Name
Roberto Gómez Bolaños
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1929-02-21
Deathday
2014-11-28 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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.
Known For
6.9
A tap dancing exterminator is mistaken for an out-of-town hit man by two rival gangs, each...
6
Viruta and Capulina are recruited by a group of Venusian space women to serve as an exampl...
7.5
Pili and uncle Angel travel to Mexico to see Mili dancing at her debut in a theater in the...
6.1
10-year-old Elisa, whose parents are about to lose their new car due to financial problems...
6.6
Two clumsy and absent-minded spies (Capulina and Chespirito) are hired to save the world f...
5.3
Anthology film: three "sophisticated" rom-com scenarios....
8.3
A group of people, including Capulina and Viruta, head towards the city by train. A heavy ...
- 2001 Best of El Chavo, Vol. 1 as El Chavo del 8
- 1984 Charrito as Charrito
- 1968 El zángano
- 1983 Don Ratón y Don Ratero as Ratón Pérez
- 1989 Música de Viento
- 1960 Dos locos en escena as Don Juan
- 1982 El Chanfle 2 as El Chanfle
- 1979 El Chanfle as El Chanfle
- 1970 Las tres magnificas as Manolo
- 1970 Fray Dollar
- 1968 Operación carambola as Carlitos / Scorpio Leader's Deputy #1
- 1969 La princesa hippie
- 1970 El cuerpazo del delito as Goliath (segment "La Rebelde")
- 2001 Chespirito: El Niño Que Somos as Self / Chavo del 8
- 1967 The Crazy World of the Youth
- 1960 Dos Criados Malcriados
- 2005 Lo Mejor del Chavo Del Ocho 1 e 2 as El Chavo del Ocho / Chaves
- 1970 La hermana Trinquete as Fat tourist's husband
- 1968 El amor de María Isabel as Instructor Manejo (uncredited)
- 2026 Dare To Live as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 El Chavo: The Best of Don Ramón as El Chavo del Ocho
- 2010 A Day in the Life as Chaves (El Chavo) (archive footage )
- 2006 Animal nocturno ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1996 De pé a pá ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2008 TV o no TV ( 1 episode ) as Self - Actor 'Chespirito'
- 1973 El Chavo del Ocho ( 314 episodes ) as El Chavo del Ocho
- 1970 Los Supergenios de la Mesa Cuadrada ( 33 episodes )
- 1973 El Chapulín Colorado ( 289 episodes ) as Chapulin / Doctor Chapatin / Chespirito / Chómpiras / El Flaco / Charles Chaplin / Mesero majadero / Soldado Shakespeare
- 2002 Las Lunas del Auditorio ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1980 Chespirito ( 641 episodes )
- 1970 El Ciudadano Gómez ( 9 episodes ) as Ciudadano Gómez
- 2025 Chespirito: Not Really on Purpose ( 8 episodes ) as Self / Chavo del 8 (archive footage)
