31 Minutos (2026)

The secret weapon of 31 minutos is that the puppets are deeply, hilariously flawed. Tulio is a narcissist. Juan Carlos is a gambling addict (he famously bets on cockroach races). Mr. Manguera (Mr. Hose) is a walking plumbing fixture with a speech impediment. The show teaches a radical lesson: you don't have to be perfect to be lovable. You just have to try, fail, and try again—preferably while wearing a tie.

On its surface, the premise is simple: a nightly news broadcast hosted by the eternally vain and neurotic Juan Carlos Bodoque (a rabbit with a pillowy red nose and the soul of a beleaguered journalist). Alongside him are reporters Tulio Triviño (a pompous, bow-tied lion), Patana (the competent, long-suffering production assistant), and Mario Hugo (the existentialist, potato-obsessed camera man). 31 minutos

If you have children, show it to them. If you don't, watch it alone. You will laugh at a potato running for political office. You will cry at a song about a lost suitcase. And you will finally understand why a sock with rosemary matters. The secret weapon of 31 minutos is that

Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5)

The secret weapon of 31 minutos is that the puppets are deeply, hilariously flawed. Tulio is a narcissist. Juan Carlos is a gambling addict (he famously bets on cockroach races). Mr. Manguera (Mr. Hose) is a walking plumbing fixture with a speech impediment. The show teaches a radical lesson: you don't have to be perfect to be lovable. You just have to try, fail, and try again—preferably while wearing a tie.

On its surface, the premise is simple: a nightly news broadcast hosted by the eternally vain and neurotic Juan Carlos Bodoque (a rabbit with a pillowy red nose and the soul of a beleaguered journalist). Alongside him are reporters Tulio Triviño (a pompous, bow-tied lion), Patana (the competent, long-suffering production assistant), and Mario Hugo (the existentialist, potato-obsessed camera man).

If you have children, show it to them. If you don't, watch it alone. You will laugh at a potato running for political office. You will cry at a song about a lost suitcase. And you will finally understand why a sock with rosemary matters.

Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5)