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Chespirito

Mexican actor and writer
Also known as: Roberto Gómez Bolaños
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Chespirito (born February 21, 1929, Mexico City, Mexico—died November 28, 2014, Cancún) was a Mexican comic actor and writer who became a cultural icon in Latin America for the characters he created and portrayed on the family-friendly TV sketch-comedy show Chespirito and its various spin-offs. Gómez Bolaños, whose father was a painter and an illustrator for periodicals, grew up primarily in Mexico City. As a youth, he was active in sports, especially association football (soccer)...

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