Eleazar García Sáenz (September 28, 1924 – August 24, 1999) was a Mexican
character actor
A character actor is an actor known for playing unusual, eccentric, or interesting character (arts), characters in supporting roles, rather than leading ones.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrie ...
best remembered as
Antonio Aguilar
José Pascual Antonio Aguilar Márquez Barraza (17 May 191919 June 2007), known as Antonio Aguilar, was a Mexican singer and actor. He recorded over 150 albums, which sold 25 million copies, and acted in more than 120 films. He was given t ...
's comic sidekick. Eleazar originally is from a ranch called, El Rancho de Los Guerras, current municipality of Miguel Aleman near
Mier, Tamaulipas
Mier (), also known as ''El Paso del Cántaro'', is a city in Mier Municipality in Tamaulipas, located in northern Mexico near the Rio Grande, just south of Falcon Dam. It is northeast of Monterrey on Mexican Federal Highway 2. (26°28'N 99°10' ...
Mexico
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. García was known professionally as Chelelo and was one of the three main norteño comedians of Mexican cinema, along with
Eulalio González
Eulalio "Lalo" González Ramírez (16 December 1921 – 1 September 2003), nicknamed "Piporro", was a Mexican actor, humorist, singer-songwriter, screenwriter, announcer, film director, and film producer.
Early life
González was born in the home ...
and
Alejandro Reyna.
He died on 24 August 1999 after three years of struggle to recover from
embolism
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. His son Eleazar Lorenzo García Gutiérrez (1957-2011) was known as Chelelo Jr.
Selected filmography
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El revólver sangriento
''El revólver sangriento'' ("The Bloody Revolver" in English) is a 1964 Mexican western-drama film directed by Miguel M. Delgado, and starring Luis Aguilar, Lola Beltrán, Flor Silvestre, Emilio Fernández, Manuel Capetillo, Antonio Aguilar, a ...
'' (1964)
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Viento negro'' (1965)
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Juan Pistolas'' (1966)
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Lauro Puñales
''Lauro Puñales'' (English: ''Lauro Daggers'') is a 1969 historical drama film directed by René Cardona, and starring Antonio Aguilar, Flor Silvestre (actress), Flor Silvestre, and Jaime Fernández (actor), Jaime Fernández.
Plot
In Emiliano Zap ...
'' (1969)
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El ojo de vidrio'' (1969)
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Vuelve el ojo de vidrio
('The Glass Eye Returns') is a 1970 Mexican revolution-epic film directed by René Cardona Jr., starring Antonio Aguilar, Flor Silvestre, Manuel Capetillo, Eleazar García, Alejandro Reyna, and Guillermo Rivas. It is the sequel to the film .
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'' (1970)
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Valente Quintero
Valente Quintero (1887 – March 19, 1922) was a Mexican sub-lieutenant who is remembered today for his duel against Martín Elenes on March 19, 1922. The event resulted in the death of both men, and was popularized in song as a corrido writte ...
'' (1973)
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Nobleza Ranchera (1974)
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Contrabando y Traicion (alternative title, Camelia la Texana) 1977
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El miedo no anda en burro
''El miedo no anda en burro'' (Fear Doesn't Ride a Donkey) is a 1976 Mexican comedy horror film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring María Elena Velasco, Eleazar García, Fernando Luján, Emma Roldán and Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo.
Literally, ...
'' (1976)
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El rey de oro ''(1982)
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El Traficante (1983)
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El Vengador del 30-06
EL, El or el may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Fictional entities
* El, a character from the manga series ''Shugo Chara!'' by Peach-Pit
* Eleven (''Stranger Things'') (El), a fictional character in the TV series ''Stranger Things''
* El, fami ...
(1983)
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Todos Eran Valientes
Todos may refer to:
*Everybody (political party) (), a Chilean political party
*Todos (architect), Armenian architect of the 6th and 7th centuries
*Todos (political party), a Guatemalan political party
*''Todos'', a compilation album by Locomotiv ...
(1983)
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Los Peseros
LOS, or Los, or LoS may refer to:
Science and technology
* Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation
* Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers
* Level of significance, a measure of statistical significanc ...
(1984)
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El Traficante 2
EL, El or el may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Fictional entities
* El, a character from the manga series ''Shugo Chara!'' by Peach-Pit
* Eleven (''Stranger Things'') (El), a fictional character in the TV series ''Stranger Things''
* El, fami ...
(1984)
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La Muerte Cruzó el Río Bravo
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States of America.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
*La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
*"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smit ...
(1984)
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La Cárcel De Laredo
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States of America.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
*La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
*"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smit ...
(1985)
References
External links
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Mexican male film actors
Mexican male comedians
1924 births
1999 deaths
20th-century Mexican male actors
20th-century Mexican comedians
Male actors from Tamaulipas
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