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Xavier López
Acting

Xavier López
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1935-02-17,Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Xavier López Rodríguez (17 February, 1935 - 25 March, 2023), better known as Chabelo, was a Mexican-American actor, comedian and television host. He hosted a children's program entitled En familia con Chabelo, which aired for forty-eight years. He studied medicine, which he practiced for four years in a private sanatorium where he was a partner. At the same time and while still studying, he missed classes in order to make frequent visits to the facilities of the building known as Televicentro, inaugurated in 1952, owned by the alliance of Mexican radio stations, Telesistema Mexicano, which would later become Televisa. There he met the producer, Luis de Llano Palmer, who offered him work as a production assistant, a job he accepted and opted to abandon his career in medicine. At the same place, he also worked as a cameraman and floor manager. This experience was what helped him make the decision to become an actor and later he began to study drama for four years. Later, he would begin to have brief appearances in television broadcasts called teleteatros (of which there is not much information), and in which he would participate as a substitute for actors who were late or absent. He got his nickname after telling a joke about a boy named Chabelo and would embody that boy as a character for most of his acting career. He participated in 10 television programs, 34 movies and 4 soap operas, in addition to recording several albums as his character "Chabelo". In 2003 he was awarded a Diosa de Plata for his artistic career. In 2005 he received the Legend Award from the MTV Movie Awards Mexico. In 2006 he received the Gaviota International Award for his artistic career. In June 2010, at the Lunas del Auditorio Awards, he received the special recognition Una Vida en el Escenario (A Life on Stage). During the last broadcast in 2012, he received a tribute for his two thousand three hundred programs of En familia con Chabelo. During that same broadcast, he was awarded two Guinness World Records: the first for the longest career as host of a children's program (forty-four years), and the second for the longest time representing a character, Chabelo (fifty-seven years), "the friend of all children". On March 25, 2023, Chabelo passed away in Mexico City at the age of 88, due to a septic shock caused by an acute abdominal condition. The following day, his body was cremated and his ashes were given to his family.

Filmography

4.3

Amar
2009-02-27

Chabelo and Pepito vs. the Monsters

7.2

Chabelo and Pepito vs. the Monsters
1973-08-02

The Crime of Cacaro Gumaro

3.9

The Crime of Cacaro Gumaro
2014-03-15

5.8

Chistelandia
1958-10-26

6.1

Cartas a Elena
2012-06-08

Nueva Chistelandia

5

Nueva Chistelandia
1958-10-28

¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!

4

¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!
1964-12-17

Autopsy of a Ghost

4.8

Autopsy of a Ghost
1968-11-07

Vuelve Chistelandia

5

Vuelve Chistelandia
1958-10-30

Los reyes del volante

8

Los reyes del volante
1965-11-25

Mi fantasma y yo

4.8

Mi fantasma y yo
1988-10-27

Escuela para solteras

7.9

Escuela para solteras
1965-03-25

5

Flying low
2013-11-15

3

Mision W2M
2013-11-01

Trip to the Moon

5.8

Trip to the Moon
1958-04-02

Pepito y la lámpara maravillosa

4.8

Pepito y la lámpara maravillosa
1972-06-22

Chabelo y Pepito detectives

7.8

Chabelo y Pepito detectives
1974-02-14

Agente 0013: Hermelinda linda II

4

Agente 0013: Hermelinda linda II
1986-01-01

La tumba de Matías

5

La tumba de Matías
1988-05-14

Los dos rivales

6.9

Los dos rivales
1966-12-22

Bang bang al hoyo

5.6

Bang bang al hoyo
1971-09-30

6.2

Club eutanasia
2005-04-22

El aviso inoportuno

7.9

El aviso inoportuno
1969-05-17

6.7

El Extra
1962-10-04

La criada bien criada

5.7

La criada bien criada
1972-02-02

La princesa hippie

5.5

La princesa hippie
1969-05-14

Los pepenadores de aca

5

Los pepenadores de aca
1985-07-03

Dos machos que ladran no muerden

4.2

Dos machos que ladran no muerden
1988-09-08

Macho que ladra no muerde

5

Macho que ladra no muerde
1984-01-01

The Mongolian Conspiracy

6.3

The Mongolian Conspiracy
2019-04-18

La Chilindrina en apuros

7.3

La Chilindrina en apuros
1994-04-29

Conversando con Cristina Pacheco

5.5

Conversando con Cristina Pacheco
1997-09-26

Cero en conducta

7.952

Cero en conducta
1999-04-30

La Carabina de Ambrosio

9.5

La Carabina de Ambrosio
1978-01-01