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Roberto Gómez Bolaños
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Known For: More than 40 years of writing, acting, and producing for Mexican television
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Born: February 21, 1929 in Mexico City
Writing and Acting
In 1968, Chespirito signed a contract with the newly formed network TIM—"Television Independiente de Mexico.
These two characters were so popular with the viewing public that the network gave them each their own weekly half-hour series; although slapstick and low-budget, the programs had an affectionate center and were wildly popular among adults and children.
First produced by Televisa in 1971, "El Chavo del Ocho" is about a freckle-faced 8-year-old orphan boy, played by "Chespirito" well into his 60s, who lives in a wooden barrel and gets into adventures with his group of friends. Chavo, a truth-bearing simpleton who dreams of tasty sandwiches
El Chapulín Colorado, or "the Crimson Grasshopper," was first televised in 1970 and is about is a cocky but dimwitted superhero who foils the bad guys through sheer luck and honesty. His weapon of choice is a squeaky toy