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The prototype of the rascuache character was Pito Perez, the protagonist of the novel La Vida Inútil de Perez (The Futile Life of Pito Perez) by Jose Ruben Romero, first published in 1938 and reprinted many times, most recently in 1993; and also Don Chipote of Las Aventuras de Don Chipote written by Daniel Venegas in 1928, a journalist who lived in Los Angeles.
The Diccionario de Mejicanismos defines rascuache as pobre, “a miserable person,” poor, lowly, wretched.
The figure of el pelado (the clown) distinctly exemplifies the rascuache outlook, the underdog figure, who is both victim and hero at the same time, a Cantinflas archetype.
All resources are considered riches, and an inventiveness in the use of available resources results in a rascuache lifestyle.
What is most important about the concept of rascuache is that it captures a propensity or an aesthetic, according to Ybarra-Frausto, to persevere and make whatever one possesses, or has at hand, work well together.