José Manuel Díaz Márquez (September 27, 1936 – January 5, 2013) was a Venezuelan actor and comedian in television and film. Born in

Barbacoas, Aragua Barbacoas is a city in the state of Aragua, Venezuela. It is the shire town of the Urdaneta, Aragua, Urdaneta Municipality. It was founded, in 1712, with the name ''San Andrés de Aricapano de Barbacoas'', and during the eighteenth century was kno ...

, he was the younger brother of the singer and composer

Simón Díaz Simón Narciso Díaz Márquez (August 8, 1928 – February 19, 2014), also known as tío Simón, was a Venezuelan singer, actor, TV host, comedian, and Grammy Award-winning composer of Music of Venezuela, Venezuelan music. Some of his most popula ...

. He played professionally under the name Joselo. Initially, Joselo tried to emulate his older brother, although the ease of doing jokes about the daily life of the Venezuelan people set the course of his artistic career. Joselo debuted on the popular sitcom ''

Radio Rochela ''Radio Rochela'' was a Venezuelan television sketch comedy and variety show, created by Argentine producer Tito Martinez Del Box. Characteristics The show premiered on Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV), a terrestrial television network in Cara ...

'' in 1959, aired by

Radio Caracas Televisión Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV and sometimes referred to as the Canal de Bárcenas) is a Venezuelan over-the-top streaming service and formerly a free-to-air television network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo and ow ...

, until it agreed on a long-term arrangement to keep him at the network by making him producer of his own weekly show, '' El Show de Joselo'' (1964–1972, 1981), which later was broadcast on

Venevisión Venevisión () is a Venezuelan free-to-air television channel and one of Venezuela's largest television networks, owned by the Cisneros Media division of Grupo Cisneros. It was founded in 1961 by Diego Cisneros. It is one of the major telenove ...

and was renamed '' Humor con Joselo'' (1973–1980, 1984–1993). For nearly three decades, Joselo developed a significant number of characters in his weekly sitcom, effectively creating stereotypes and popular codes, conveniently remodeled and refined, achieving a deep approach to the lower and middle classes. Among his most popular characters are ''El Pavo Lucas, Madam Cosmetic, El Adeco y el Copeyano, El Dr. Chimbín, El Mendigo, El Doctor Pensamos, El Viejito de la Marabunta, El Licenciado Protocolo Esparragoza'' and ''El Roquero''.El Universal – El país personificado de Joselo
(Spanish) Joselo also played leading roles in Venezuelan and Mexican cinema, including ''El raspado'' and ''Yo, el gobernador'', under the direction of René Cardona, Jr., and ''El reportero'' (1968), directed by

Rafael Baledón Rafael Baledón Cárdenas (25 November 1919 – 6 May 1994) was a Mexican actor, director, screenwriter, and producer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He worked in both film and television. Life Rafael Baledón was on 25 November 1919 in ...

. In addition, he featured on radio and even recorded popular gaitas with his brother Simón under the guide of producer Hugo Blanco. Joselo died in 2013 in

Caracas Caracas ( , ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern p ...

, at age 76, after suffering a liver illness.

Selected filmography

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External links

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List of videos at You Tube
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