In his 2006 memoir, Bolaños disclosed that he left Graciela Fernández two houses, multiple land plots, his best car, all furniture and centenarios to atone for their separation. He describes his first kiss with actress Florinda Meza as a decisive moment that unleashed deep emotional turmoil and ended his more than 20-year marriage with Fernández, with whom he had six children. Granddaughter María Penella stressed that Meza, though Bolaños’s wife, never assumed the status of grandmother within the family. Penella also expressed gratitude for Meza’s years of care and kindness toward her grandfather, while maintaining clear distinctions between marital and maternal roles. The series Chespirito: Sin querer queriendo on HBO Max has driven the revival of these memoir passages, bringing Bolaños’s intimate sacrifices and family dynamics back into the spotlight.