According to information published on social networks, the actor Xavier López, who is known for his character as Chabelo, died this Saturday.
The official statement was published on the official accounts of the artist, who for more than 40 years accompanied Mexicans every Sunday morning, conducting the En familia con Chabelo program.
His family assured that the comedian also died after abdominal complications.
“This is a very sad morning, Xavier Lopez Chabelo, father, brother and husband has left us suddenly, due to abdominal complications. With a torn soul and knowing that many and many people have loved him for many years and that they will feel his departure, we ask you to pray for his rest and give us the opportunity to spend in peace the mourning that overwhelms our entire family. López Miranda family ”, reads the publication.
Xavier López “Chabelo” was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 17, 1935, to parents from León, Guanajuato.
At just one year old, his parents returned to their state of origin with their little boy; it is in this place where López spent his first eight years before moving to Mexico City.
Xavier López studied medicine, meanwhile, he began to get involved in the world of television, which later led him to abandon his career to dedicate himself fully to acting.
How Xavier López became “Chabelo”
Over the years working, Xavier López met Ramiro Gamboa, better known as Tío Gamboín, who at that time was the owner of the musical Carousel program and gave him the opportunity to participate in the program in which he told a joke that was starring a character named Chabelo, a name that Xavier López adopted.
The artist began to gain fame with the aforementioned character, which led him to participate in films such as jokeland, the bonusproduction starring Cantinflas, The spoiled servant yThe untimely noticeamong other.
On November 26, 1967, it began to be broadcast once In family with Chabelo, a family program that was broadcast on Sunday mornings for more than 40 years, with which it won the love of all Mexicans, especially children-
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