# 31 Minutos (2003)

> A low-prestige Chilean newscast staffed by puppets and marionettes turns every broadcast into chaotic, lesson-laced comedy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/38

## Facts

- Seasons: 4
- Episodes: 68
- Episode runtime: 30 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: comedy, family
- Created by: Álvaro Díaz González, Pedro Peirano
- Network: Televisión Nacional de Chile, Cartoon Network Latin America
- Cast: Pedro Peirano, Álvaro Díaz González, Daniel Castro, Rodrigo Salinas, Jani Dueñas, Guillermo Silva, Karla Estrada, Lorena Penjean
- TMDB rating: 9.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0376364/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: irreverent, playful, sincere, breezy, absurd

## What critics say

Acclaimed by its audience for sharp, absurdist puppet-based comedy that also slips in lessons on children's rights and social issues.

## Synopsis

31 Minutes (2003-2014) is a Chilean children's television comedy created by Álvaro Díaz González and Pedro Peirano for Televisión Nacional de Chile and Cartoon Network Latin America. Set inside a low-prestige newscast, the series follows the puppet and marionette team of a cheap broadcast where something unexpected always happens. Tulio Triviño, voiced by Pedro Peirano, hosts the show, while Álvaro Díaz González voices Juan Carlos Bodoque and Daniel Castro voices Policarpo Avendaño, with Jani Dueñas and Rodrigo Salinas rounding out the principal cast. The engine of each episode is the gap between the crew's ambitions and the chaos of a shoestring production, as the team pursues stories and notes that range from ridiculous to genuinely instructive. Its four seasons across the 2000s and 2010s are built as episodic, case-of-the-week segments with recurring characters rather than one continuing arc. The show carries a playful, irreverent register with a sincere undertone, delivering messages about children's rights both explicitly and implicitly. Its sets, puppets and newsroom gags feel distinctly Latin American, and fans of Sesame Street and The Day Today will find a similar mix of absurdist silliness and sly satire. The result is a warm, slightly anarchic family comedy with a cult following across Latin America.

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