The premiere of this season was on October 4, 2014, seen for the first time in HD format. In addition, the program has continued to make several tours in Chile and Mexico, where the program's songs are presented. The fourth season ended the night of December 27, 2014 after a cycle of 12 episodes. After the end of this, 31 minutes continued to be presented as a band in Chile and Mexico; in January 2019, a fifth studio album was confirmed, becoming the first 31-minute record that does not depend on the music of a season. The creators have been precise, clarifying that there are no plans to return to television.Characters
Many of the characters of the show are parodying Chilean TV personalities or famous local journalists, especially those associated with the mainstream Chilean press, hence the 'news program' premise of the show.- Tulio Triviño Tufillo: Tulio is the program's news host, he looks like a gray chimpanzee that closely resembles a sock monkey, and has a convertible car. Tulio is self-centered, vain, tyrannical, ambiguous, forgetful, ignorant and short of understanding. However, he always tries to maintain the dignity of the news at all costs. This can make him suffer and have a bad mood when everything goes wrong, which is frequent in the program.
- Juan Carlos Bodoque: is a red rabbit and the star journalist of the program, who stands out with his presentation of La Nota Verde, which he is the presenter of. His dream is to be the host 31 minutos and he is Tulio's best friend since his childhood. Bodoque is moody, outspoken, bohemian, witty, an occasional poet, womanizer and above all things he is a avid gambler with pretty bad luck.
- Juanín Juan Harry: is the producer and coordinator of the first floor of the 31-minutos studio. He is the last survivor of his species, and was found by Tulio and Bodoque in a forest when they were children. Although everyone in the program steer the show in one way or another, the whole team is very aware that Juanín is the one who does all the work. Office parties are usually held in his home, often without his full consent. He adores Tulio, whom he considers more his friend than a boss. That is why he endures Tulio's outbursts when he's in a bad mood, but he's not totally silent: Juanín is the closest to Tulio in the program, and always confronts him with the truth of what is happening.
- Policarpo Avendaño: is the entertainment journalist, has a musical classification called Ranking Top, where he presents music videos played by relatives or close friends. In the Christmas special it is mentioned that all of the Rankings were not his friends but were only interested. He is also known for having a nervous tic, which is repeating "Top Top Top", everytime he is on screen. He is a puppet shaped like a cylinder.
- Patricia Ana "Patana" Tufillo: is a green female bird, journalist in the making without salary and niece of Tulio. She is the youngest member of the channel and only got in the show because of her uncle Tulio. She has a detective alter ego, called La Sombra. At Juanín's party at the end of season 2, she is the love interest of Mario Hugo and Guaripolo but they are both denied when she ends up leaving the party with a friend of Guaripolo instead.
- Mario Hugo: is a journalist who is usually quite distracted which makes his news stories end up badly, but he never passes up the chance to send greetings to his many pet dogs and his relatives. He is a Chihuahua dog. Mario is in charge of the section " La Dimensión Hermosa Y Desconocida". He has an immense crush on Patana Tufillo and often pretends that she is his girlfriend, which is immediately shut down when she pays no attention to him.
- Mico el Micófono: Mico is the journalist in charge of doing surveys to the people, asking different things. It is a microphone with movable false eyes and in the middle the logo of 31 minutos. He is the president of the secret 31-minutos club.
- Calcetín con Rombos Man: is an orphan rhombus sock that specializes in the rights of children and saves different household items from situations in distress. He characterized by his music that sounds every time his name is mentioned and his speeches during his segment where he mentions the rights of children
- Huachimingo: He is gray, has black spots and long ears. Presumably his species became extinct, although in the film there is an island inhabited by his species. He ocationally has his own section called "Les Juro Que es Verdad" where he tells stories that he says are true, even if no one believes him.
- Guaripolo: is an orange, monster resembling puppet with a lot of fur who calls himself "El Personaje Favorito De Los Niños De 31 Minutos" despite not being a member of the channel. He always ends his sentences by saying "uah" and loves the Queen group. On several occasions he is accompanied by his friend Sopapiglobo.
Chapters
The first season had a total of 21 episodes broadcast every Saturday at 13:30 on TVN, with reruns on the following Sunday and Saturday of the following week at 9:00. It was issued from March 15, 2003 until August 9 of that same year. As of July 18, due to the success, the episodes were broadcast on Fridays at 11:15 PM, being changed after 9:00 PM.
The second season, unlike the first, only had 20 episodes, which were broadcast every Saturday at 22:00, with repetition on Sunday at 12:00, since March 20, 2004 until September 11 of the same year.
The third season had only 15 episodes, but, unlike the first two seasons, were broadcast on Sundays at 20:15, with the exception of the last one that was broadcast at 7:00 p.m. It was on the air from June 19, 2005 until October 2 of the same year.
The recordings of the fourth season began on October 11, 2013 and on Saturday, October 4, 2014, it was released at 22:05. This season was broadcast every last Saturday of 2014 until December 27.
The special Christmas episode was broadcast on December 24, 2003 at 8:30 pm and repeated on the same date and time in the years 2004, 2005 and 2006; and the 2003 Telethon special aired on November 22 of the same year.
Segments
Nota verde : Section where Juan Carlos Bodoque deals with environmental issues,, traveling through different parts of Chile.Ranking Top: Policarpo Avendaño presents the 3 best songs of the moment of the program. They are themes created for the program, and cover different styles.
Encuesta : Space in which Mico el Micófono asks questions to passers-by.
Minutos deportivos : Section led by the Balón von Bola and Raúl Guantecillo in the studio and Ténison Salinas in the field. It shows how to play some games or interview stars of these sports.
Calcetín con Rombos Man: It is the story of César Quintanilla, a sock that saves others in distress, teaching them the rights of children.
Refrigerador de Patana : Patana Tufillo is the host of the reality show of the fourth season of the series, where products are involved in a refrigerator, such as meats, yogurts and other expired products, which are being eliminated every time. It's a parody of Top Chef.
La Dimensión Hermosa y Desconocida : Mario Hugo shows notes on objects or visual phenomena, or simply things cataloged by himself as beautiful.
Les juro que es verdad : Huachimingo presents a section where he tells curious facts that turn out to be a lie, or that nobody simply believes him.
Anatoli el incombustible: Section where Anatoli faces appliances.
Cosas que buscan cosas : Bongo Stingo presents notes on characters personified by objects, who are looking for other objects that are lost.
El club de los reclamones : Section where Carla Rubio attended to people's demands and helped them solve them.
Pato Willy : It's the story of Willy Duck and his life as a piñata.
Songs
Most of the songs were composed by Pablo Ilabaca of Chancho en Piedra and group collaboration in the series.The songs gained popularity among the public, which has led to create a band with the characters and make presentations in Chile and Mexico.
Season 1
| Song | Artist | Director |
| Lala | Lolo | Peter Peldaño |
| Tangananica, Tangananá | Los Hermanos Guarennes | Rod Buey |
| Me cortaron mal el pelo/They cut Wrong my Hair | Chascoberto | Peter Peldaño |
| Bailan sin César | LLUEHHHB | Rod Salainas |
| Señora, devuélvame la pelota o si no no sé que haré | Pepe Lota | Daniel Castor |
| Mi muñeca me habló | Flor Bovina | Karla Strado |
| Yo opino | Joe Pino & The Maniacodepresivos | Mathew Church |
| Mi equilibrio espiritual | Freddy Turbina | Pancho Estulz |
| Diente blanco, no te vayas | John Quijada | Juan Engaña |
Note: The names of the directors are parodied in the series by members of the program output.
Season 2
Note: The names of the characters of the program directors are either not referred to anyone in particular. Exceptions are Ms. Interesting, that parodies a member of the production of the program and Severlá, which is "Director" backwards.Season 3
Note: The names of the directors are parodies of the members of the program output real people, characters from the show or do referring to anyone in particular.Season 4
| Song | Artist | Director |
| Mi mamá me lo teje todo | Lino y Lana | Chaleco López |
| Drácula, Calígula, Tarántula | Coágula Espátulo | Sergio Reisenbergenstein |
| Son pololos | La Corchetis | Marello Mazzorca |
| El huerfadrino | Percy Mamani | Brains |
| Mundo interior | Cápara Sonia | Julia y su banda |
| Amurra'o | Eustaquio Renato | Cata Gato |
| Arwrarwrirwrarwro | Bombi | Bombi |
Dub
The first two seasons of the program were broadcast by Nickelodeon throughout Latin America during 2004 and 2007, including Brazil. In this last country a dub was applied by actors such as Marcelo Pissardini, Wendell Bezerra or Tatá Guarnieri. A pilot dubbed into European Spanish was shown to Spanish channels, however, the series was broadcast in that country with its original audio. Also premiered in the Netherlands episode 15 of the second season, and the dubbing Niels van der Laan made all the voices of the characters.| Original name | Chile | Brazil | Holland |
| Tulio Triviño | Pedro Peirano | Luiz Laffey | Niels van der Laan |
| Juan Carlos Bodoque | Álvaro Díaz | Marcelo Pissardini | Niels van der Laan |
| Juanín Juan Harry | Rodrigo Salinas | Tatá Guarnieri | Niels van der Laan |
| Policarpo Avendaño | Daniel Castro | Alfredo Rollo | Niels van der Laan |
| Mario Hugo | Rodrigo Salinas | Tatá Guarnieri | Niels van der Laan |
| Patana Tufillo | Jani Dueñas | Cecília Lemes | - |
| Mico el Micófono | Daniel Castro | Tatá Guarnieri | - |
| Calcetín con Rombos Man | Daniel Castro | Alfredo Rollo | - |
| Huachimingo | Daniel Castro | Wendell Bezerra | - |
| Guaripolo | Patricio Díaz | Marcelo Pissardini | - |
Discography
- 31 minutos
- 31 canciones de amor y una canción de Guaripolo
- Ratoncitos
- Gira mundial
- Arwrarwrirwrarwro
Pelicula
Live shows
- Resucitando una estrella.
- Tuliopalooza.
- Gira mundial.
- Festival de Triviña.
- Radio Guaripolo.
- Calurosa navidad.
- Romeo y Julieta.
- Tremendo Tulio Tour.
Spin-offs
TV Spin-Offs
After the success of the film, the creators of 31 minutes created a spin-off series called Las vacaciones de Tulio, Patana y el pequeño Tim.According to Peirano, the series that consists of 12 episodes and that TVN premiered on July 11, 2009, is presented as a spin-off of 31 minutos, that is, as an embodiment derived from some of its characters; and the chosen one was precisely Tulio Triviño, the egocentric news host who now moves to his sumptuous summer cabin with his niece Patana and Tim, a friend of hers. The stay is boring, so Tulio entertains his little companions by telling them stories, and so begins each chapter. Note that Juan Carlos Bodoque is also present in the stories of Tulio giving ecological advice.
Web Spin-Offs
The creators of the program opted to create a second spin-off but unlike Las vacaciones de Tulio, Patana y el pequeño Tim decided that this was available for internet and the series, which consists of 4 episodes, is titled Las muelas de Guaripolo and focuses on in Guaripolo teaching the public information about dental hygiene and its history.In 2017, 31 minutos in collaboration with the Ministry of Health conducted the webseries La nube de humo. This miniseries consists of 3 chapters of 4 to 5 minutes that deals with Juan Carlos Bodoque, already retired from journalism, he decides to fall in Ramona's requests to do a report on air pollution in Chile.
Another derivative of 31 minutos, is the miniseries Segurito created by Aplaplac together with the ACHS, where the mascot of the latter accompanied by his friend Dami, advises Guaripolo in each episode for something insecure. This production is on the YouTube platform, and has developed campaigns with CDF, Uber, among others.
Awards
2003- Spanish American Prix Jeunesse Award, in the category Best Childhood TV Show for 6 - 11 years non-fiction, and TV Show chosen by children.
- TV-GRAMA Award in the category Best Childhood TV Show.
- Chile's Circle of Reviewer Award, in the category Television.
- Double platinum album per album 31 minutes.
- Award given by the School of Communication Studies, Film and TV from UNIACC University to 31 Minutos by Creative Contribution to Chilean TV.
- Only nominee and winner category Contribution to the TV in APES awards.
- Winner of Altazor award in the categories Rock popular music, Graphic design and illustration, TV Show Direction and Script.
- The organization Actitud Animal and the Chilean Federation of Animal Protection Institutions given an award to Juan Carlos Bodoque by to teach how care and guard different species.
- 4th place in the category Light Entertainment of Prix Jeunesse Internacional.
- Was nominated to Inte Awards in the category Infantil TV Show of the Year.
- Nominated to International Emmy Awards in the category Children y Young People.
- Coral Prize in the Animation category of the Havana Festival.
- Antorcha de Plata, Antorcha de Oro, Gaviota de Plata and Gaviota de Oro in the LIV Viña del Mar International Song Festival.
- At the 2016 Pulsar Awards the program was nominated in three categories for its album Arwrarwrirwrarwro, for Best Children Artist, Artist of the Year and Album of the Year.
- Winner of the Indigo Awards 2018, in the Best Live Show category.