Kiko, known in the original Spanish as Quico, is one of the best-known children in El Chavo del Ocho, the Mexican sitcom created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños that became hugely popular across Latin America in the 1970s. Played by Carlos Villagrán, Kiko is vain, spoiled and quick to cry when teased or thwarted, a trait that made his tantrums a running joke. Clips of his crying later circulated as short reaction audio online, where creators reuse it to punctuate comic disappointment, and its familiarity keeps it useful long after the original episodes aired.