Overview
- He died at 93, with his son Coco Rossini announcing the news on social media and Peruvian outlets confirming the family’s statement.
- No cause of death or funeral details had been released at the time of publication, according to multiple reports.
- Rossini became a household name on television with Risas y Salsa in the 1980s before co-founding Los Chistosos on RPP in 1994, staying on the program until 2021.
- Colleagues including Manolo Rojas and Hernán Vidaurre mourned him publicly, calling him a mentor and describing him as “like a father” to the team.
- He was honored as a Meritorious Personality of Culture by Peru’s Ministry of Culture in 2021 and had stepped back from broadcasting after years of significant health interventions.