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Xavier López

Xavier López

Xavier López Rodríguez (17 February, 1935 - 25 March, 2023), better known as Chabelo, was a Mexican-American actor, comedian and television host. He hosted a children's program entitled En familia con Chabelo, which aired for forty-eight years. He studied medicine, which he practiced for four years in a private sanatorium where he was a partner. At the same time and while still studying, he missed classes in order to make frequent visits to the facilities of the building known as Televicentro, inaugurated in 1952, owned by the alliance of Mexican radio stations, Telesistema Mexicano, which would later become Televisa. There he met the producer, Luis de Llano Palmer, who offered him work as a production assistant, a job he accepted and opted to abandon his career in medicine. At the same place, he also worked as a cameraman and floor manager. This experience was what helped him make the decision to become an actor and later he began to study drama for four years. Later, he would begin to have brief appearances in television broadcasts called teleteatros (of which there is not much information), and in which he would participate as a substitute for actors who were late or absent. He got his nickname after telling a joke about a boy named Chabelo and would embody that boy as a character for most of his acting career. He participated in 10 television programs, 34 movies and 4 soap operas, in addition to recording several albums as his character "Chabelo". In 2003 he was awarded a Diosa de Plata for his artistic career. In 2005 he received the Legend Award from the MTV Movie Awards Mexico. In 2006 he received the Gaviota International Award for his artistic career. In June 2010, at the Lunas del Auditorio Awards, he received the special recognition Una Vida en el Escenario (A Life on Stage). During the last broadcast in 2012, he received a tribute for his two thousand three hundred programs of En familia con Chabelo. During that same broadcast, he was awarded two Guinness World Records: the first for the longest career as host of a children's program (forty-four years), and the second for the longest time representing a character, Chabelo (fifty-seven years), "the friend of all children". On March 25, 2023, Chabelo passed away in Mexico City at the age of 88, due to a septic shock caused by an acute abdominal condition. The following day, his body was cremated and his ashes were given to his family.

Personal information

Birthday

1935-02-17

Birth Place

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Movies and TV shows :

¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!

¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!

1964

4.0

Movie
Agente 0013: Hermelinda linda II

Agente 0013: Hermelinda linda II

1986

4.0

Movie
Amar

Amar

2009

4.3

Movie
Autopsy of a Ghost

Autopsy of a Ghost

1968

4.8

Movie
Bang bang al hoyo

Bang bang al hoyo

1971

5.6

Movie
Cartas a Elena

Cartas a Elena

2012

6.1

Movie
poster

Cero en conducta

1999

7.8

TV
Chabelo and Pepito vs. the Monsters

Chabelo and Pepito vs. the Monsters

1973

7.3

Movie
Chabelo y Pepito detectives

Chabelo y Pepito detectives

1974

7.8

Movie
Chistelandia

Chistelandia

1958

5.8

Movie
Club eutanasia

Club eutanasia

2005

6.2

Movie
poster

Conversando con Cristina Pacheco

1997

5.5

TV
Dos machos que ladran no muerden

Dos machos que ladran no muerden

1988

4.2

Movie
El aviso inoportuno

El aviso inoportuno

1969

7.9

Movie
El Extra

El Extra

1962

6.7

Movie
Escuela para solteras

Escuela para solteras

1965

7.7

Movie
Flying low

Flying low

2013

5.0

Movie
poster

La Carabina de Ambrosio

1978

9.0

TV
La Chilindrina en apuros

La Chilindrina en apuros

1994

7.2

Movie
La criada bien criada

La criada bien criada

1972

5.7

Movie
La princesa hippie

La princesa hippie

1969

5.5

Movie
La tumba de Matías

La tumba de Matías

1988

5.0

Movie
Los dos rivales

Los dos rivales

1966

6.9

Movie
Los pepenadores de aca

Los pepenadores de aca

1985

5.0

Movie
Los reyes del volante

Los reyes del volante

1965

8.0

Movie
Macho que ladra no muerde

Macho que ladra no muerde

1984

5.0

Movie
Mi fantasma y yo

Mi fantasma y yo

1988

4.8

Movie
Mision W2M

Mision W2M

2013

3.0

Movie
Nueva Chistelandia

Nueva Chistelandia

1958

5.0

Movie
Pepito y la lámpara maravillosa

Pepito y la lámpara maravillosa

1972

4.8

Movie
The Crime of Cacaro Gumaro

The Crime of Cacaro Gumaro

2014

3.9

Movie
The Mongolian Conspiracy

The Mongolian Conspiracy

2019

6.3

Movie
Trip to the Moon

Trip to the Moon

1958

5.8

Movie
Vuelve Chistelandia

Vuelve Chistelandia

1958

5.0

Movie