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 continues to be immensely popular, with daily worldwide viewership averaging 91 million viewers per episode.
Known for
Credits
El Chanfle (1979)
as El Chanfle
Charrito (1984)
as Charrito
El zángano (1968)
Actor
Don Ratón y Don Ratero (1983)
as Ratón Pérez
El Chanfle 2 (1982)
as El Chanfle
A Day in the Life (2010)
as Chaves (El Chavo) (archive footage )
Música de Viento (1989)
Actor
Operación carambola (1968)
as Carlitos / Scorpio Leader's Deputy #1
Fray Dollar (1970)
Actor
Dare To Live (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
Chespirito: El Niño Que Somos (2001)
as Self / Chavo del 8
Dos Criados Malcriados (1960)
Actor
Las tres magnificas (1970)
as Manolo
Dos locos en escena (1960)
as Don Juan
The Crazy World of the Youth (1967)
Actor
El amor de María Isabel (1968)
as Instructor Manejo (uncredited)
El cuerpazo del delito (1970)
as Goliath (segment "La Rebelde")
La hermana Trinquete (1970)
as Fat tourist's husband
Best of El Chavo, Vol. 1 (2001)
as El Chavo del 8
La princesa hippie (1969)
Actor
Lo Mejor del Chavo Del Ocho 1 e 2 (2005)
as El Chavo del Ocho / Chaves
El Chavo: The Best of Don Ramón (2006)
as El Chavo del Ocho