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'{{Expand Spanish|Roberto Gómez Bolaños|date=February 2020}} {{short description|Mexican filmmaker}} {{Spanish name|Gómez|Bolaños}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Chespirito | image = Chespirito.jpg | alt = | caption = Chespirito in the 1970s | birth_name = Roberto Gómez Bolaños | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1929|2|21}} | birth_place = [[Mexico City]], Mexico<ref name="birdea"/> | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2014|11|28|1929|2|21}} | death_place = [[Cancún]], [[Quintana Roo]], Mexico<ref name="birdea"/> | nationality = Mexican | occupation = Comedian, screenwriter, television and film director, actor | spouse = {{marriage|Graciela Fernández|1968|1989|reason=divorce}}<br/>{{marriage|[[Florinda Meza]]|2004-2014}} | sibling = 1, including [Horacio Gòmez Bolaños] <nowiki>|</nowiki> children = 5, including <nowiki>[[Roberto Gómez Fernández,Paulina Gòmez, Sarai Jeter Gòmez, Selena Gómez]]</nowiki> | resting_place = [[Panteón Francés]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/2014/chespirito-panteon-frances-piedad-funeral-1058522.html |title=Despiden a Chespirito en Panteón Francés de La Piedad|newspaper=El Universal|accessdate=2 December 2014}}</ref> [[Mexico City]] | module = {{Infobox comedian|embed=yes | medium = Television, film, music, theatre, [[comic book]]s | active = 1947–2000 | genre = [[Sketch comedy|Sketch]], [[farce]], [[physical comedy]], sitcom, satire | subject = Children, [[language]], [[parody]], [[superhero]]es, [[social issue]]s | influences = | influenced = | domesticpartner = | notable_work = ''[[Chespirito (TV series)|Chespirito]]''<br />''[[El Chapulín Colorado]]''<br />''[[El Chavo del Ocho]]'' | signature = | website = | footnotes = | module = }} }} '''Roberto Gómez Bolaños''' (21 February 1929 – 28 November 2014),<ref name='Muere Roberto Gómez Bolaños "Chespirito"'>{{cite news|last1=Varillas|first1=Adriana|title=Muere Roberto Gómez Bolaños "Chespirito"|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/2014/muere-chespirito-1057934.html|accessdate= 2014-11-28 |work=[[El Universal (Mexico City)|El Universal]]|date=2014-11-28}}</ref> more commonly known by his stage name '''Chespirito''', or "Little [[Shakespeare]]"{{sfn |Mora |1982 |p=[https://archive.org/details/mexicancinemaref00mora/page/162 162]}} was a Mexican comedian, screenwriter, actor, and director, regarded as one of Latin America's most beloved comedians.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/roberto-gomez-bola-os-comedian-who-changed-comedy-in-latin-america-with-his-television-character-el-9901707.html |title=Roberto Gomez Bolaños: Comedian who changed comedy in Latin America with his television character 'El Chavo del Ocho' | newspaper= The Independent |date=2014-12-03|accessdate= 2014-12-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/titan-latin-american-comedy-mexicos-beloved-chespirito-dead-85-n257971 |title=Titan of Latin American Comedy, Mexico's Beloved 'Chespirito' Dead at 85 | publisher=NBC News |date= 2014-11-28 |accessdate=2014-12-23}}</ref> He is mostly known by his acting role Chavo from the sitcom [[El Chavo del Ocho|El Chavo Del 8]]. He was internationally known for writing, directing, and starring in the ''[[Chespirito (TV series)|Chespirito]]'' (1970–1973, 1980–1995), ''[[El Chavo del Ocho]]'' (1973–1980), and ''[[El Chapulín Colorado]]'' (1973–1979) television series. The character of ''El Chavo'' is one of the most iconic in the history of Latin American television, and ''El Chavo del Ocho'' continues to be immensely popular, with daily worldwide viewership averaging 91 million viewers.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andersonantunes/2012/02/01/meet-el-chavo-the-worlds-most-famous-and-richest-orphan/ |title=Meet El Chavo, The World's Most Famous (And Richest) Orphan |magazine=[[Forbes]] |accessdate= 2014-11-29}}</ref> ==Early life== Roberto Gómez Bolaños was born in [[Mexico City]].<ref name="birdea">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/world/americas/roberto-gmez-bolaos-mexicos-comedic-artist-chespirito-dies-at-85.html|title=Roberto Gómez Bolaños, Mexico's Comedic Artist 'Chespirito,' Dies at 85|first=Elias E.|last=Lopez|date=2014-11-28|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> His father, Francisco Gómez Linares (c. 1892 – 7 September 1935), was a painter and a cartoonist from the city of [[Guanajuato, Guanajuato]], who died of a stroke at the age of 43. His mother, Elsa Bolaños Aguilar (4 April 1902 – 22 December 1968), was a bilingual secretary (fluent in both Spanish and English) from the city of [[Oaxaca, Oaxaca|Oaxaca]], the youngest child of Ramón Bolaños Cacho, a military doctor, and his [[Zacatecas]]-born wife, María Aguilar.{{sfn|Gómez Bolaños|2007|p=14}} Via his mother, Bolaños was a [[Cousin#First cousins once removed|first cousin once removed]] of the [[President of Mexico]] from 1964 to 1970, [[Gustavo Díaz Ordaz]].{{sfn|Gómez Bolaños|2007|p=15}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cunadegrillos.com/2014/11/28/el-presidente-que-era-tio-de-chespirito/|title=El presidente que era tío de Chespirito|date=2014-11-28}}</ref> He had an older brother, Francisco (1926–2010), a younger brother, [[Horacio Gómez Bolaños]], who portrayed the character Godínez in ''[[El Chavo del Ocho]]'', and an even older half brother, product of one of his father's liaisons with another woman.{{sfn|Gómez Bolaños|2007|p=}}{{page needed|date=February 2020}} Before becoming an actor, Gómez was an amateur [[boxing|boxer]]. He studied engineering at the [[National Autonomous University of Mexico]] (UNAM), but he did not graduate, as he admitted to having a misconception of what engineering actually did.<ref>{{cite news|title=Falleció Roberto Gómez Bolaños "Chespirito" a los 85 años|url=http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2014/11/28/fallece-roberto-gomez-bolanos-a-los-85-anos-8061.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141201031141/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2014/11/28/fallece-roberto-gomez-bolanos-a-los-85-anos-8061.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-12-01|accessdate=2014-11-28|newspaper=[[La Jornada]]|date=2014-11-28|language=es}}</ref> Before he became famous, he wrote a number of plays, contributed dialogue to Mexican film and television scripts, and secured some character-acting work. His stage name, "Chespirito", meaning "little Shakespeare", was given to him by a producer during his first years as a writer and was concocted from the Spanish phonetic pronunciation of [[William Shakespeare]] — "Chespir" — combined with "ito," a diminutive commonly used in Spanish.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Benedetti|first1=Ana Maria|title=10 Things You Didn't Know About 'El Chavo Del Ocho'|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/28/el-chavo-del-ocho-facts_n_5367671.html|accessdate=2014-11-28|newspaper= [[The Huffington Post]]|date=2014-11-28}}</ref><ref name ="FoxLatino">{{cite web|url=http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2014/11/30/thousands-chespirito-fans-gather-in-mexican-stadium-for-heartfelt-tribute/ |title=Thousands of Chespirito fans gather in Mexican stadium for heartfelt tribute|publisher=Fox News Latino|accessdate=2014-12-04}}</ref> ==Career== [[File:Chaparrón_Bonaparte.jpg|thumb|right|Chespirito as Chaparrón Bonaparte in ''[[Chespirito (TV series)|Chespirito]]'']] Chespirito was discovered as an actor while waiting in line to apply for a job as a writer; soon he began writing and starring in his children's comedy shows.<ref>{{cite news|title='Chespirito' y el cine|url=http://noticieros.televisa.com/mexico/1411/chespirito-cine/|accessdate= 2014-11-28 |publisher=[[Televisa]]|date= 2014-11-28 |language=es}}</ref> Chespirito's first show was ''Los Supergenios de la Mesa Cuadrada'', a [[sketch comedy]] show that premiered in 1968; the show also starred [[Ramón Valdés]], [[María Antonieta de las Nieves]], and [[Rubén Aguirre]]. ''Los Supergenios'' was later renamed ''Chespirito y la Mesa Cuadrada'' and later ''Chespirito''. The characters ''El Chavo'', ''El Chapulín Colorado'', and ''Dr. Chapatín'' were introduced on this show (1972, 1970 and 1968 respectively).<ref>{{cite news|title=El entrañable 'Doctor Chapatín'|url=http://noticieros.televisa.com/mexico/1411/entranable-doctor-chapatin/|accessdate= 2014-11-29 |publisher=[[Televisa]]|date= 2014-11-29 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Las 12 cosas poco conocidas de Chespirito y sus programas|url=http://www.cnnchile.com/noticia/2014/11/28/las-12-cosas-poco-conocidas-de-chespirito-y-sus-programas|accessdate=29 November 2014|agency=[[Turner Broadcasting System]]|publisher=[[CNN]]| date= 2014-11-29 |language=es}}</ref> ===''El Chavo del Ocho'' and ''El Chapulín Colorado''=== His best known roles were in the shows ''[[El Chavo del Ocho]]'' and ''[[El Chapulín Colorado]]''. Both series premiered in 1973 and were based on sketches of the same name from ''Los Supergenios''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bautista|first1=Eduardo|title=Chespirito, el hombre que hizo reír a América Latina|url=http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/after-office/chespirito-el-hombre-que-hizo-reir-a-america-latina.html|accessdate= 2014-11-29 |newspaper==El Financiero|date= 2014-11-29 |language=es}}</ref> The shows were produced by Mexican TV network [[Televisa]] and aired in 124 countries. Other shows produced by and starring Chespirito were the short-lived ''La Chicharra'' from 1979 and a second version of ''Chespirito'' from 1980 to 1995.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Aguirre|first1=Francisco|title=Más allá del Chavo: Los cinco shows de Chespirito que tal vez nunca conociste|url=http://www.latercera.com/noticia/entretencion/2014/11/661-606569-9-mas-alla-del-chavo-los-cinco-shows-de-chespirito-que-tal-vez-nunca-conociste.shtml|accessdate= 2014-11-29 |publisher=La Tercera|date= 2014-11-29 |language=es}}</ref> [[File:Prof._Chespirito.jpg|thumb|left |Chespirito as Dr. Chapatín in ''[[Chespirito (TV series)|Chespirito]]'']] In ''El Chavo,'' Chespirito played an 8-year-old boy who often took refuge inside a wooden rain barrel in a Mexican neighborhood,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nájar|first1=Alberto|title=Adiós a Chespirito, una vida "sin querer queriendo"|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/noticias/2014/11/140502_chespirito_obituario_mexico_chavo_chapulin_an.shtml|accessdate= 2014-11-28 | publisher=[[BBC Mundo]]|date= 2014-11-28 |language=es}}</ref> and in ''El Chapulín Colorado'' he played a good-hearted [[superhero]] who gets involved in humorous situations.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Duque Cardozo|first1=Mario Alberto|title=El Chapulín, el héroe inolvidable|url=http://www.elcolombiano.com/cultura/el-chapulin-el-heroe-inolvidable-BB773355|accessdate= 2014-11-28 |newspaper=El Colombiano|date= 2014-11-28 |language=es}}</ref> ''[[The Simpsons]]'' creator [[Matt Groening]] has said that he created the [[Bumblebee Man]] character after watching ''El Chapulín Colorado'' in a motel on the [[Mexico–United States border|United States–Mexico border]]. [[File:El Chavo-Chespirito.jpg|thumb|right |Chespirito as ''El Chavo'']] ''El Chavo'' and ''El Chapulín Colorado'' have become [[cultural icon]]s all over Latin America and the United States and have aired in many countries worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|title=El Chavo del ocho, icono de la cultura de AL, cumplió 40 años|url=http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2011/06/22/espectaculos/a08n3esp|accessdate= 2014-11-28 |agency=Agence France-Presse|newspaper=[[La Jornada]]|date= 2011-06-22 |language=es}}</ref> Roberto Gomez Bolanos was also noted as a composer. He started writing music as a hobby, and most of his early musical work was related to his comedy work, featured particularly in occasional ''Chapulín Colorado'' or ''Chavo del Ocho'' special episodes. Later works include the theme songs for various Mexican movies and [[telenovela]]s, such as ''Alguna Vez Tendremos Alas'' and ''La Dueña''. He is also the creator of the theater comedy ''Once y Doce'' (''Eleven and Twelve''), the most successful theater comedy in Mexican history; it is still played occasionally.<ref>{{cite news|title=Murió el célebre comediante mexicano '|url=http://www.dw.de/muri%C3%B3-el-c%C3%A9lebre-comediante-mexicano-chespirito/a-18100855|accessdate= 2014-11-29 |publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]]|date= 2014-11-29 |language=es}}</ref> ==Works by Chespirito== [[File:LogoCH93.PNG|thumb|right |''[[Chespirito (TV series)|Chespirito]]'' logo]] [[File:El Chapulín Colorado logo.svg|thumb|right |''[[El Chapulín Colorado]]'' logo]] *''[[Los Supergenios de la Mesa Cuadrada]]'' (1968–1973), renamed ''Chespirito y la Mesa Cuadrada'' in 1970 and ''Chespirito'' in 1971. *''El Ciudadano Gómez'' (1968–1969; 1973; 1994–1995), a parody of [[Citizen Kane]].<ref name=publi>{{cite news|title=5 programas de Chespirito que no fueron tan exitosos como 'El Chavo'|url=http://www.publimetro.com.mx/entretenimiento/5-programas-de-chespirito-que-no-fueron-tan-exitosos-como-el-chavo/XeSnkC!cucuGjmG5FVx43IQCpvcZQ/|accessdate=29 November 2014|publisher=Publimetro|date=29 November 2014|language=es}}</ref> [[File:El Chavo (simple logo).svg|thumb|right |''[[El Chavo del Ocho]]'' logo]] *''Dr. Chapatín'' (1968–1979; 1980–1995), one of the presenters of ''Los Supergenios'' who starred in sketches in the show, also appeared in the ''El Chapulín Colorado'' half-hour show of 1973–1979. He represents an old doctor who constantly has fights and confusions due to his old age and hitting people with a paper bag whose contents were never revealed in-sketch. In an interview, Chespirito revealed that Dr. Chapatín carried in his bag all the bad feelings of the people, which is why it hurt a lot. Dr. Chapatín's character did a small cameo in the movies "El Chanfle", "El Chanfle 2","Don Ratón y Don Ratero", and "El Charrito". *''Chespirito (character)'' (1968–1975; 1980–1986; 1991–1992; 1994–1995), occasionally starred in sketches of the ''Los Supergenios'' as a "character". *''[[El Chapulín Colorado]]'' (1970–1973; 1973–1979; 1980–1993), second most successful character of Bolaños; became a weekly half-hour show in 1973. A naive but brave superhero who always tries to help people in problems. *''Los Chifladitos'' (1970–1972; 1980–1995), starred alongside [[Rubén Aguirre]], one of the main sketches of the ''Los Supergenios'' until Aguirre left the show. Chespirito did Chaparron Bonaparte and Aguirre, Lucas Tañeda, as a pair of demented characters who ran in several confusions by the use of puns and the unexpected convulsions of Chaparron called "Chiripiorcas".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ávila|first1=Carlos|title=Chaparrón Bonaparte, personaje clave de los Chifladitos|url=http://noticieros.televisa.com/mexico/1411/chaparron-bonaparte-personaje-clave-chifladitos/|accessdate=29 November 2014|publisher=[[Televisa]]|date=29 November 2014|language=es}}</ref> *''Los Caquitos'' (1970–1975; 1980–1995) became the third most successful creation of Bolaños; sketches were created until 1975. Originally they were Chespirito as ''Chómpiras'' and [[Ramón Valdés]] as ''Peterete''. In the sketches of the 80s, [[Edgar Vivar]] took the place of Valdés, playing a new character named ''El Botija'', while [[Florinda Meza]] got a new character for the sketches as ''La Chimoltrufia'', Botija's wife. It became Chespirito's main act in the last years of his program due to his being too old to perform his other characters. *''Los Chiripiojos'' (1972), is the family La Chimoltrufia.<ref name=terra>{{cite news|title=Moda con inspiración en los personajes de "Chespirito"|url=http://vidayestilo.terra.com.pe/moda/moda/moda-con-inspiracion-en-los-personajes-de-chespirito,2fae6bfdd78f9410VgnVCM3000009af154d0RCRD.html|accessdate=29 November 2014|publisher=[[Terra Networks]]|date=29 November 2014|language=es}}</ref> *''[[El Chavo del Ocho]]'' (1971–1973; 1973–1980; 1980–1992), created as immediate successor of ''Los Chifladitos''; become a weekly half-hour show in 1973. Is about a poor kid who lives in a small neighborhood with other families who share comic situations. It's Chespirito's most successful character. *''La Chicharra'' (1979–1982), half-hour show that replaced ''El Chapulín Colorado'' in 1979. He tried to create something new with a newspaper reporter who happens to take the wrong news in the wrong place. The show's lead character, Vicente Chambon, originally appeared as part of ''Chespirito'' in its early days.<ref name=publi/> *''Don Calavera'' (1994–1995), the last character created by Chespirito, appears only in the 1980–1995 version of the ''Chespirito'' show.<ref name=publi/> ==Later years== On 19 November 2004, after 27 years together, he married actress and longtime companion [[Florinda Meza]], who starred as Doña Florinda in ''El Chavo''.<ref>{{cite news|title=El Chavo del Ocho" festejó 27 años de amor con "Doña Florinda |url= http://www.eluniverso.com/2004/11/20/0001/1065/30D8753D63B041E3A907DE21910D0F0C.html|accessdate= 2014-11-28 |agency=EFE México|publisher=El Universo|date= 2004-11-20|language=es}}</ref> After show production was stopped for ''El Chavo'' and ''El Chapulín Colorado'', both toured Mexico and the rest of Latin America and the United States with different plays, sometimes playing the characters who made them famous. In 2003, ''Chespirito'' and Florinda Meza received the keys to the city of [[Cicero, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Se recupera"Chespirito" tras una neumonía|url=http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2007/284711.html|accessdate= 2014-11-28 |publisher=[[La Crónica de Hoy]]|date= 2007-02-08 |language=es}}</ref> During Mexico's presidential [[2000 Mexican general election|campaigns of 2000]] and [[2006 Mexican general election|2006]] he openly supported the [[National Action Party (Mexico)|National Action Party]] (PAN) by appearing in TV commercials and urging people to vote for the party's candidates, [[Vicente Fox]] and [[Felipe Calderón]].<ref name="Milenio">{{cite news|title=A Gómez Bolaños le gustaba meterse en la política|url=http://www.milenio.com/politica/Chespirito_y_la_politica-murio_Chespirito-Chespirito_muerte-Roberto_Gomez_Bolanos_0_299370463.html|accessdate= 2014-11-28 |newspaper=[[Milenio]]|date= 2014-11-28 |language=es}}</ref> For the [[2012 Mexican general election|2012 race]], he made public that he would vote for the PAN candidate, [[Josefina Vázquez Mota]], but did not appear in a commercial.<ref name="Milenio"/> In 2007, he joined a campaign led by Catholics and conservatives against the legalization of abortion in Mexico City.<ref name="Milenio"/> He shared that while pregnant with him, his mother suffered an accident and the doctor advised her to get an abortion; she refused.<ref name="Milenio"/> He also wrote the books ''El Diario de El Chavo del Ocho'' ("Diary From the Kid from Number 8"),<ref>{{cite book |last=Bolaños |first=Roberto Gómez |date=2007 |title=El Diario de el Chavo del Ocho |publisher=Punto de Lectura |isbn=9786071110411}}</ref> ''...Y También Poemas'' ("...And Poems Too"),{{sfn |Bolaños |2006}} and ''Sin Querer Queriendo: Memorias'' ("Accidentally on Purpose: Memoirs"). In 2009, he was also honored by the Colombian TV-channel [[RCN TV|RCN]] in which he received the keys of the municipality of [[Soacha]]; more than 20,000 people attended the homage. On 12 November 2009, he was admitted to a [[Mexico City]] hospital due to prostate complications, which required a simple surgery to treat. He was released from treatment the following day.<ref>{{cite news|title=Operan de la próstata a Chespirito|url=http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias/2009/11/12/i223130_operan-prstata-chespirito.html|accessdate= 2014-11-28 |publisher=Diario Libre|date= 2009-11-12|language=es}}</ref> On 29 February 2012, a celebration of Chespirito's life and work was held at the [[National Auditorium|Auditorio Nacional]].<ref name="ElUniverso">{{cite web|url=http://www.eluniverso.com/2012/03/01/1/1379/america-celebra-chespirito.html |title=América celebra a Chespirito |publisher=El Universo |accessdate= 2014-11-29 |date=29 February 2012 }}</ref> The special, titled ''América celebra a Chespirito'', was a multinational tribute that gathered a diverse group of actors, singers, and fans from 17 nations.<ref name="ElUniverso"/><ref name="CNNMX">{{cite web |url=http://cnnmexico.com/entretenimiento/2012/02/29/roberto-gomez-bolanos-abandona-su-homenaje-por-complicaciones-de-salud |archive-url=https://archive.is/20141130085229/http://cnnmexico.com/entretenimiento/2012/02/29/roberto-gomez-bolanos-abandona-su-homenaje-por-complicaciones-de-salud |url-status=dead |archive-date= 2014-11-30 |title=Roberto Gómez Bolaños abandona su homenaje por complicaciones de salud |publisher=CNN |accessdate= 2014-11-29}}</ref> They included [[Armando Manzanero]], [[Thalía]], [[Ximena Navarrete]], [[Marco Antonio Regil]], [[Juan Gabriel]], [[Diego Verdaguer]], [[Gian Marco]], [[Pandora (musical group)|Pandora]], [[Reik]], and [[OV7]].<ref name="ElUniverso"/><ref name="CNNMX"/> Chespirito's ill health was apparent: he was in a wheelchair, required oxygen tanks, and could not stay the entire program.<ref name="ElUniverso"/><ref name="CNNMX"/> Nonetheless, he expressed great emotion and gratitude for the tribute.<ref name="CNNMX"/> The special was broadcast across the participating nations on 11 March.<ref name="ElUniverso"/><ref name="CNNMX"/> Over Twitter, Chespirito denounced the actions of the [[Yo Soy 132]] movement after the takeover of Televisa Chapultepec following the 2012 election.<ref name="Milenio"/> In 2012, Chespirito was honored by his friends and former cast members, putting an end to many rumors that the comedian was dying. Even so, former colleagues such as [[Edgar Vivar]] expressed their concern publicly for Chespirito's poor health. Two themes from [[Jean-Jacques Perrey]], "The Elephant Never Forgets" and "Baroque Hoedown" were used as the main themes for ''[[El Chavo del Ocho|El Chavo]]'' and ''[[El Chapulín Colorado]]''. He and Mexican multimedia conglomerate [[Televisa]] were sued by the composers in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|title = New Complaints|url = http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/09/09/New_Complaints.htm|website = Courthouse News Service|access-date = 2016-01-20|date = 2009-09-09 |url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160923074044/http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/09/09/New_Complaints.htm |archivedate = 2016-09-23|df = dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Jean-Jacques Perrey et al v. Televisa S.A. de C.V. et al, No. 2:2009cv06508 – Document 43 (C.D. Cal. 2009)|url = http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/california/cacdce/2:2009cv06508/453431/43/|website = Justia Law|access-date = 2016-01-20}}</ref> The case was settled in 2010.<ref name="Frajman">{{cite news |last1=Frajman |first1=Eduardo |title=Jean Jacques Perrey: He Helped Shape the Latin American Imagination, and Didn't Even Know It! |url=https://lemonwire.com/2017/03/17/jean-jacques-perrey-he-helped-shape-the-latin-american-imagination-and-didnt-even-know-it/ |accessdate=2017-06-14 |work=LemonWire |date=2017-03-17}}</ref> ==Death== On 28 November 2014, Chespirito died from heart failure as a complication of [[Parkinson's disease]] at the age of 85, in his home in [[Cancún]], [[Quintana Roo]], Mexico.<ref name="tinoco">{{cite web|last1=Tinoco|first1=Armando|title=Roberto Gómez Bolaños 'Chespirito' Dies: Mexican Legend Dead At 85 From Heart Failure|url=http://www.latintimes.com/roberto-gomez-bolanos-chespirito-dies-mexican-legend-dead-85-heart-failure-169736|work=Latin Times|date=28 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Murió Roberto Gómez Bolaños, 'Chespirito'|url=http://noticieros.televisa.com/mexico/1411/murio-roberto-gomez-bolanos-chespirito/|publisher=Noticieros Televisa|date=28 November 2014}}</ref> Many Mexican celebrities and Chespirito's former co-stars took to Twitter to express their feelings and send their condolences to Chespirito's widow and family. Such celebrities and former co-stars included [[George Lopez]], [[Eugenio Derbez]], [[Carlos Villagran]], [[Edgar Vivar]], [[Ruben Aguirre]], and [[María Antonieta de las Nieves]]. Chespirito is widely regarded as one of the most renowned Spanish-language comedians of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite news|title='Chespirito,' beloved Mexican comedian who made a generation laugh, dead at 85|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/chespirito-beloved-mexican-comedian-who-made-a-generation-laugh-dead-at-85|accessdate=30 November 2014|publisher=[[Fox News Channel]]|date=30 November 2014}}</ref> On 1 December 2014, he was buried at the [[Panteón Francés]] in Mexico City,<ref name="Globo">{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/noticia/2014/12/roberto-bolanos-sera-enterrado-nesta-segunda-na-cidade-do-mexico.html |title=Roberto Bolaños será enterrado nesta segunda na Cidade do México |publisher=[[Grupo Globo|Globo]] |accessdate=2 December 2014|date=December 2014 }}</ref> following a private funeral on Saturday and a public one held on Sunday at the [[Aztec Stadium]], attended by about 40,000 fans.<ref name="Globo"/> His widow does not permit fans to visit his tomb. A private security guard is there along with a security camera at all times. ==Legacy== [[File:El chavo.jpg|thumb|right |A statue of "El Chavo" stands in [[Cali]], [[Colombia]]]] Chespirito has been described as one of the most recognized Mexican comedians of the 20th century as well as being well known and honored in all of Latin America. He has been honored for his creative writing, characters, comedic pick-up lines, and for his clean humor style. His television shows were broadcast throughout the world and have been translated into over 50 languages. His TV shows have been made into [[cartoons]] since 2006 ([[El Chavo Animado]], with some other Chespirito characters appearing in the show). The animated [[El Chavo]] show has been translated into English, Portuguese, and French. An animated TV show based on another famous Chespirito character, [[El Chapulín Colorado]], was announced in 2015. It aired the first episode online on 13 April. The [[Google Doodle]] of 21 February 2020 honored Chespirito.<ref name="Martinez">{{cite web |last1=Martinez |first1=Laura |title=Google Doodle honors Mexican comedian Chespirito |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/google-doodle-mexican-comedian-chespirito/ |website=CNET |accessdate=2020-02-21 |date=2020-02-21}}</ref> ==Filmography== ===Films=== *''[[Dos locos en escena]]'' (1960) – Don Juan *''Dos criados malcriados'' (1960)<ref name=unipeli/> – El Maestro *''El mundo loco de los jóvenes'' (1967)<ref name=huffpeli/> *''Operación carambola'' (1968)<ref name=huffpeli/> – Carlitos / Scorpio Leader's Deputy No. 1 *''El zángano'' (1968)<ref name=unipeli/> – Psicologo *''La princesa hippie'' (1968)<ref name=huffpeli/> *''La princesita y vagabunda'' (1969)<ref name=unipeli/> *''Las tres magníficas'' (1970)<ref name=unipeli/> – Manolo *''El amor de María Isabel'' (1970)<ref name=huffpeli>{{cite news|title=Chespirito, un enamorado del fútbol y del América|url=http://voces.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/28/chanfle-america_n_6238606.html|accessdate=28 November 2014|work=[[HuffPost]]|date=28 November 2014}}</ref> – Instructor manejo (uncredited) *''El cuerpazo del delito'' (1970)<ref name=huffpeli/> – Goliath (segment "La Rebelde") *''La hermana Trinquete'' (1970)<ref name=unipeli/> – Esposo de la turista gorda *''[[El Chanfle]]'' (1979) – El Chanfle *''[[El Chanfle 2]]'' (1982)<ref name=unipeli/> – El Chanfle *''Don ratón y don ratero '' (1983)<ref name=unipeli/> – Ratón Pérez / Dr. Chapatín *''El Charrito (film)|El Charrito'' (1984) – Charrito *Las Riveras (1987) *''Música de viento'' (1988)<ref name=unipeli>{{cite news|title=Las películas de Chespirito|url=http://entretenimiento.univision.com/chespirito/lo-ultimo/article/2011-10-19/chespirito-peliculas|accessdate=28 November 2014|publisher=[[Univision]]|date=19 October 2011|language=es}}</ref> – Quevedo *El Chanfle 3 (1996) *El Santo (2000) ===Writer=== *''[[Los legionarios]]'' (1958) *''[[Angelitos del trapecio]]'' (1959) *''Vagabundo y millonario'' (1959)<ref name=huffpeli/> *''Dos criados malcriados'' (1960)<ref name=unipeli/> *''[[Los tigres del desierto]]'' (1960) *''[[El dolor de pagar la renta]]'' (1960) *''Los desenfrenados'' (1960)<ref name=huffpeli/> *''Dos tontos y un loco'' (1961)<ref name=unipeli/> *''Limosneros con garrote'' (1961)<ref name=huffpeli/> *''[[Pegando con tubo]]'' (1961) *''¡En peligro de muerte!'' (1962)<ref name=huffpeli/> *''Los invisibles'' (1963)<ref name=unipeli/> *''[[Los astronautas]]'' (1964) *''[[Los reyes del volante]]'' (1965) *''[[Un novio para dos hermanas]]'' (1966) *''[[El camino de los espantos]]'' (1967) *''Operación carambola'' (1968)<ref name=huffpeli/> *''La princesa hippie'' (1969)<ref name=huffpeli/> *''Fray Dólar'' (1970)<ref name=unipeli/> *''¡Ahí madre!'' (1970)<ref name=unipeli/> *''[[El Chanfle]]'' (1979) *''El Chanfle II'' (1982) *''Charrito'' (1984)<ref name=unipeli/> *Las Riveras (1987) *''Once y Doce'' (1994) *El Chanfle III (1996) *''¡Que vivan los muertos!'' (1998)<ref name=huffpeli/> *El Santo (2000) ===Composer=== *''[[Los legionarios]]'' (1958) *''Tres lecciones de amor'' (1959)<ref name=unipeli/> *''¡En peligro de muerte!'' (1962)<ref name=unipeli/> *''Charrito'' (1984)<ref name=unipeli/> ==References== {{reflist}} ===Bibliography=== * {{cite book |last=Gómez Bolaños |first1=Roberto |title=Sin querer queriendo |trans-title = Wanting Without Wanting |year=2007 |publisher=Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial |location= Mexico City |isbn=9786071110565 |ref=harv |oclc=898484220 }} *{{cite book |last=Bolaños |first=Roberto |title=...y también poemas |publisher=Punto de lectura |location=México |year=2006 |isbn=9786071110329 |oclc=911181209 |language=es |ref=harv }} *{{cite book |last=Mora |first=Carl |title=Mexican cinema : reflections of a society, 1896-1980 |publisher=University of California Press |location=Berkeley |year=1982 |isbn=978-0-520-04304-6 |oclc=7554748 |ref=harv |url=https://archive.org/details/mexicancinemaref00moraa}} ==External links== {{commons}} *{{IMDb name|0350867}} *{{official|http://www.chespirito.com}} *{{cite web| url = http://www.chespirito.org | title = Episodes guide, videos, collectibles, etc.}} *{{cite web| url = https://elchavo.remembered.com | title = El Chavo Online Memorial}} {{Chespirito}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chespirito}} [[Category:Chespirito| ]] [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Chespirito actors]] [[Category:Mexican male film actors]] [[Category:Mexican male comedians]] [[Category:Mexican male composers]] [[Category:Mexican people of Spanish descent]] [[Category:Mexican songwriters]] [[Category:Male songwriters]] [[Category:Mexican television directors]] [[Category:Mexican male television actors]] [[Category:National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni]] [[Category:Comedians from Mexico City]] [[Category:Male actors from Mexico City]] [[Category:Musicians from Mexico City]]'