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Roberto Gómez Bolaños

Acting

Roberto Gómez Bolaños

ES, PT, EN cinema · 44 credits

Born

21 February 1929

Died

28 November 2014 (aged 85)

Birthplace

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Also known as Chespirito · R. Gómez Bolaños · Roberto G. Bolaños · Roberto Bolaños

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.

Known for

Filmography

Dare To Live poster

Dare To Live

ES · 2026Not rated

as Self (archive footage)

The Red Grasshopper 3D poster

The Red Grasshopper 3D

ES · 20218.0

Characters

A Day in the Life poster

A Day in the Life

PT · 20106.9

as Chaves (El Chavo) (archive footage )

El Chavo: The Best of Don Ramón poster

El Chavo: The Best of Don Ramón

ES · 200610.0

as El Chavo del Ocho

Lo Mejor del Chavo Del Ocho 1 e 2 poster

Lo Mejor del Chavo Del Ocho 1 e 2

ES · 20057.3

as El Chavo del Ocho / Chaves, Screenplay, Producer

Best of El Chavo, Vol. 1 poster

Best of El Chavo, Vol. 1

ES · 20019.5

as El Chavo del 8, Director, Writer

Chespirito: El Niño Que Somos poster

Chespirito: El Niño Que Somos

ES · 20017.8

as Self / Chavo del 8

In the Shadow of the Moon poster

In the Shadow of the Moon

ES · 19995.8

Producer

¡Que vivan los muertos! poster

¡Que vivan los muertos!

ES · 19986.8

Writer

Elisa Before the End of the World poster

Elisa Before the End of the World

ES · 19976.1

Producer

La Chilindrina en apuros poster

La Chilindrina en apuros

ES · 19947.3

Writer

Música de Viento poster

Música de Viento

ES · 19897.7

Actor, Director, Writer

Charrito poster

Charrito

ES · 19847.2

as Charrito, Director, Screenplay

Don Ratón y Don Ratero poster

Don Ratón y Don Ratero

ES · 19836.9

as Ratón Pérez, Writer, Director

El Chanfle 2 poster

El Chanfle 2

ES · 19827.5

as El Chanfle, Producer, Writer, Director

El Chanfle poster

El Chanfle

ES · 19797.4

as El Chanfle, Writer

Las tres magnificas poster

Las tres magnificas

ES · 19707.0

as Manolo

Fray Dólar

1970

Fray Dollar

ES · 19708.5

Actor

El cuerpazo del delito poster

El cuerpazo del delito

ES · 19705.3

as Goliath (segment "La Rebelde")

La hermana Trinquete poster

La hermana Trinquete

ES · 19706.7

as Fat tourist's husband

¡Ahí, madre! poster

¡Ahí, madre!

ES · 19705.9

Story

La princesa hippie poster

La princesa hippie

ES · 19696.8

Actor

Romance sobre ruedas poster

Romance sobre ruedas

ES · 19696.6

Writer

El zángano poster

El zángano

ES · 19685.8

Actor

Operación carambola poster

Operación carambola

ES · 19686.6

as Carlitos / Scorpio Leader's Deputy #1, Screenplay

El amor de María Isabel poster

El amor de María Isabel

ES · 19687.1

as Instructor Manejo (uncredited)

The Crazy World of the Youth poster

The Crazy World of the Youth

ES · 19676.6

Actor

Un novio para dos hermanas poster

Un novio para dos hermanas

ES · 19677.5

Screenplay

The Specter's Road poster

The Specter's Road

ES · 19678.3

Writer

Detectives o ladrones..? poster

Detectives o ladrones..?

ES · 19676.8

Screenplay

Dos pintores pintorescos poster

Dos pintores pintorescos

ES · 19676.3

Screenplay

Dos meseros majaderos poster

Dos meseros majaderos

ES · 19665.8

Writer

La cigüeña distraída poster

La cigüeña distraída

ES · 19666.4

Screenplay

Cada quién su lucha poster

Cada quién su lucha

ES · 19665.6

Writer

Los reyes del volante poster

Los reyes del volante

EN · 19658.3

Adaptation

Los astronautas poster

Los astronautas

ES · 19646.0

Screenplay

Los Invisibles poster

Los Invisibles

EN · 19635.3

Writer

¡En peligro de muerte! poster

¡En peligro de muerte!

ES · 19627.7

Writer

Limosneros con garrote poster

Limosneros con garrote

ES · 19617.0

Screenplay

Dos tontos y un loco

1961

Dos tontos y un loco

EN · 19616.9

Original Story, Writer

Pegando con tubo poster

Pegando con tubo

ES · 19617.2

Story

Un par a todo dar poster

Un par a todo dar

ES · 19616.0

Writer

Dos locos en escena poster

Dos locos en escena

ES · 19606.9

as Don Juan

Dos Criados Malcriados poster

Dos Criados Malcriados

EN · 19606.7

Actor