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Acting

Xavier López

Born
Feb 17, 1935 · Aged 88
Died
Mar 25, 2023
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
31
TV credits
4
Also known as (3)
  • Chabelo
  • Xavier López Rodríguez
  • Javier López

Biography

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…