Roberto Gómez Bolaños

Chespirito

Born February 21, 1929· Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

† Died November 28, 2014

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Emerging from a modest upbringing in Mexico City, he studied mechanical engineering at UNAM and briefly pursued amateur boxing before turning to writing and acting. Discovered while queuing for a writing job, he soon created the sketch-comedy program Los Supergenios de la Mesa Cuadrada (1968), where the characters El Chavo, El Chapulín Colorado and Dr. Chapatín first appeared. The two eponymous se…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources