Xavier López Rodríguez (born February 17, 1935), better known as "Chabelo", is a

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, comedian, television presenter and children's music singer who has been working on television for over sixty years. "Chabelo" has participated in more than thirty

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and recorded more than thirty musical

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. He also has produced many shows like ''La Cuchufleta'' and ''La Güereja Quiere Más''. However, his most famous TV show was ''En Familia con Chabelo'', which was broadcast every Sunday morning on

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. This show consisted of contests with people from the audience, gifts and games and was mainly for children. The program ended on Sunday, December 20, 2015 after 47 years.

Artistic career

Xavier López's career really began when he met a famous couple of actors, whose names were "Panseco y Gamboa". Panseco worked on radio, and Gamboa (Ramiro), worked on TV. This pair was already known in Mexico and they taught Chabelo the basics of the TV business. Xavier López was hired as his “Chabelo” character to be the spokesman of Pepsi Cola, for which he traveled all over North and South America. After the contract, he found himself unemployable due to his strong association with the Pepsi brand. He was hired for a show in

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for a fraction of what he was used to charging, and ended up touring the US for six months with Tongolele. After the tour, he negotiated a return to TV for a half hour daily show. He also appeared as "Panchito" in

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film El Extra (1962).

En Familia con Chabelo

López had the idea of doing a show where parents and children could participate and enjoy these mornings together. ''En Familia con Chabelo'' (In Family with Chabelo) is well known in Latin America, it is a show with games, contests and gifts where Lopez plays the role of TV host, and presents himself as a child named Chabelo. On December 30, 2012, the show was awarded a Guinness Record for its 44 years of uninterrupted broadcast. Xavier López was awarded another Guinness Record for portraying the Chabelo character for over 57 years. People involved in this program are children and their parents, with whom Chabelo interacts and gets them to participate in many contests. At the end of the show there is a famous contest called the ''Catafixia''.

Other shows

Chabelo has been featured in more than thirty films and recorded more than thirty albums. He also has produced many programs like ''La Escuelita VIP'', and ''Los Simuladores''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chabelo 1935 births Living people Male actors from Chicago Mexican male comedians Mexican male film actors Mexican male telenovela actors Mexican male television actors Mexican television personalities

Artistic career

En Familia con Chabelo

Other shows

See also

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