Roberto Gómez Bolaños
Acting • Born 1929-02-21 – Died 2014-11-28
Biography
He was only 5’6”. One of the funniest Hispanic/Latin-American comedians. 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 Hispanic/Latin-American television, and El Chavo del Ocho continues to be immensely popular, with daily worldwide viewership averaging 91 million viewers per episode.
Filmography
32 credits
Best of El Chavo, Vol. 1
Movie • 1973
El Chavo del 8
Charrito
Movie • 1984
Charrito
El zángano
Movie • 1968
Música de Viento
Movie • 1989
Don Ratón y Don Ratero
Movie • 1983
Ratón Pérez
Dos locos en escena
Movie • 1960
Don Juan
El Chanfle
Movie • 1979
El Chanfle
El Chanfle 2
Movie • 1982
El Chanfle
Las tres magnificas
Movie • 1970
Manolo
Fray Dollar
Movie • 1970
Operación carambola
Movie • 1968
Carlitos / Scorpio Leader's Deputy #1
La princesa hippie
Movie • 1969
El cuerpazo del delito
Movie • 1970
Goliath (segment "La Rebelde")
Chespirito: El Niño Que Somos
Movie • 2001
Self / Chavo del 8
The Crazy World of the Youth
Movie • 1967
Dos Criados Malcriados
Movie • 1960
Lo Mejor del Chavo Del Ocho 1 e 2
Movie • 2005
El Chavo del Ocho / Chaves
La hermana Trinquete
Movie • 1970
Fat tourist's husband
El amor de María Isabel
Movie • 1968
Instructor Manejo (uncredited)
Dare To Live
Movie • 2026
Self (archive footage)
El Chavo: The Best of Don Ramón
Movie • 2006
El Chavo del Ocho
A Day in the Life
Movie • 2010
Chaves (El Chavo) (archive footage )
Animal nocturno
TV • 2006
Self
De pé a pá
TV • 1996
Self
TV o no TV
TV • 2008
Self - Actor 'Chespirito'
El Chavo del Ocho
TV • 1973
El Chavo del Ocho
Los Supergenios de la Mesa Cuadrada
TV • 1970
El Chapulín Colorado
TV • 1973
Chapulin / Doctor Chapatin / Chespirito / Chómpiras / El Flaco / Charles Chaplin / Mesero majadero / Soldado Shakespeare
Las Lunas del Auditorio
TV • 2002
Self
Chespirito
TV • 1980
El Ciudadano Gómez
TV • 1970
Ciudadano Gómez
Chespirito: Not Really on Purpose
TV • 2025
Self / Chavo del 8 (archive footage)