Roberto Gómez Bolaños

Roberto Gómez Bolaños(21 February 1929 – 28 November 2014),more commonly known by hispseudonymChespirito,was a Mexicanscreenwriter,actor,comedian,film director,television director,playwright,songwriter, andauthor. 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 theChespirito(1968),El Chavo del Ocho(1971), andEl Chapulín Colorado(1972) television series. The character ofEl Chavois one of the most iconic in the history of Latin American television, andEl Chavo del Ochocontinues to be immensely popular, with daily worldwide viewership averaging 91 million viewers per episode.