Top row, from left to right; Rodrigo, Damian, Yoo Yee, Lucas, Angel, Estrella, Polita, Simoneta, Marisol, Miss Lupita, Brisa, Diego, Santiago, Wendy, Sitlali and Memo
¡Vivan los niños! (English title: Long live the children) is a 2002 Mexican telenovela that lasted 155 episodes. It is a remake of Carrusel, which itself was a remake of the Argentinian series Senorita Maestra.
This show features examples of:
- Abhorrent Admirer:
- Angelo to Simoneta. She finds him unbearable.
- Polita to Santiago. In this case, Santiago is kind to her and convinces her to be just friends.
- Alpha Bitch: Simoneta is rich and arrogant with everyone around her.
- Ambition Is Evil: Averted. Most of the kids had future goals and plans, and those who do are good kiddos.
- Asian Speekee Engrish: Yoo Yee, Damian's best friend and lackey, speaks in broken Spanish.
- Big Eater: Polita eats all the time, and suffers bullying from Damián because of this.
- Butt-Monkey: Angelo is constantly fooled and humiliated, respectively, by Damian, Yoo Yee and Simoneta.
- Catchphrase: "How romantic!" by Polita.
- Defrosting Ice Queen: Simoneta becomes way friendlier as the show progresses.
- Dumb Blonde: Averted. Simoneta is very intelligent and does well in school.
- Generation Xerox: The parents of the kids often were very, very similar to their children. Even the two fat children, Polita and Lucas, also have fat parents.
- Intelligence Equals Isolation:
- Subverted by Simoneta, whose trouble making friends has nothing to do with IQ or grades, and mainly to do with snobbery.
- Averted by Santiago and every other good student, since they were far friendlier.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Damián constantly makes bad pranks with his friends, but when they need help, he is the first to volunteer.
- Jerkass: Simoneta, with her arrogance and racism, and Damián and Yoo Yee, with their cruel pranks.
- The Prankster: Damián and Yoo Yee have a reputation of being troublemakers. Angelo is often their primary target, but they would prank some others as well.
- Spoiled Brat: Simoneta, since her wealthy parents are nice and reasonable and do not spoil her, but she acts snobbish at times.
- Stalker with a Crush:
- Angelo to Simoneta. It gets a little uncomfortable, considering that Simoneta is extremely unpleasant to Angelo.
- Polita to Santiago. In the second half of the telenovela, this ends when Santiago gently rejects her feelings.
- Tiny Guy, Huge Girl: Santiago and Polita for the brief minutes where she thought they were a couple.
- Weight Woe: Averted. Polita is constantly bullied at school for being fat, but never shows any shame or desire to lose weight.
