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Roberto Gómez Bolaños
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He was only 5’6”. One of the funniest Hispanic/Latin-American comedians. Roberto Gómez Bolaños (21 February 1929 – 28 November 2014), more commonly known by his pseudonym Chespirito, was a Mexican screenwriter, actor, comedian, film director, television director, playwright, songwriter, and author.
He is widely regarded as one of the most important Spanish-language comedians of the 20th century. He was internationally known for writing, directing, and starring in the Chespirito (1968), El Chavo del Ocho (1971), and El Chapulín Colorado (1972) television series. The character of El Chavo is one of the most iconic in the history of Hispanic/Latin-American television, and El Chavo del Ocho con…
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He was only 5’6”. One of the funniest Hispanic/Latin-American comedians. Roberto Gómez Bolaños (21 February 1929 – 28 November 2014), more commonly known by his pseudonym Chespirito, was a Mexican screenwriter, actor, comedian, film director, television director, playwright, songwriter, and author. He is widely regarded as one of the most important Spanish-language comedians of the 20th century. He was internationally known for writing, directing, and starring in the Chespirito (1968), El Chavo del Ocho (1971), and El Chapulín Colorado (1972) television series. The character of El Chavo is one of the most iconic in the history of Hispanic/Latin-American television, and El Chavo del Ocho continues to be immensely popular, with daily worldwide viewership averaging 91 million viewers per episode.
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Roberto Gómez Bolaños's Filmography
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Dare To Live
as Self (archive footage)
A Day in the Life
as Chaves (El Chavo) (archive footage )
El Chavo: The Best of Don Ramón
as El Chavo del Ocho
Lo Mejor del Chavo Del Ocho 1 e 2
as El Chavo del Ocho / Chaves
Best of El Chavo, Vol. 1
as El Chavo del 8
Chespirito: El Niño Que Somos
as Self / Chavo del 8
Música de Viento
Charrito
as Charrito
Don Ratón y Don Ratero
as Ratón Pérez
El Chanfle 2
as El Chanfle
El Chanfle
as El Chanfle
La hermana Trinquete
as Fat tourist's husband
El cuerpazo del delito
as Goliath (segment "La Rebelde")
Las tres magnificas
as Manolo
No Poster
Fray Dollar
La princesa hippie
El zángano
Operación carambola
as Carlitos / Scorpio Leader's Deputy #1
El amor de María Isabel
as Instructor Manejo (uncredited)
The Crazy World of the Youth
Dos Criados Malcriados
Dos locos en escena
as Don Juan