Roberto Gómez Bolaños
Actor
Biography
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.
Filmography
El Chanfle
as El Chanfle 1979
El Chanfle 2
as El Chanfle 1982
Operación carambola
as Carlitos / Scorpio Leader's Deputy #1 1968
Música de Viento
1989
Charrito
as Charrito 1984
Chespirito: El Niño Que Somos
as Self / Chavo del 8 2001
Don Ratón y Don Ratero
as Ratón Pérez 1983
El cuerpazo del delito
as Goliath (segment "La Rebelde") 1970
Dos Criados Malcriados
1960
A Day in the Life
as Chaves (El Chavo) (archive footage ) 2010
El zángano
1968
Dos locos en escena
as Don Juan 1960
El amor de María Isabel
as Instructor Manejo (uncredited) 1968
La princesa hippie
1969
La hermana Trinquete
as Fat tourist's husband 1970
Las tres magnificas
as Manolo 1970
The Crazy World of the Youth
1967