Dr. Édgar à ngel Vivar Villanueva (born 28 December 1948) is a
Mexican actor. He is remembered as "Señor Barriga" and his son
"Ã'oño" from El Chavo del Ocho, and as "El Botija" from Los Caquitos
and Chespirito. His other notable role is in a Mexico telenovela,
Amarte Asà as Don Pedro, a lonely man who work as a cashier in the
restaurant of his stepson El Frijol.The son of engineer à ngel Vivar
and Celia Villanueva Falconi, Edgar started his acting career in 1964
as a theater actor. He toured the United States with some of his
plays. This gave him vast experience in the acting field. In 1970,
Chespirito needed a robust person to play "Señor Barriga" ("Mr.
Beliarge" in Spanish) as well as Ã'oño in his upcoming Televisa
production of El Chavo del 8, and Vivar was hired for the job.Both
shows became major international hits, allowing Vivar to become known
beyond Mexico and to tour all over Latin America, Spain and, once
again, the United States. He also made an attempt at becoming a
telenovela actor, participating in his co-star Florinda Meza's
production, Alguna vez Tendremos Alas (Someday, we will have
wings).His weight caused him serious heart related trouble after the
half-hour Chespirito productions were over in 1980 (it is believed
that his temporary absence from the show may have been weight-related,
and was explained that his character, el Botija, had gone to a weight
loss clinic.) In 1992, he left the hour-long Chespirito program
briefly for therapy at a weight-loss clinic. He lost a great amount of
weight, which helped save his life. He kept touring the countries
where Chespirito shows were kept on television as re-runs after the
show was over.
Mexican actor. He is remembered as "Señor Barriga" and his son
"Ã'oño" from El Chavo del Ocho, and as "El Botija" from Los Caquitos
and Chespirito. His other notable role is in a Mexico telenovela,
Amarte Asà as Don Pedro, a lonely man who work as a cashier in the
restaurant of his stepson El Frijol.The son of engineer à ngel Vivar
and Celia Villanueva Falconi, Edgar started his acting career in 1964
as a theater actor. He toured the United States with some of his
plays. This gave him vast experience in the acting field. In 1970,
Chespirito needed a robust person to play "Señor Barriga" ("Mr.
Beliarge" in Spanish) as well as Ã'oño in his upcoming Televisa
production of El Chavo del 8, and Vivar was hired for the job.Both
shows became major international hits, allowing Vivar to become known
beyond Mexico and to tour all over Latin America, Spain and, once
again, the United States. He also made an attempt at becoming a
telenovela actor, participating in his co-star Florinda Meza's
production, Alguna vez Tendremos Alas (Someday, we will have
wings).His weight caused him serious heart related trouble after the
half-hour Chespirito productions were over in 1980 (it is believed
that his temporary absence from the show may have been weight-related,
and was explained that his character, el Botija, had gone to a weight
loss clinic.) In 1992, he left the hour-long Chespirito program
briefly for therapy at a weight-loss clinic. He lost a great amount of
weight, which helped save his life. He kept touring the countries
where Chespirito shows were kept on television as re-runs after the
show was over.
Share this
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
Join us for free and get valuable content delivered right through your inbox.