Roberto Gómez

Bolaños

Roberto Gómez Bolaños was born in February

21, 1929 in Mexico City.

He is best known by his stage name Chespirito.

Before becoming an actor, Gómez was an

amateur boxer.

He studied engineering at the Universidad

Nacional Autónoma de México.

He wrote a number of plays, and contributed dialogue for scripts of films and

television shows in Mexico.

"Chespirito” was concocted from the diminutive form of the Spanish pronunciation

of the name of William Shakespeare or Shakespierito, meaning "Little

Shakespeare"

Chespirito was discovered as an actor while he was waiting in line to apply for a job

as a writer

He began writing and starring in his children comedy shows. Chespirito's first show

was Los Supergenios de la Mesa Cuadrada. This show was later renamed

Chespirito.

In that show also starred Ramón Valdés, María Antonieta de las Nieves and Rubén

Aguirre.

Characters like El Chavo, El Chapulín and Dr. Chapatín were introduced in this

show

His best known roles were in the shows El Chavo and El Chapulín Colorado.

The shows were produced by Mexican TV network Televisa, and aired in 124

countries.

In El Chavo, Chespirito played an 8-year-old boy who often took refuge inside a

wooden rain barrel in a Mexican neighborhood.

In El Chapulín Colorado he played a good-hearted superhero who gets involved in

humorous situations.

El Chavo and El Chapúlin Colorado have turned into cultural icons all over Latin

America and the United States.

He also starred in Mexican movies such as El Chanfle and El Chanfle 2.

He is also the creator of the theater comedy Once y Doce, the most successful

theater comedy in Mexican history

Chespirito is also a musical composer. He started writing music as a hobby, after

his musical work was related to his comedy work.

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Now he is married to actress Florinda Meza with whom has lived 27 years together.