The Mongolian Conspiracy
2019 · Movie
as Coronel
Xavier López
1935-02-17
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Xavier López Rodríguez (17 February, 1935 - 25 March, 2023), better known as Chabelo, was a Mexican-American actor, comedian and television host. He hosted a children's program entitled En familia con Chabelo, which aired for forty-eight years. He studied medicine, which he practiced for four years in a private sanatorium where he was a partner. At the same time and while still studying, he missed classes in order to make frequent visits to the facilities of the building known as Televicentro, inaugurated in 1952, owned by the alliance of Mexican radio stations, Telesistema Mexicano, which would later become Televisa. There he met the producer, Luis de Llano Palmer, who offered him work as a production assistant, a job he accepted and opted to abandon his career in medicine. At the same place, he also worked as a cameraman and floor manager. This experience was what helped him make the decision to become an actor and later he began to study drama for four years. Later, he would begin to have brief appearances in television broadcasts called teleteatros (of which there is not much information), and in which he would participate as a substitute for actors who were late or absent. He got his nickname after telling a joke about a boy named Chabelo and would embody that boy as a character for most of his acting career. He participated in 10 television programs, 34 movies and 4 soap operas, in addition to recording several albums as his character "Chabelo". In 2003 he was awarded a Diosa de Plata for his artistic career. In 2005 he received the Legend Award from the MTV Movie Awards Mexico. In 2006 he received the Gaviota International Award for his artistic career. In June 2010, at the Lunas del Auditorio Awards, he received the special recognition Una Vida en el Escenario (A Life on Stage). During the last broadcast in 2012, he received a tribute for his two thousand three hundred programs of En familia con Chabelo. During that same broadcast, he was awarded two Guinness World Records: the first for the longest career as host of a children's program (forty-four years), and the second for the longest time representing a character, Chabelo (fifty-seven years), "the friend of all children". On March 25, 2023, Chabelo passed away in Mexico City at the age of 88, due to a septic shock caused by an acute abdominal condition. The following day, his body was cremated and his ashes were given to his family.
Filmography
The Crime of Cacaro Gumaro
2014 · Movie
as Mecha-Chabelo
Flying low
2013 · Movie
as Bruno Sánchez Félix
Mision W2M
2013 · Movie
Cartas a Elena
2012 · Movie
as Don Jacinto
Amar
2009 · Movie
as Benito
Club eutanasia
2005 · Movie
as Mauro
La Escuelita VIP
2004 · TV Show
as Chabelo
Cero en conducta
1999 · TV Show
Conversando con Cristina Pacheco
1997 · TV Show
as Self
La Chilindrina en apuros
1994 · Movie
as Chabelo
Mi fantasma y yo
1988 · Movie
La tumba de Matías
1988 · Movie
Dos machos que ladran no muerden
1988 · Movie
Agente 0013 - Hermelinda Linda 2
1986 · Movie
as Bebé
Los pepenadores de aca
1985 · Movie
Macho Que Ladra No Muerde
1984 · Movie
La Carabina de Ambrosio
1978 · TV Show
Chabelo y Pepito Detectives
1974 · Movie
as Chabelo
Chabelo Y Pepito Contra Los Monstruos
1973 · Movie
as Chabelo
Chabelo Y Pepito en La Lampara Maravillosa
1972 · Movie
La criada bien criada
1972 · Movie
as Little Baby
Bang bang al hoyo
1971 · Movie
El aviso inoportuno
1969 · Movie
La princesa hippie
1969 · Movie
Autopsy of a Ghost
1968 · Movie
The Two Rivals
1966 · Movie
as Javier Gobardilla (as Javier López 'Chabelo')
Los reyes del volante
1965 · Movie
as Chabelo
Escuela para solteras
1965 · Movie
as Photographer
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!
1964 · Movie
as Bailarín
El Extra
1962 · Movie
as Panchito
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Vuelve Chistelandia
1958 · Movie
Nueva Chistelandia
1958 · Movie
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Chistelandia
1958 · Movie
Trip to the Moon
1958 · Movie
as Babyface
