Roberto Gómez Bolaños
Known for: Acting
Born: February 21, 1929
Died: November 28, 2014
Place of birth: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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.
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Filmography
44 movies · 17 TV shows, newest first
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Dare To Live
2026
7.2
Los Colorado
2026
8.0
Chespirito: Not Really on Purpose
2025
8.0
The Red Grasshopper 3D
2021
8.5
The Red Grasshopper
2015
6.9
A Day in the Life
2010NR
TV o no TV
2008
7.6
El Chavo: The Animated Series
2006
6.0
Animal nocturno
2006
10.0
El Chavo: The Best of Don Ramón
2006
7.3
Lo Mejor del Chavo Del Ocho 1 e 2
2005
7.3
Las Lunas del Auditorio
2002
10.0
Best of El Chavo, Vol. 1
2001
7.8
Chespirito: El Niño Que Somos
2001
5.8
In the Shadow of the Moon
1999
6.8
¡Que vivan los muertos!
1998
6.1
Elisa Before the End of the World
1997
7.7
Alguna Vez Tendremos Alas
1997
7.0
De pé a pá
1996
7.3
La Chilindrina en apuros
1994
8.5
Milagro y magia
1991
7.7
Música de Viento
1989
7.1
Charrito
1984
6.9
Don Ratón y Don Ratero
1983
7.4
El Chanfle 2
1982
8.2
Chespirito
1980
7.3
El Chanfle
1979
8.1
El Chapulín Colorado
1973
8.1
El Chavo del Ocho
197310.0
Chaves (Max Exclusivo)
1973
5.9
¡Ahí, madre!
1970
10.0
Los Supergenios de la Mesa Cuadrada
19709.0
El Ciudadano Gómez
1970
6.7
La hermana Trinquete
1970
5.3
El cuerpazo del delito
1970
7.0
Las tres magnificas
19708.5
Fray Dollar
1970
6.6
Romance sobre ruedas
1969
6.8
La princesa hippie
1969
5.8
El zángano
1968
6.6
Operación carambola
1968
7.1
El amor de María Isabel
1968
8.3
The Specter's Road
1967
6.6
The Crazy World of the Youth
1967
6.3
Dos pintores pintorescos
1967
7.5
Un novio para dos hermanas
1967
6.8
Detectives o ladrones..?
1967
5.8
Dos meseros majaderos
1966
5.6
Cada quién su lucha
1966
6.4
La cigüeña distraída
1966
8.3
Los reyes del volante
1965
6.0
Los astronautas
1964
5.3
Los Invisibles
1963
7.7
¡En peligro de muerte!
19626.9
Dos tontos y un loco
1961
7.2
Pegando con tubo
1961
6.0
Un par a todo dar
1961
7.0
Limosneros con garrote
1961
6.7
Dos Criados Malcriados
1960
6.9
Dos locos en escena
1960
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Los Caquitos
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