In the 1940s, Gabriel Vargas published a weekly comic titled Los Superlocos (Superweirdos), in which several recurrent characters were featured one at a time, in each issue.
Jilemón Metralla y Bomba, an old retired Mexican cacique, was one of the most popular characters in the comic; in their last years of publication, all stories were focused solely on him.
Since young she distinguished herself for being a trouble kid, getting her friends in difficulties, particularly Regino Burrón, and eventually fell in love with him, disregarding a large number of wealthy suitors to favor his "chaparrín" (little short man).
In spite of her age, Borola regards herself as a very attractive woman, sensually walking in streets in order to show off in a way that her family, particularly her husband and daughter, find a bit shameful.
She often claims she was a famous theater actress, and in more than one occasion she has come back to the "stripper" business even though the majority of her old friends regard this activity as being out of reach for her age.
Being called old upsets her quite a bit, as she argues that is a "girl of the twenty first century", which gives herself permission to explore activities as varied as racing pilot, wrestling, medical surgeon or engineer.
Creative, impulsive and extroverted, she is always getting herself into trouble as she attempts to get her family out of poverty, although the truth is that the money is obtained sporadically from shady businesses that she undertakes without her husband's knowledge.
Some of her inventions and projects include a wooden helicopter that is powered by a clothes washer motor, a cannon for traveling to space, a cable car, a sputnik built using a water container.
In benefit of the "viejerio" (a derogative name for old people) and the dozens of "pirrimplines" (kids) that live in the neighborhood, she built an alternative subterranean transportation system so as to prevent her neighbors and their children from being run over when they try to cross streets and avenues.
These are only a sample of the hundreds of adventures she has carried, the majority of which end up with injured people, such was when she decided to steal the gas from a neighboring building through a hose, causing a huge explosion.
Her name is a mash up of "Boba" (dunce) and "Licona", a real Spanish surname, but when both words are pronounced together forms not by coincidence, the Mexican equivalent of "Dim Witt".
His family made plans to reconstruct his face in a series of medical procedures as he grow up, but he escaped from home when he was a teen, and become a thug, so he never underwent treatment for his disfigurement.
Eventually reformed and now working as professional baker, become the guardian of a little paralytic boy named Robertino, who sees him as a paternal figure.
Ruperto and Bella eventually develops feelings for each other, but due to the prejudices of the time, they can't have an open relationship (she's a widow, his an ex-con).
Susanito Cantarranas and La Divina Chuy A homeless garbage catcher and biological father of Foforito, Borola's adopted son.
As the series progresses, he develops a relation with a catcher woman named Chuy, who also works as stripper, despite the fact she's not attractive and overweight, eventually marrying her.
She's a widow of advanced age who has a totally useless hippie son named Avelino Pilongano which basically does nothing (although he insists he's a Poet), except live at her mother's expense and has sex.