Xavier López RodrÃguez (born February 17, 1935), better known as
"Chabelo", is an American-born Mexican actor and a TV host who has
been working on television for over sixty years. "Chabelo" has
participated in more than thirty motion pictures and recorded more
than thirty musical albums. He also has produced many shows like La
Cuchufleta and La Güereja Quiere Más. However, his most famous TV
show was En Familia con Chabelo, which was broadcast every Sunday
morning on Televisa's Canal de las Estrellas. This show consisted of
contests with people from the audience, gifts and games and was mainly
for children. The program ended on Sunday, December 20, 2015 after 47
years.Xavier López's career really began when he met a famous couple
of actors, whose names were "Panseco y Gamboa". Panseco worked on
radio, and Gamboa (Ramiro), worked on TV. This pair was already known
in Mexico and they taught Chabelo the basics of the TV business.Xavier
López was hired as his “Chabelo†character to be the spokesman of
Pepsi Cola, for which he traveled all over North and South America.
After the contract, he found himself unemployable due to his strong
association with the Pepsi brand. He was hired for a show in New York
City for a fraction of what he was used to charging, and ended up
touring the US for six months with Tongolele. After the tour, he
negotiated a return to TV for a half hour daily show. He also appeared
as "Panchito" in Cantinflas film El Extra (1962).López had the idea
of doing a show where parents and children could participate and enjoy
these mornings together. En Familia con Chabelo (In Family with
Chabelo) is well known in Latin America, it is a show with games,
contests and gifts where Lopez plays the role of TV host, and presents
himself as a child named Chabelo. On December 30, 2012, the show was
awarded a Guinness Record for its 44 years of uninterrupted broadcast.
Xavier López was awarded another Guinness Record for portraying the
Chabelo character for over 57 years. On November 27, 2015, "Chabelo"
announced via YouTube, the Long-running Mexican TV show "En Familia
con Chabelo" would air its final show on December 20, 2015.
"Chabelo", is an American-born Mexican actor and a TV host who has
been working on television for over sixty years. "Chabelo" has
participated in more than thirty motion pictures and recorded more
than thirty musical albums. He also has produced many shows like La
Cuchufleta and La Güereja Quiere Más. However, his most famous TV
show was En Familia con Chabelo, which was broadcast every Sunday
morning on Televisa's Canal de las Estrellas. This show consisted of
contests with people from the audience, gifts and games and was mainly
for children. The program ended on Sunday, December 20, 2015 after 47
years.Xavier López's career really began when he met a famous couple
of actors, whose names were "Panseco y Gamboa". Panseco worked on
radio, and Gamboa (Ramiro), worked on TV. This pair was already known
in Mexico and they taught Chabelo the basics of the TV business.Xavier
López was hired as his “Chabelo†character to be the spokesman of
Pepsi Cola, for which he traveled all over North and South America.
After the contract, he found himself unemployable due to his strong
association with the Pepsi brand. He was hired for a show in New York
City for a fraction of what he was used to charging, and ended up
touring the US for six months with Tongolele. After the tour, he
negotiated a return to TV for a half hour daily show. He also appeared
as "Panchito" in Cantinflas film El Extra (1962).López had the idea
of doing a show where parents and children could participate and enjoy
these mornings together. En Familia con Chabelo (In Family with
Chabelo) is well known in Latin America, it is a show with games,
contests and gifts where Lopez plays the role of TV host, and presents
himself as a child named Chabelo. On December 30, 2012, the show was
awarded a Guinness Record for its 44 years of uninterrupted broadcast.
Xavier López was awarded another Guinness Record for portraying the
Chabelo character for over 57 years. On November 27, 2015, "Chabelo"
announced via YouTube, the Long-running Mexican TV show "En Familia
con Chabelo" would air its final show on December 20, 2015.
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