Manolo Cabeza de Huevo

"Manolo Cabeza Huevo" (Spanish for "Manolo the Egg head", although interpreted as "Manolo the Testicle head") is a series of famous Spanish prank calls made by the New York radio show El Vacilón de la Mañana (Spanish for The Morning Party).

The original set consisted in three prank calls; in these, the presenter of the show (which itself is known for making prank calls of this nature), called a person named Manuel (original for Manolo), a superintendent of a New York City building. After calling Manuel, "Manolo Cabeza de Huevo", Manolo would react angrily and insult the caller. The prank calls were presented in the show and uploaded to the Internet.

The popularity of the prank calls was so high that El Vacilón eventually did more set of prank calls, which were again presented and uploaded. The prank calls sets were topics of discussion in many Internet blogs and forums;[1][2][3] some users even elaborated Adobe Flash animations to depict Manolo's reaction to the calls.[4] The sets have since become an Internet phenomenon, and have received a small cult following. The calls themselves also appeared on the discs that El Vacilón made (Vacilon 69, Tortilla Party, Luis y Moon's Chant for Neta, and SinÑEMA TóGRAFICO).

Original set

The original set consisted in three prank calls (although they may have been edited, and presented this way):

Second set

The second set occurred some unspecified time later. In this call, two callers from El Vacilón act as Milly and Hector, a supposed married couple. This set consists in five prank calls:

In this set, and the next ones, Manolo's voice and pronunciation is somewhat different comparted to the first set. This has led some users to think that the calls may be acted and not real.[5]

Third set

The third set of the series, the most popular one, was dubbed "Soy tu ano" ("I'm your anus"). Instead of consisting in various calls about fixing pipes, the caller told Manolo that he was Manolo's anus. The set consists of the next calls:

When the prank call was uploaded to the internet, it contained a reggaeton 16-second intro, which contained the words "Manolo Cabeza de Huevo" and Manolo's insults, all taken from the second set.

Fourth set

The fourth and the fifth set are often confused about the order in which they were made. This set wasn't as popular as the first three. Also, instead of being a specific joke, the calls have little or no relation between one and another.

Fifth set

The fifth set of prank calls to Manolo was not as popular as the first three. The original "plan" for the prank call was to make Manolo think that the caller was his son, Israel saying that he had been thrown in jail. However, Manolo quickly noticed that the caller wasn't his son, so the call and the next ones were different, unconnected jokes.

The fifth set was named "Mission Number 34". The prank calls contained an intro that announced this, saying that they were going to pose for his son, Israel. Even though it was presented in the segment Caíste (You Fell For It), Manolo never fell for it, since he always noticed that they were prank calls.

Cultural impact

"Manolo Cabeza de Huevo" is one of the most known and recognizable prank calls that have been made, particularly in Latin-American countries.[6] Many videos about the prank calls have been published online. Users have made Adobe Flash animations to represent Manolo's reactions of the calls.[7]

In 2009, it was published that a film about the prank calls was in plans, which would be called "Manolo, El Super".[8] However, as of January 2015, no such movie has been known to exist yet.

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