Roberto Gmez Bolaos, (Ciudad de Mxico, 21 de

febrero de 1929 - Cancn, Mxico, 28 de noviembre de 2014),2 3 4 ms conocido

como Chespirito, fue
un actor, comediante, dramaturgo, escritor, guionista, compositor, director y productor de
televisin mexicano, creador e intrprete de El Chavo del Ocho y El Chapuln Colorado,
entre otros personajes Fue hijo de la secretaria bilinge Elsa Bolaos Cacho y del pintor,
dibujante e ilustrador Francisco Gmez Linares.6 Estudi ingeniera mecnica en
la Universidad Nacional Autnoma de Mxico, pero nunca se gradu.7

Su padre, pintor reconocido de la poca, falleci cuando l tena seis aos. Su madre, que
nunca lleg a conocer la fama de la serie El Chavo, falleci por cncer de pncreas.8

Inici su carrera como creativo publicitario, lo que lo conect con la radio y la televisin, en
la cual fue, durante la dcada de 1950, un muy activo guionista. Tambin hizo varios
guiones de pelculas para el do Viruta y Capulina y se inici fugazmente como actor con
ellos en Dos criados malcriados, en 1960. Sin embargo, sigui dedicando la mayor parte
de su tiempo a escribir, contribuyendo con dilogos para guiones de pelculas y programas
de la televisin mexicana.

Su nombre profesional, Chespirito, se debe al director cinematogrfico Agustn P. Delgado,

derivado del diminutivo de la pronunciacin espaolizada del apellido de William
Shakespeare (fonticamente Chekspir), debido a la estatura de Gmez Bolaos y por el
talento de este para escribir historias que asemejaba a las de Shakespeare.

Entre 1960 y 1965, escribi guiones para los dos programas de mayor audiencia en
la televisin mexicana: Cmicos y cancionesas como El estudio de Pedro Vargas, de la
cadena Telesistema Mexicano.

En 1968, iniciaba transmisiones la Televisin Independiente de Mxico y Chespirito fue

llamado como escritor con la oferta de usar a su antojo una media hora semanal a su
cargo. As, nacieron Los supergenios de la mesa cuadrada y su carrera como actor.
Escultura de el Chavo enCali, Colombia.

En 1970, extendieron su horario a una hora y en un programa propio. El mismo se

denomin Chespirito y naci el personaje del Chapuln Colorado. Un ao ms tarde,
apareci el Chavo. Ambos personajes funcionaron tan bien que el programa se dividi en
dos, dedicando media hora a cada uno. A mediados de 1979 inicia un breve programa
llamado La chicharra, serie basada en periodistas, sin mucho xito.

A pesar de ser muy conocido por sus papeles del Chavo y del Chapuln Colorado, tambin
fue creador de varios personajes ms, como elChmpiras, el Doctor Chapatn, Vicente
Chambn y Chaparrn Bonaparte. En una entrevista a Teresa Rodrguez, coment que el
decidi aadir palabras con ch porque era usado en muchas groseras en Mxico. 9

A pesar de sus guiones recurrentes, estos programas se convirtieron en xitos a lo largo

de toda Hispanoamrica, Estados Unidos y Espaa, en gran medida gracias a la simpata
del cuadro de actores de sus programas, integrado en distintas pocas por Carlos
Villagrn, Ramn Valds, Florinda Meza, Rubn Aguirre, dgar Vivar, Angelines
Fernndez, Ral Padilla, Horacio Gmez Bolaos y Mara Antonieta de las Nieves, que
encontraron tambin la fama internacional.

En 1980, sus sketchs se volvieron a reunir en una hora semanal en el programa llamado
bajo su pseudnimo, y permaneci al aire hasta 1995.

Tambin protagoniz pelculas mexicanas, escritas y actuadas por l mismo como El

Chanfle y El Chanfle 2, Don ratn y don ratero, Charrito y Msica de viento.

Fuera de sus habituales personajes televisivos, a partir de 1992, represent en teatro

durante varios aos la obra 11 y 12, con la cual logr ms de 28 000 funciones. Tambin
incursion en el gnero de las telenovelas en 1991 dirigiendo y produciendo Milagro y
magia en conjunto con Florinda Meza y aporta la letra de los temas musicales de La
dueaen 1995 y Alguna vez tendremos alas en 1997
Roberto Gmez Bolaos, (Mexico City, February 21, 1929 - Cancun, Mexico,
November 28, 2014), 2 3 4 better known as Chespirito, was an actor, comedian,
playwright, writer, screenwriter, Producer of Mexican television, creator and interpreter
of El Chavo del Ocho and El Chapuln Colorado, among other characters. He was the
son of the bilingual secretary Elsa Bolaos Cacho and the painter, draftsman and
illustrator Francisco Gmez Linares.6 He studied mechanical engineering at the
National Autonomous University Of Mexico, but never graduated.
His father, a renowned painter of the time, died when he was six years old. His mother,
who never got to know the fame of the series El Chavo, passed away by cancer of
pancreas.
He began his career as an advertising creative, which connected him to radio and
television, in which he was, during the 1950s, a very active screenwriter. He also made
several film scripts for the duo Viruta and Capulina and began briefly as an actor with
them in Two spoiled servants in 1960. However, he continued to devote most of his time
to writing, contributing dialogues for screenplays and Programs of Mexican television.
Its professional name, Chespirito, is due to the cinematographic director Agustn P.
Delgado, derived from the diminutive of the Spanishized pronunciation of the surname
of William Shakespeare (phonetically Chekspir), due to the stature of Gmez Bolaos
and by the talent of this one to write histories that Resembled Shakespeare's.
Between 1960 and 1965, he wrote scripts for the two most-watched shows on Mexican
television: Cmicos y cancionesas as El estudio de Pedro Vargas, from the Mexican
television network Telesistema.
In 1968, the Independent Television of Mexico initiated transmissions and Chespirito
was called like writer with the offer to use at his whim a half hour weekly to his
position. Thus were born the supergenes of the square table and his career as an actor.

Sculpture of el Chavo in Cali, Colombia.

In 1970, they extended their schedule to an hour and in their own program. The same
one was denominated Chespirito and was born the personage of Chapuln Colorado. A
year later, Chavo appeared. Both characters worked so well that the program split into
two, spending half an hour each. In the middle of 1979 it initiates a brief program called
The chicharra, series based on journalists, without much success.
Despite being well known for his roles in Chavo and Chapuln Colorado, he was also
the creator of several more characters, such as Chompiras, Doctor Chapatn, Vicente
Chambn and Chaparrn Bonaparte. In an interview with Teresa Rodrguez, he
commented that he decided to add words with ch because it was used in "many rude
things in Mexico."
In spite of their recurrent scripts, these programs became successes throughout Hispano-
America, the United States and Spain, thanks to the sympathy of the cadre of actors of
its programs, integrated in different times by Carlos Villagrn, Ramn Valds , Florinda
Meza, Rubn Aguirre, dgar Vivar, Angelines Fernndez, Ral Padilla, Horacio Gmez
Bolaos and Marie Antoinette de las Nieves, who also found international fame.
In 1980, his sketches were reunited in a weekly hour in the called program under his
pseudnimo, and remained aired until 1995.
He also starred in Mexican films, written and acted by himself as El Chanfle and El
Chanfle 2, Don ratn and don ratero, Charrito and Msica de viento.
Outside of his usual television characters, from 1992, he played in theater for several
years the work 11 and 12, with which he achieved more than 28,000 functions. He also
ventured into the genre of telenovelas in 1991 directing and producing Miracle and
Magic together with Florinda Meza and brings the lyrics of the musical themes of La
dueaen 1995 and we will have wings in 1997