Miguel Galván
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Miguel Eduardo Galván Meza (October 13, 1957 - April 14, 2008) was a Mexican comedian and actor, known for his appareances on TV shows like La Parodia and La Hora Pico. He died due to a respiratory arrest in a hospital.
[edit] Biography
He was born in Juan Aldama, Zacatecas. He rose to fame in a TV commercial where he was a filthy but comic prison inmate, character for which he was nicknamed La Tartamuda (The Stutter).
Later in his career he starred in La Hora Pico (The Rush hour), first aired in 2000. In the show, he took the role of many characters such as La madre Sota (Spanish word-play, "the big mother"), El Pollero. In La Parodia he played characters like Shrek, Carmelita Salinas (after Carmen Salinas), Laura (after Laura Bozzo), and others, starring along with Arath de la Torre, Angélica Vale and "Los Masca Brothers", Freddy and Germán Ortega.
He also starred in several Mexican telenovelas. In 2003, he co-starred with Andrea Legarreta and Eduardo Capetillo in the children's soap opera Vivan los Niños, and in 2007 on Destilando Amor which marked his last TV appearance.
[edit] Death
He suffered diabetes and hypertension. He was hospitalized when he fainted after a theatrical performance. He had three hemodialysis sessions, but his health continued deteriorating finally leading him to death. He died on Monday, April 14, 2008.
