Roberto Gómez Bolaños

He was only 56 One of the funniest HispanicLatinAmerican 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 Spanishlanguage 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 HispanicLatinAmerican television and El Chavo del Ocho continues to be immensely popular with daily worldwide viewership averaging 91 million viewers per episode