The most “rorro”! This is how Don Ramón conquered before El Chavo

An old photo sparked the nostalgia of Twitter users after Edgar Vivar shared an image showing the famous performer of “Don Ramón”, a famous character from the comic television series “El Chavo del 8“interpreted by Ramon Valdes.

His real name is Ramón Antonio Esteban Gómez de Valdés y Castillo, but everyone knows him as “Don Ramón” due to the popular character he played in the program “Chavo del 8”.

Edgar Vivar he was one of his closest collaborators in the sitcom and now he remembers the unforgettable with great affection “Mr. Ramon“.

An image in which he appears around 1951 shows a very young and handsome Ramón Valdés, which would certainly bring him great success among women.

Already in this image, the actor and comedian ventured into television with other minor roles, but it was undoubtedly until the premiere of the program in 1973, “Chavo del 8”, where he gained great fame.

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The snapshot in which Don Ramón appears can be seen in black and white, he was around 28 years old and was part of the Valdés dynasty, made up of four brothers, all dedicated to comedy. Germa’n Buckets (Tin tan), Manuel “The fool „Valdés and Antonio better known as “El Ratón Valdés”.

“Moncho”, “Monchito” ..

The television series “Chavo del 8” created and played by Roberto Gómez Bolaños himself, dealt with the catapult of Ramón Valdés’ career in television.

Vivar, who was also a central part of the most popular television show, played the characters in “Mr. Belly “. He is to this day one of the survivors of the famous cast, along with some of his other companions, such as Florinda Meza, Carlos Villagrán and María Antonieta de las Nieves, to mention some of the main members of the aforementioned cast of the comedy program.

It must be remembered that “Don Ramón” embodied the life of a lonely man, unemployed and constantly persecuted by “La Bruja del 71” (Angelines Fernández) who called him by the famous nicknames “Moncho”, “Monchito”, “Muñeco”, ” Rorro “,” Galán “,” Papucho “.

He was the father of “La Chilindrina”, a character played by María Antonieta de las Nieves, constantly abused by “Doña Florinda” because of the whims of “Chavo” and “Quico”.

That’s how he started playing

Originally from Mexico City, Ramón Antonio Esteban Gómez de Valdés y Castillo was born on September 2, 1923. He grew up in a humble and large family who later moved to Ciudad Juárez when he was two years old.

His first acting debut was in 1949 with a small role in the film “Calabacitas tender” (1949) in which he participated with his brother Germán Valdés, who introduced him to the arts.

He landed additional roles and a few supporting roles, in addition to participating in films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

In 1968 he began to exploit his talent in the hands of Roberto Gómez Bolaños, projects such as “Los supergenios de la mesaquare” (1968), “Chespirito” (1970) and “El Chapulín Colorado” (1973) and “El Chavo del 8 “(1971) where Valdés will gain international fame for playing the character of Don Ramón.

After leaving “Chavo del 8” in 1979, Ramón Valdés also participated with Carlos Villagrán in the Venezuelan program Federrico and in 1987 in “Ah ce Kiko!”.

Valdés was heavily addicted to tobacco, which led to serious health problems that took his life due to the stomach cancer he suffered. He finally passed away at the age of 64, after a relentless struggle against this condition.

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Today, there are no survivors of the Valdés brothers, Germán was the first to leave in 1973, followed by Ramón in 1988, Manuel “El Loco” until 2020 and the last to survive to this day was Antonio, himself that this January 6 he left at the age of 91, ending the comedian dynasty.