Hijitus

Las Aventuras de Hijitus (1973 film)
Directed by Manuel García Ferré
Production
company
Producciones García Ferré
Release dates
 12 September 1973 (Argentina)
Running time
 82 min.
Country Argentina Argentina
Language Spanish

Hijitus is a comic superhero created by Manuel García Ferré. He was the central character of the Hijitus (tv series) which was broadcast on Argentinian TV between 1967 and 1974. The TV series is frequently re-transmitted on Argentinian television as many Argentinians perceive it as nostalgic.

Hijitus lives inside the Manuel Garcia Ferre universe shared with many other characters like Anteojito, Larguirucho, and others.

Hijitus lives inside a giant pipe in the outskirts of town with his dog Pichichus. For Argentinian popular culture "living inside a pipe" is analogous to being poor, so this means that Hijitus economical situation is bad. he does possess, however, a magical hat that allows him to convert into a superhero with multiple powers.

Profile

Both the comic and the tv series have a similar, simple structure. Hijitus is a poor good-hearted kid that is constantly cheated by evil characters, like Professor Neurus. When Hijitus finds out (usually the situation has reached dramatic proportions) he transforms into Super Hijitus and acts to fix the issues. A recurrent theme are the characters trying to steal the hat so they can possess the magic powers.

Powers and abilities

Hijitus is a normal human being. However, whenever he uses his hat, he transforms into Super Hijitus, a super hero with super strength, super speed, super endurance and other occasional super powers like super breath or heat vision, similar to Superman.

Characters