the streaming platform HBO Max has announced that it has reached an agreement with the company THR3 Media, allied with Grupo Chespirito, to bring the life and professional career of the Mexican actor into the format of a biographical series Roberto Gomez Bolanoscreator of popular strips like The Chavo del Ocho AND The Colorado grasshopper.
Thus, with the approval of the heirs of the artist, who died in Cancun on November 28, 2014 due to Parkinson’s disease, the signal of the Warner Bros. Discovery conglomerate will also have the opportunity to try their hand at other projects related to the universe of more than one hundred characters that he created throughout his career.
Developed in collaboration with Roberto Gómez Bolaños, one of his sons, the series will portray the twists and turns that the director of the unforgettable Chompiras and Dr. Chapatín had to face to make a place for themselves in the world of entertainment, becoming an emblem of television and culture popular not only in Mexico but the rest of Latin America.
a successful career
Born in 1929, the actor and comedian began his career as an advertising creative, a job that allowed him to interact with radio and TV, for which he was an active screenwriter in the 1960s, a period in which he also adopted his nickname , “Chespirito “, awarded by the director Agustín Delgado and derived from the diminutive of the Spanish pronunciation of William Shakespeare’s surname, for the talent that he recognized for writing stories similar to those of the British poet and author.
In 1970, Channel 8 in Mexico gave him his own show in its grid and thus began the cycle of sketches what a spiritwhich would see the birth of Chapulín Colorado and two years later of Chavo, along with others such as the Caquitos, the Chicharras and the Ciudadano Gómez.
The most successful and remembered of them became his streak with The Chavo del Ochowhere the actors Carlos Villagrán (Quico) and María Antonieta de las Nieves (la Chilindrina) also became famous, with whom he ended up in a tough relationship, although he maintained a good friendship with Rubén Aguirre (Professor Jirafales) and Édgar Vivar (Señor Barriga ), his other castmates.
The last broadcast of The 8 o’clock boy took place autonomously in January 1980 after 25 uninterrupted years of production, while continuing to be part of what a spirit until 1992-, having reached figures of more than 350 million viewers a week and even touring internationally with live performances.
“A Little Man with a Big Heart”
“Having the opportunity to tell your father’s story can be a huge joy. Especially when your father is Roberto Gómez Bolaños. My father was a little man with a big heart.and therefore, we will have the task of showing the world a talented being and at the same time the father, husband, friend and brother,” his son said in press statements about the project.
For his part, Marian Caesarwho replaced Tomás Yankelevich as head of Warner Bros. Discovery’s General Entertainment Content area for Latin America on May 16, assured that the platform’s initiative is to go “in search of those Latin American stories that have the ability to generate a very special atmosphere and unique connection with the audience, with powerful characters and played with the best talent”.
“The genius of Roberto Gómez Bolaños He was a unique creator who with his humor and his talent has conquered many generations. I’m sure we will be able to create a captivating and entertaining bioseries that lives up to the continent’s most important legacy. We are confident that it will resonate not only with families who have grown up with Chespirito, but also with new international audiences,” concluded the executive.
Source: Clarin
