Overview

• The 81-year-old actor is performing as Quico in Mega Circus at MallPlaza Bellavista in El Callao, Peru, through August 10.
• Audience-shot videos of his energetic dances and classic routines have gone viral online, reigniting fan interest.
• He publicly ruled out any reunion with María Antonieta de las Nieves and Édgar Vivar, dismissing them as “that rabble.”
• Villagrán declined to participate in HBO Max’s Chespirito: Sin querer queriendo and requested his character be renamed Marcos Barragán and recast.
• Social media reactions span from praise for his enduring vitality to criticism of him portraying a child character at his age.