Roberto Gómez Bolaños
ActingAlso Known As
Chespirito, R. Gómez Bolaños, Roberto G. Bolaños, Roberto Bolaños
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.
Movies
(22 total)
El Chanfle
as El Chanfle
El Chanfle 2
as El Chanfle
Operación carambola
as Carlitos / Scorpio Leader's Deputy #1
Charrito
as Charrito
Chespirito: El Niño Que Somos
as Self / Chavo del 8
Don Ratón y Don Ratero
as Ratón Pérez
El cuerpazo del delito
as Goliath (segment "La Rebelde")
A Day in the Life
as Chaves (El Chavo) (archive footage )
Dos locos en escena
as Don Juan
El amor de María Isabel
as Instructor Manejo (uncredited)
La hermana Trinquete
as Fat tourist's husband
Las tres magnificas
as Manolo
Best of El Chavo, Vol. 1
as El Chavo del 8
Lo Mejor del Chavo Del Ocho 1 e 2
as El Chavo del Ocho / Chaves
El Chavo: The Best of Don Ramón
as El Chavo del Ocho
TV Shows
(10 total)
El Chavo del Ocho
as El Chavo del Ocho
El Chapulín Colorado
as Chapulin / Doctor Chapatin / Chespirito / Chómpiras / El Flaco / Charles Chaplin / Mesero majadero / Soldado Shakespeare
Chespirito: Not Really on Purpose
as Self / Chavo del 8 (archive footage)
Animal nocturno
as Self
De pé a pá
as Self