Horacio Gómez Bolanos

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Horacio Gómez Bolaños (1930-1999) was a famous Mexican actor and the brother of legendary comedian Chespirito.

Gómez Bolaños did not consider an acting career when he was young. Instead, he went to university to study business and graduated with a degree in business administration.

When Chespirito started production of El Chavo del Ocho and El Chapulín Colorado in Televisa during 1970, he needed an experienced sales team to look over the marketing side of the productions. Chespirito hired his brother, who was to see, among other things, the sales of products related to his shows, such as toys, clothes and other show related items.

Chespirito saw something else in his brother, however, and soon, he convinced Horacio to try it out as an actor. As a result, Horacio Gómez Bolanos got the Godines character at El Chavo... Horacio Gómez Bolanos appeared less frequently than his co-stars on both of Chespiritos shows. Nevertheless, he also attained wide fame internationally when the show became a favorite among millions of Latin American children, as well as in Spain, the United States and other countries.

After the show productions for both El Chavo.. and El Chapulín... were finished in 1978, Horacio Gómez Bolanos retired from acting, focusing instead on directing, producing and overseeing the marketing aspects of other Televisa productions.

He was preparing a dedication to his brother Chespirito in 1999, when he died of a heart attack.