What is Chespirito?
{{Infobox comedian <!-- for individuals - see Template:Infobox comedian for usage --> | name = Chespirito | image = Roberto Gómez Bolaños Premios Fama 2008.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | pseudonym = Chespirito | birth_name = Roberto Gómez Bolaños | birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|2|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|11|28|1929|02|21|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Cancún]], [[Quintana Roo]], Mexico | medium = [[Television]], [[movie]]s, [[music]], [[theatre]], [[comic book]]s | nationality = | active = 1958&ndash;2006 | genre = [[Physical comedy]], [[sitcom]], [[satire]] | subject = [[Children]], [[language]], [[superhero]]es, [[social issue]]s | influences = | influenced = | spouse = {{marriage|Graciela Fernandez|1968|1989}}<br>{{marriage|[[Florinda Meza]]|2004|2014}} | domesticpartner = | notable_work = ''[[Chespirito (program)|Chespirito]]''<br>''[[El Chapulín Colorado]]''<br>''[[El Chavo del Ocho]]'' | signature = | website = {{URL|http://www.chespirito.org/}} | footnotes = | module = }} {{Spanish name|Gómez|Bolaños}} '''Chespirito''' (born '''Roberto Gómez Bolaños''', February 21, 1929 &ndash; November 28, 2014) was a [[Mexicans|Mexican]] writer, actor, director, comedian, humorist, songwriter and poet.<ref>{{cite book |title=Mexican cinema: reflections of a society, 1896-1980 |last=Mora |first=Carl J. |page=162 |year=1989 |publisher=[[University of California Press]] |isbn=9780520043046 }}</ref> He was known for writing, directing, and starring in the ''[[Chespirito (TV series)|Chespirito]]'' (1968-1995), ''[[El Chavo del Ocho]]'' (1971-1980), and ''[[El Chapulín Colorado]]'' (1972-1981) television series. The character of ''El Chavo'' is one of t