Overview
- Édgar Vivar marked the 11th anniversary with a message on X and posted an unpublished photo from the Los Caquitos era, praising Roberto Gómez Bolaños for the smiles he brought.
- Roberto Gómez Bolaños died on November 28, 2014 at his home in Cancún at age 85 from pneumonia, with the death confirmed publicly by his wife, Florinda Meza.
- The creator is celebrated for characters including El Chavo del 8, El Chapulín Colorado, Chespirito and Doctor Chapatín, which remain cultural touchstones across Latin America.
- Although he retired from acting in 1995, reports note that his programs continued to air widely and sustained multigenerational popularity.
- Retrospectives highlight reported biographical notes such as his engineering studies, amateur boxing that informed his physical comedy, and a prolific output of over 1,000 TV scripts and roughly 30 film scripts.