A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Chespirito
R. Gómez Bolaños
Roberto Bolaños
Roberto G. Bolaños
Birthplace:
Mexico City - Distrito Federal - Mexico
Born:
February 21, 1929
Died:
November 28, 2014
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 Latin American television, and El Chavo del Ocho continues to be immensely popular, with daily worldwide viewership averaging 91 million viewers per episode.
Adaptation:
1965 Los reyes del volante
Characters:
1965 Los reyes del volante
2021 The Scarlet Grasshopper 3D
Director:
1965 Los reyes del volante
1973 Best of El Chavo del 8, Vol. 1
1982 El Chanfle 2
1983 Don Ratón y Don Ratero
1984 Charrito
1989 Música de Viento
2021 The Scarlet Grasshopper 3D
Original Story:
1961 Dos tontos y un loco
1965 Los reyes del volante
1973 Best of El Chavo del 8, Vol. 1
1982 El Chanfle 2
1983 Don Ratón y Don Ratero
1984 Charrito
1989 Música de Viento
2021 The Scarlet Grasshopper 3D
Producer:
1961 Dos tontos y un loco
1965 Los reyes del volante
1973 Best of El Chavo del 8, Vol. 1
1982 El Chanfle 2
1983 Don Ratón y Don Ratero
1984 Charrito
1989 Música de Viento
1997 Elisa Before the End of the World
1999 In the Shadow of the Moon
2005 Lo Mejor del Chavo Del Ocho 1 e 2
2021 The Scarlet Grasshopper 3D
Screenplay:
1961 Dos tontos y un loco
1961 Limosneros con garrote
1964 Los astronautas
1965 Los reyes del volante
1966 La cigüeña distraída
1967 Detectives o ladrones..?
1967 Dos pintores pintorescos
1967 Un novio para dos hermanas
1968 Operación carambola
1973 Best of El Chavo del 8, Vol. 1
1982 El Chanfle 2
1983 Don Ratón y Don Ratero
1984 Charrito
1989 Música de Viento
1997 Elisa Before the End of the World
1999 In the Shadow of the Moon
2005 Lo Mejor del Chavo Del Ocho 1 e 2
2021 The Scarlet Grasshopper 3D
Story:
1961 Dos tontos y un loco
1961 Limosneros con garrote
1961 Pegando con tubo
1964 Los astronautas
1965 Los reyes del volante
1966 La cigüeña distraída
1967 Detectives o ladrones..?
1967 Dos pintores pintorescos
1967 Un novio para dos hermanas
1968 Operación carambola
1970 Just Right There, Mother!
1973 Best of El Chavo del 8, Vol. 1
1982 El Chanfle 2
1983 Don Ratón y Don Ratero
1984 Charrito
1989 Música de Viento
1997 Elisa Before the End of the World
1999 In the Shadow of the Moon
2005 Lo Mejor del Chavo Del Ocho 1 e 2
2021 The Scarlet Grasshopper 3D
Writer:
1961 Dos tontos y un loco
1961 Limosneros con garrote
1961 Pegando con tubo
1962 ¡En peligro de muerte!
1964 Los astronautas
1965 Los reyes del volante
1966 Dos meseros majaderos
1966 La cigüeña distraída
1967 Detectives o ladrones..?
1967 Dos pintores pintorescos
1967 The Specter's Road
1967 Un novio para dos hermanas
1968 Operación carambola
1970 Just Right There, Mother!
1973 Best of El Chavo del 8, Vol. 1
1979 El Chanfle
1982 El Chanfle 2
1983 Don Ratón y Don Ratero
1984 Charrito
1989 Música de Viento
1994 La Chilindrina en apuros
1997 Elisa Before the End of the World
1998 ¡Que vivan los muertos!
1999 In the Shadow of the Moon
2005 Lo Mejor del Chavo Del Ocho 1 e 2
2021 The Scarlet Grasshopper 3D
Creator:
1968 Los Supergenios de la Mesa Cuadrada
1973 Chaves (Max Exclusivo)
1973 El Chapulín Colorado
1973 El Chavo del Ocho
1980 Chespirito
2006 El Chavo: The Animated Series
???? Los Caquitos
Director:
1968 Los Supergenios de la Mesa Cuadrada
1973 Chaves (Max Exclusivo)
1973 El Chapulín Colorado
1973 El Chavo del Ocho
1980 Chespirito
2006 El Chavo: The Animated Series
???? Los Caquitos
Producer:
1968 Los Supergenios de la Mesa Cuadrada
1973 Chaves (Max Exclusivo)
1973 El Chapulín Colorado
1973 El Chavo del Ocho
1980 Chespirito
2006 El Chavo: The Animated Series
???? Los Caquitos
Songs:
1968 Los Supergenios de la Mesa Cuadrada
1973 Chaves (Max Exclusivo)
1973 El Chapulín Colorado
1973 El Chavo del Ocho
1980 Chespirito
1997 Alguna Vez Tendremos Alas
2006 El Chavo: The Animated Series
???? Los Caquitos
Writer:
1968 Los Supergenios de la Mesa Cuadrada
1973 Chaves (Max Exclusivo)
1973 El Chapulín Colorado
1973 El Chavo del Ocho
1980 Chespirito
1997 Alguna Vez Tendremos Alas
2006 El Chavo: The Animated Series
???? Los Caquitos
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