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An old photograph unleashes the nostalgia of users on Twitter after Edgar Vivar shared an image showing the famous performer of “Don Ramón”, famous character from the television comedy series “El Chavo de el 8“Performed by Ramón Valdés.
Its true name is Ramon Antonio Esteban Go’mez de Buckets and Castle but they know all it like “Don Ramón” by the popular personage who interpreted in the program of “Chavo of the 8”.
Edgar Vivar he was one of his closest collaborators in the sitcom and he now remembers with great affection the unforgettable “Don Ramón“.
An image in which he appears around 1951 shows a very young and well-planted Ramón Valdés which would surely bring him great success among women.
Already in this image, the actor and comedian ventured into television with other minor roles but it was certainly until the program premiered in 1973, the “Chavo of the 8” where he acquired his great fame.
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The snapshot in which Don Ramón appears, can be seen in black and white, would be about 28 years old and was part of the Valdés dynasty, consisting of four brothers, all dedicated to comedy. Germa’n Buckets (Tin tan), Manuel “El Boig “Valdés and Antonio better known like “The Mouse Buckets”.
“Moncho”, “Monchito” ..
The television series “Chavo de l’8” created and starring Roberto Gómez Bolaños himself, was responsible for catapulting Ramon Valdés’ career into television.
Vivar, who was also a core part of the most acclaimed television show, played the characters in “Mr. Belly.” He is to this day, one of the survivors of the famous cast, in addition to some of his other colleagues such as Florinda Meza, Carlos Villagrán and María Antonieta de las Neus, to mention some of the main members of the remembered cast of the comedy.
It should be remembered that “Don Ramón” embodied the life of a single man, unemployed and constantly persecuted by “La Bruixa del 71”, (Angelines Fernández) herself who called him by the famous nicknames of “Moncho”, “Monchito” , “Ninot”, “Rorro”, “Galán”, “papucho”.
He was the father of “La Chilindrina”, a character played by María Antonieta de les Neus, constantly abused by “Doña Florinda”, due to the mischief of “Chavo” and “Quico”.
So he started acting
Originally from Mexico City, Ramón Antonio Esteban Gómez de Valdés y Castell was born on September 2, 1923. He grew up in a humble and numerous family that later moved to Ciudad Juárez when he was two years old.
His first debut as an actor was in 1949 with a small role in the film “Calabacitas tendres” (1949) in which he participated alongside his brother Germán Valdés, who introduced him to the artistic environment.
It obtained bins like extra and some secondary rolls, besides participating in films during the Golden age of Mexican cinema.
It was in 1968 when he began to exploit his talent in the hands of Roberto Gómez Bolaños, projects such as “The supergeniuses of the square table” (1968), “Chespirito” (1970) and “El Chapulín Colorado” (1973). ) and “El Chavo de l’8” (1971) where Valdés would gain international fame for his portrayal of the character Don Ramon.
After leaving the “Chavo de l’8” in 1979, Ramón Valdés also participated alongside Carlos Villagrán in the Venezuelan program Federrico and in 1987 in “Ah qué Kiko!”.
Valdés had a strong addiction to tobacco which ended up causing him serious health problems that ended up taking his life due to the stomach cancer he suffered. He finally left at the age of 64 after an incessant struggle against this suffering.
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Currently, there are no survivors of the Valdés brothers, Germán was the first from 1973, he was followed by Ramón in 1988, Manuel “El Boig” until 2020 and the last to stay alive was Antoni, who on January 6 left at the age of 91, ending the dynasty of comedians.