Over almost five decades, “The Chavo of the 8” to uninterruptedly cheer the homes of various countries of the world, beyond the Spanish-speaking ones, until it was canceled. While the characters that appeared are fondly remembered, there are things that not even the most fanatical of the series know.
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One of those questions that several ask is why the name of the main character was never revealed during the 290 episodes. Well, don’t wait any longer to absolve us of this doubt.
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WHY WAS THE CHAVO’S NAME NEVER REVEALED?
According to “The newspaper of the Chavo of the 8”, book that published Roberto Go’mez Bolaños in the decade of the 90 where it reveals aspects of the origin of this personage, the boy yes was orphaned and never goes to know his parents, since from very small he was left in a day-care center. I although all knew it like the Chavito, its true name was Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaelo Guglielmi, At least this was read in the text of the famous Chespirito.
However, his identity was never revealed in the TV series, this is because every time they asked him his real name, he would only say “Fili …” and was immediately interrupted by someone or some event happening in the neighborhood.
The truth is that this identity was never confirmed by Chespirito himself, who ceased to exist in November 2014, taking this data to the grave.. So did his wife Florinda Meza, who avoided referring to the subject.
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CHESPIRITO PROGRAMS COME OUT OF THE AIR
At the beginning of August 2020, the conflicts that existed between Televisa and the family of Gómez Bolaños were made public, so they decided to end the relationship. “Still sad for the decision, my family and I hope that Chespirito will soon be on the screens of the world. We will continue to insist, and I am sure we will succeed.”, Wrote then Robert Go’mez Fernandez, son of the Mexican comedian.
The news caused the anger and sadness of fans of all Chespirito series and made their discomfort felt on social media. Florinda Meza also commented on the fact through her Twitter account: “This incomprehensible act kicks his memory and what he respected most: the public”.
“What do I think will stop broadcasting the Chespirito program? Although I have nothing to do because inexplicably I have not been summoned to the negotiations, I think that right now, when the world needs more fun, doing so is an aggression towards the people“, He wrote.
The remembered Doña Florinda criticized the decision of the television, since “goes against their own and commercial interests “ and assured that these programs “They are cult”. “It’s sad to see how your home, which you’ve given millions of dollars to, is where they value you the least.”, He added in another tweet.