Chespirito
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Roberto Mario Gómez y Bolaños (21 February 1929 – 28 November 2014), more commonly known by his stage name Chespirito, or "Little Shakespeare", was a Mexican actor, comedian, screenwriter, humorist, director, producer, and author. He is widely regarded as one of the icons of Spanish-speaking humor and entertainment and one of the greatest comedians of all time. He is also one of the most loved and respected comedians in Latin America. He is mostly known by his acting role Chavo from the sitcom El Chavo del Ocho.
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- Person
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- Mexico
- Active from
- 1929-02-21
- Active to
- 2014-11-28
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Roberto Mario Gómez y Bolaños February 1929 – 28 November 2014), more commonly known by his stage name Chespirito, or "Little Shakespeare", was a Mexican actor, comedian, screenwriter, humorist, director, producer, and author. He is widely regarded as one of the icons of Spanish-speaking humor and entertainment and one of the greatest comedians of all time. He is also one of the most loved and respected comedians in Latin America. He is mostly known by his acting role Chavo from the sitcom El Ch
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- Chespirito
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- Chespirito in 2008
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- Roberto Mario Gómez y Bolaños
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- Mexico City, Mexico
- Person.death_place
- Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
- Person.children
- 6, including Roberto Gómez Fernández
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- Panteón Francés, Mexico City
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- 1947–2000
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- Children, language, parody, superheroes, social issues
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- ChespiritoEl Chapulín ColoradoEl Chavo del OchoLa Chicharra
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- 1929-02-21
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- Roberto Mario Gómez y Bolaños
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- Chespirito
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- 2000-00-00
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- 2014-12-01
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Article
29 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- ''El Chavo del Ocho'' and ''El Chapulín Colorado''
- Works by Chespirito
- Later years
- Death
- Legacy
- Tributes
- Parodies
- Controversies
- Accusations of support for dictatorships
- Legal Issues with Maria Antonieta De Las Nieves
- Series stopped all airings
- Series resumes some airings
- Theatre work
- Filmography
- TV series
- Films
- Director
- Producer
- Awards and nominations
- TVyNovelas Awards
- ACE Awards
- Discography
- Books
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Roberto Mario Gómez y Bolaños (21 February 1929 – 28 November 2014), more commonly known by his stage name Chespirito, or "Little Shakespeare", was a Mexican actor, comedian, screenwriter, humorist, director, producer, and author. He is widely regarded as one of the icons of Spanish-speaking humor and entertainment and one of the greatest comedians of all time. He is also one of the most loved and respected comedians in Latin America. He is mostly known by his acting role Chavo from the sitcom El Chavo del Ocho.
==Early life== He was born in Mexico City on 21 February 1929 to Catholic parents. He was the second child of Francisco Gómez Linares, a painter and illustrator, who died at the age of 41 in 1935. In 1936, after the death of his father and facing economic hardship, his mother sent him to live with his aunt in Guadalajara, Jalisco. His mother, Elsa Bolaños Aguilar, was a bilingual secretary; she died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 66 in 1968. Elsa was the youngest child of Ramón Bolaños Cacho, a military doctor, and his Zacatecas-born wife, María Aguilar. Via his mother, Gómez Bolaños was a first cousin once removed of the President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970, Gustavo Díaz Ordaz. He had an older brother called Francisco (1926–2010), and a younger brother named Horacio Gómez Bolaños, who portrayed the character Godínez in El Chavo del Ocho, and an even older half-brother born of one of his father's liaisons.