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Over the course of almost five decades, “El Chavo del 8” it continuously lit the houses of different countries of the world, beyond the Spanish-speaking ones, until it was canceled. Although the characters that appeared are fondly remembered, there are some things that not even most fans of the series know.
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One of those questions asked by several people is why the name of the main character was never revealed during the 290 episodes. Well, then don’t wait, because now we absolve this doubt.
WHY WAS CHAVO ONLY REVEALED?
According to “El Diario del Chavo del 8”, a book published by Roberto Gómez Bolaños in the 1990s in which he reveals aspects of the origin of this character, the child was an orphan and had never known his parents since he was very young. in a nursery. Yes Although everyone knew him as El Chavito, his real name was Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaelo Guglielmi, at least that was read in the text of the famous Chespirito.
However, his identity was never revealed in the television series, because every time they asked him his real name, he could only say “Fili …” and was immediately interrupted by someone or an event that happened in the neighborhood.
The truth is that this identity was never confirmed even by Chespirito himself, who ceased to exist in November 2014, leading this information to his grave.. So did his wife, Florinda Meza, who avoided referring to the subject.
CHESPIRITO PROGRAMS COME OUT OF THE AIR
At the beginning of August 2020, the conflicts that existed between Televisa and Gómez Bolaños’ family were made public, so they decided to end the relationship. “Although saddened by the decision, my family and I hope that Chespirito will soon be on the screens of the world. We will continue to insist and I am sure we will succeed “, then wrote Roberto Gómez Fernández, the son of the Mexican comedian.
The news provoked the anger and sadness of the followers of all Chespirito series and made them feel uncomfortable on social networks. Florinda Meza also spoke about the event through her Twitter account: “This incomprehensible act strikes his memory and what he respected the most: the public”.
“What do I think about stopping the Chespirito program?” Although I have nothing to do with this because inexplicably I was not summoned to the negotiations, I think that now that the world needs the most fun, to do so is an aggression against people.“, wrote.
The mentioned Mrs. Florinda criticized the decision of the television station, because “goes against their own commercial interests “ and ensured that those programs “I’m a cult”. “It’s sad to see how in your own home, which you gave millions of dollars, is the place where you are least appreciated.”he added in another tweet.