Roberto Gómez Bolaños
Born: 1929-02-21 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Died: 2014-11-28
Known For: Acting
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
2025
- Chespirito: Not Really on Purpose as Self / Chavo del 8 (archive footage)
2021
- The Red Grasshopper 3D ... (Characters)
2010
- A Day in the Life as Chaves (El Chavo) (archive footage )
2008
- TV o no TV as Self - Actor 'Chespirito'
2006
- El Chavo: The Animated Series ... (Creator)
- Animal nocturno as Self
- El Chavo: The Best of Don Ramón as El Chavo del Ocho
2005
- Lo Mejor del Chavo Del Ocho 1 e 2 as El Chavo del Ocho / Chaves
2002
- Las Lunas del Auditorio as Self
2001
- Chespirito: El Niño Que Somos as Self / Chavo del 8
1999
- In the Shadow of the Moon ... (Producer)
1998
- ¡Que vivan los muertos! ... (Writer)
1997
- Alguna Vez Tendremos Alas ... (Songs)
- Elisa Before the End of the World ... (Producer)
1996
- De pé a pá as Self
1994
- La Chilindrina en apuros ... (Writer)
1989
1984
- Charrito as Charrito
1983
- Don Ratón y Don Ratero as Ratón Pérez
1982
- El Chanfle 2 as El Chanfle
1979
- El Chanfle as El Chanfle
1973
- 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
- Best of El Chavo, Vol. 1 as El Chavo del 8
- Chaves (Max Exclusivo) ... (Creator)
1970
- Chespirito
- Fray Dollar
- El cuerpazo del delito as Goliath (segment "La Rebelde")
- Los Supergenios de la Mesa Cuadrada
- La hermana Trinquete as Fat tourist's husband
- ¡Ahí, madre! ... (Story)
- Las tres magnificas as Manolo
- El Ciudadano Gómez as Ciudadano Gómez
1969
- Romance sobre ruedas ... (Writer)
- La princesa hippie
1968
- Operación carambola as Carlitos / Scorpio Leader's Deputy #1
- El amor de María Isabel as Instructor Manejo (uncredited)
- El zángano
1967
- Un novio para dos hermanas ... (Screenplay)
- The Crazy World of the Youth
- Dos pintores pintorescos ... (Screenplay)
- The Specter's Road ... (Writer)
- Detectives o ladrones..? ... (Screenplay)
1966
- La cigüeña distraída ... (Screenplay)
- Dos meseros majaderos ... (Writer)
1965
- Los reyes del volante ... (Adaptation)
1964
- Los astronautas ... (Screenplay)
1963
- Los Invisibles ... (Writer)
1962
- ¡En peligro de muerte! ... (Writer)
1961
- Limosneros con garrote ... (Screenplay)
- Dos tontos y un loco ... (Writer)
- Pegando con tubo ... (Story)
1960
- Dos Criados Malcriados
- Dos locos en escena as Don Juan