Doña Nieves

Doña Nieves is a character from the Mexican series El Chavo del Ocho, played by Maria Antonieta de Las Nieves. She had her first appearance in 1977 in a flashback, but she became a regular character in 1979 after Ramón Valdez left the cast. She is known for being the grandmother of Don Ramón and also the great-grandmother of La Chilindrina (the character with whom she shares the same actress).

Why She Sucks

 * 1) Just like Jaimito, the character was notoriously introduced as a replacement for Don Ramón in 1979, which caused a decline in quality in the series, as many fans consider Don Ramón to be the best character on the show.
 * 2) The character is practically a rip-off of her great-granddaughter as an elderly woman. Even her granddaughter's jerk and crybaby behaviour is imitated.
 * 3) She proves to be a jerk to all the characters, including even El Chavo and her great-granddaughter sometimes.
 * 4) Despite being introduced to be the legal guardian of La Chilindrina in the absence of Don Ramón, the character does not have the same charm as her grandson.
 * 5) While many fans missed La Chilindrina in the cartoon, none of the fans missed Doña Nieves in the cartoon.
 * 6) In the episode "Los Locos Y La Cruz Roja", she lies to Doña Florinda saying that Señor Barriga is called "Florinda of Crazy Women" and helps Florinda to attack Barriga.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) It is good to see Doña Florinda receiving karma from Doña Nieves, after several seasons in which Florinda used to torture the life of her grandson Don Ramón.
 * 2) She demonstrated to care about El Chavo's job in the episode "Ayuda al Trabajador" going against the tyranny of his boss Doña Florinda.
 * 3) She is funny sometimes, like when she laughs or when she does things that are not appropriate for her age like riding a bike and playing in an amusement park.
 * 4) The introduction of the character replacing Don Ramón had a reason, since Don Ramón's actor left the cast in 1979, La Chilindrina needed an adult to take care of her in the absence of her father.
 * 5) Maria Antonieta de las Nieves does a very solid acting job on her, though not as great as her performance as La Chilindrina.