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06 1 b — Chema (right) with friends Don Pimpón (left) and Espinete (center)

Chema, sometimes known as Chema el panadero (Chema the baker), is a character from Barrio Sésamo, the Spanish co-production of Sesame Street.

Chema is an adult human who appeared in the series' second period, from 1983 to 1987. He interacted with full-bodied Muppets Espinete and Don Pimpón.

A blond man who owns a bakery on the Barrio, Chema always wears a white T-shirt, white trousers and a white apron. The apron always shows flour stains, even when he is opening the bakery in the morning, supposedly coming from home. Chema even has his own solo songs, including "Panadero Soy" ("I Am a Baker").

Juan Sánchez has appeared as Chema in live productions of Barrio Sésamo since 1987, alongside actress Chelo Vivares as Espinete and José Riesgo as Julián.

Etymology

Chema is a Basque name, which is correctly written as Txema. It is an abbreviation for the name José María (Joseph Mary), a male name. However, the word was and still is extended through all the Spanish country and is usually written with the Spanish language ortography.

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 Chema is an adult human who appeared in the series' second period, from [[1983]] to [[1987]]. He interacted with [[Full-Bodied Muppet|full-bodied Muppets]] [[Espinete]] and [[Don Pimpón]].
-A blond man who owns a bakery on the Barrio, Chema always wers a white T-shirt, white trousers and a white apron. The apron always shows flour stains, even when he is opening the bakery in the morning, supposedly coming from home.  Chema even has his own solo songs, including "[[Panadero Soy]]" ("I Am a Baker").
+A blond man who owns a bakery on the Barrio, Chema always wears a white T-shirt, white trousers and a white apron. The apron always shows flour stains, even when he is opening the bakery in the morning, supposedly coming from home.  Chema even has his own solo songs, including "[[Panadero Soy]]" ("I Am a Baker").
 [[Juan Sánchez]] has appeared as Chema in [[Barrio Sésamo (theatre)|live productions of ''Barrio Sésamo'']] since 1987, alongside actress [[Chelo Vivares]] as Espinete and [[José Riesgo]] as [[Julián]].