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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: His name is rarely used outside of the movie. Most people just reffer to him as "Cabo" (Corporal).
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* [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish Surprisingly Good Spanish]]: Meta-example: Despise being Hispanic, Cheech Marin does NOT speak Spanish natively, so his lines had to be written phonetically, but not only he manages to speak the language very well, albeit in a slight odd way, but also speak with a Mexican accent.

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* [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish Surprisingly Good Spanish]]: Meta-example: Despise Despite being Hispanic, Cheech Marin does NOT speak Spanish natively, so his lines had to be written phonetically, but not only he manages to speak the language very well, albeit in a slight odd way, but also speak with a Mexican accent.
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** During the [[spoiler:{{Animesque}} sequences during the prison soccer match, she looks like [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topo_Gigio Topo Gigio]] instead]].

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** During the [[spoiler:{{Animesque}} sequences during the prison soccer match, she looks like [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topo_Gigio Topo Gigio]] Franchise/TopoGigio instead]].
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* BlondesAreEvil
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* MeaningfulName: Named after a character from the same name from a series of Mexican films from the 1950s.

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* MeaningfulName: Named after a character from the same name from a series of Mexican films from the 1950s.1950s, who is, in turn, named after an old mexican urban legend about a ghost dressed as a charro who offers gold to unwary travelers.
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* FullFrontalAssault: Many times, in the comic books, she will fight ''naked'' against El Santos or anyone who stands in her way.

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* FullFrontalAssault: Many times, in the comic books, she will fight ''naked'' against El Santos or anyone who stands in her way. And even when she's dressed, she still has her boobs hanging out, including when wearing ''a wedding dress''.



* [[spoiler:KarmaHoudini: In the film: At the end, she is never punished for everything she did a as president, since El Santos marries her at the end]].

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* [[spoiler:KarmaHoudini: In the film: At the end, she is never punished for everything she did a as president, since El Santos marries her at the end]].end. Though, as a consolation, she doesn't seem very pleased with the married life.]].
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* KavorkaMan: Subverted, as only Tetona seems to care about him.

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* KavorkaMan: Subverted, as only Tetona seems While mostly his relationship is with Tetona, he's also had his rounds with La Rata Maruca, a harem of mermaids, Las Poquianchis del Espacio (who, to care about him.be fair, bang anything that moves) and a brief marriage with La Kikis Cocuera.
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* {{Gonk}}: Seriously, he barely looks ''human'' and he resembles more like a fat monkey with a wrestler mask instead.

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* {{Gonk}}: Seriously, he barely looks ''human'' and he resembles more like a fat monkey with a wrestler mask instead.instead (in fact, one strip has him reveal at the end that he's not wearing a mask; his face really looks like that).
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* DesignatedHero: Depending of the plot, he can be NotSoDifferent from the rest of the villains.

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* DesignatedHero: Depending of the plot, he can be NotSoDifferent from the rest of the villains. In fact, one of the stories has him, Corporal Valdivia and El Diablo Zepeda ''robbing a bank together''.
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-> '''Voiced by''': Regina Orozco (movie and promotional shorts)

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-> '''Voiced by''': Sara Valenzuela (original shorts), Regina Orozco (movie and promotional shorts)



-> '''Voiced by''': José María Yazpik (movie and promotional shorts)

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-> '''Voiced by''': Juan Romo (original shorts), José María Yazpik (movie and promotional shorts)



-> '''Voiced by''': Hector Jimenez (movie and promotional shorts)

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-> '''Voiced by''': Juan Romo (original shorts), Hector Jimenez (movie and promotional shorts)
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** [[spoiler:NonActionBigBad: Other than giving orders to her cronies and Peyote, and maybe punching Santos, she doesn't do too much to fight back at the end, since she was too drunk to fight back]].

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** [[spoiler:NonActionBigBad: Other than giving orders to her cronies and Peyote, and maybe punching Santos, she doesn't do too much to fight back at the end, since she was too drunk to fight back]].drunk]].
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* AGodIAm: Downplayed and PlayedForLaughs in his [[AllThereInTheManual backstory]], as being a peyote plant, he's worshipped as a god by many Native Mexicans, but he never talks about the topic anywhere.
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* TheStoner: Just like [[AuthorAvatar his author]].


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* [[NoBadassToHisValet No Badass To Her Valet]]: She's the only one who can face Santos face-to-face in a fight and win, not to mention being the only one whose Santos is ''really'' afraid.
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* [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish Surprisingly Good Spanish]]: Meta-example: Despise being Hispanic, Cheech Marin does NOT speak Spanish natively, so his lines had to be written phonetically, but he manages to speak the language very well, albeit with a slight odd accent, but also speak with a Mexican accent.

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* [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish Surprisingly Good Spanish]]: Meta-example: Despise being Hispanic, Cheech Marin does NOT speak Spanish natively, so his lines had to be written phonetically, but not only he manages to speak the language very well, albeit with in a slight odd accent, way, but also speak with a Mexican accent.
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!!El Charro Negro (The Dark Charro)
-> '''Voiced by''': [[Creator/CheechAndChong Cheech Marin]]
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A ''charro'' dressed in black and surrounded in myth. He ends helping Santos later on the film [[spoiler:while escaping from prison]].
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* AscendedExtra: From being just another background character in the comic books to [[spoiler:helping El Santos to escape from Tetona and Maruca's clutches]].
* MeaningfulName: Named after a character from the same name from a series of Mexican films from the 1950s.
* [[AmericansAreCowboys Mexicans are Charros]]
* [[spoiler:NarratorAllAlong: At the end of the film, it turns out he's the one narrating his adventures all this time]].
* [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish Surprisingly Good Spanish]]: Meta-example: Despise being Hispanic, Cheech Marin does NOT speak Spanish natively, so his lines had to be written phonetically, but he manages to speak the language very well, albeit with a slight odd accent, but also speak with a Mexican accent.
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-> '''Voiced by''': Regina Orozco (movie and promotional shorts)


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-> '''Voiced by''': José María Yazpik (movie and promotional shorts)


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-> '''Voiced by''': Hector Jimenez (movie and promotional shorts)


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-> '''Voiced by''': Irene Azuela
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** {{Autocannibalism}}
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* [[KavorkaMan Kavorka Woman]]: A rare female example: She's supposed to be a MissFanservice in-universe, but outside of it, she's pretty digusting and ugly. The fact she's a prostitute helps. Her looks can be a reference over the Mexican stereotype that many prostitutes are butt-ugly.

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* [[KavorkaMan Kavorka Woman]]: A rare female example: She's supposed to be a MissFanservice MsFanservice in-universe, but outside of it, she's pretty digusting and ugly. The fact she's a prostitute helps. Her looks can be a reference over the Mexican stereotype that many prostitutes are butt-ugly.
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* [[KavorkaMan Kavorka Woman]]: A rare female example: She's supposed to be a MissFanservice in-universe, but outside of it, she's pretty digusting and ugly. The fact she's a prostitute helps.

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* [[KavorkaMan Kavorka Woman]]: A rare female example: She's supposed to be a MissFanservice in-universe, but outside of it, she's pretty digusting and ugly. The fact she's a prostitute helps. Her looks can be a reference over the Mexican stereotype that many prostitutes are butt-ugly.
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* GrumpyBear: Especially in the film.
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* PurpleProse: Parodied ''like hell'' in the comic books and in the promotional movie shorts: She speaks using a very rigid, formal version of the Mexican Spanish, who is normally used in formal backgrounds, like law firms, companies, etc., but is '''NOT recommended''' to speak in RealLife in Mexico for everyday use, since it sounds extremely distant and borderline arrogant for everyone else there. She drops this in the film and she speaks normally like everyone else.

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* PurpleProse: Parodied ''like hell'' in the comic books and in the promotional movie shorts: She speaks using a very rigid, formal version of the Mexican Spanish, Spanish dialect, who is normally used in formal backgrounds, like law firms, companies, etc., but is '''NOT recommended''' to speak in RealLife in Mexico for everyday use, since it sounds extremely distant and borderline arrogant for everyone else there. She drops this in the film and she speaks normally like everyone else.
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* [[spoiler:TheBaroness: In the film]].
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!!La Rata Maruca (Maruca The Rat)
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A regular character from the comics, Maruca is half-human half-rat girl who was a ButtMonkey of sorts there, but in the film, she gets a more extended role and became into one of the most annoying enemies El Santos has to face.
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* AscendedExtra: From being bullied by El Santos in the comic books to being a big pain in El Santos' ass later on in the film.
* BreastExpansion: She was [[ACupAngst flatter as a table]] in the comics, but in the film she gets a pair of bigger assets, due to [[GagBoobs Tetona]] being now her boss.
* ButtMonkey: In the comic books, but NOT in the film.
* {{Expy}}: While Maruca preceds her by 20 years, she looks a bit like [[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Nazrin]], especially in the movie, except she's a {{Jerkass}}.
** During the [[spoiler:{{Animesque}} sequences during the prison soccer match, she looks like [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topo_Gigio Topo Gigio]] instead]].
* TheFakeCutie: She's somewhat cute, but she's a bigger {{Jerkass}} like everyone in the comic book and the film.
* PurpleProse: Parodied ''like hell'' in the comic books and in the promotional movie shorts: She speaks using a very rigid, formal version of the Mexican Spanish, who is normally used in formal backgrounds, like law firms, companies, etc., but is '''NOT recommended''' to speak in RealLife in Mexico for everyday use, since it sounds extremely distant and borderline arrogant for everyone else there. She drops this in the film and she speaks normally like everyone else.
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* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: Invoken sometimes in the comic books.
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* {{Parody}}[=/=]MeaningfulName:Her name is a composite name from two famous Mexican wrestlers [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Mendoza Ray Mendoza]] and ''La Tonina'' Jackson.

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* {{Parody}}[=/=]MeaningfulName:Her {{Parody}}[=/=]MeaningfulName: Her name is a composite name from two famous Mexican wrestlers wrestlers: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Mendoza Ray Mendoza]] and ''La Tonina'' Jackson.



* {{Parody}}[=/=]MeaningfulName: He's named after another classic Mexican wrestler ''El Medico Asesino'' (The Killer Doc)

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* {{Parody}}[=/=]MeaningfulName: He's named after another classic Mexican wrestler wrestler, ''El Medico Asesino'' (The Killer Doc)

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* {{Parody}}[=/=]MeaningfulName: Named after [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Mendoza Ray Mendoza]], a famous Mexican wrestler.

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* {{Parody}}[=/=]MeaningfulName: Named after {{Parody}}[=/=]MeaningfulName:Her name is a composite name from two famous Mexican wrestlers [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Mendoza Ray Mendoza]], a famous Mexican wrestler.Mendoza]] and ''La Tonina'' Jackson.


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