Pablo Chiapella and Ernesto Sevilla’s friendship began at a private school in Albacete, where a disciplinary measure brought nine-year-old Sevilla into Chiapella’s class. Divinity recounts how that punishment started a relationship that later extended beyond school: the two shared an apartment in Madrid and worked together on La que se avecina.
Childhood pranks and first fame
Chiapella, known to television audiences as Amador in La que se avecina, was remembered for his unusual sense of humor. At home, he was described as the most absent-minded of his brothers; at school, his imagination made an impression. One anecdote tells how he brought a ball of yarn to class and presented it as an exotic “mascot” called Minfli. His classmates wanted to pet the supposed animal, while Chiapella said it was a wonder from Arabia and placed a glass of water nearby. The story captures the playful inventiveness that would later become part of his comic persona.
The punishment that changed everything
Information from Divinity’s account, the boys attended the same private school but were in different classes, despite being just over a year apart in age. Sevilla, then nine, was sent to Chiapella’s class as a disciplinary measure. He sat in front of Chiapella, whose view of the blackboard was blocked by Sevilla’s cap. Chiapella asked him to turn around, and the encounter became the beginning of their friendship. They later shared an apartment in Madrid, which they called “a flea-pit with carpet.”
From school desk to television screen
Their friendship continued into adulthood. They met again at college and later moved to Madrid, where they pursued comedy. Sevilla encouraged Chiapella to take up humor and performance, and the two became associated with the “Albacete quartet,” alongside Raúl Cimas and Joaquín Reyes. They later worked together on La que se avecina: Sevilla played Teodoro, the brother of Chiapella’s character, Amador. The sitcom remains visible in television listings, including those published by Las Provincias, El Correo and El Comercio, reflecting the title’s continued presence in entertainment programming.
A friendship with a shared comic history
From the classroom incident through their years in Madrid, Chiapella and Sevilla built a long creative connection that later extended to television. Their school pranks and comedy careers form the personal backdrop to their on-screen association in La que se avecina.
