Raúl Padilla | |
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Born | Raúl Padilla García 17 June 1918 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
Died | 3 February 1994 Mexico City, Mexico | (aged 75)
Years active | 1964–1994 |
Notable work | Jaimito, el cartero in El Chavo del Ocho |
Spouse | Lili Inclán |
Children | 1[1] |
Raúl "Chato" Padilla García (17 June 1918 – 3 February 1994) was a Mexican actor, and a member of Chespirito's comedy troupe, famous for his character in El Chavo del Ocho, Jaimito, el cartero ("Jaimito, the Mailman").[2]
Career
[edit]Padilla joined the show in 1979 following the departure of Ramón Valdés, gradually taking over the sorts of roles Valdés used to play. He also worked on the film El Chanfle, scripted and starred by Chespirito. Padilla's second major character was that of Licenciado Morales, who was in charge of the local police station in Los Caquitos.
Death
[edit]![Raúl Chato Padilla, Jaimito el Cartero, estatua en México](Https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Ra%C3%BAl_Chato_Padilla%2C_Jaimito_el_Cartero%2C_statue_in_Mexico.jpg/170px-Ra%C3%BAl_Chato_Padilla%2C_Jaimito_el_Cartero%2C_statue_in_Mexico.jpg)
Raúl died of a heart attack on February 3, 1994, at age 75. His nickname, "Chato", means "pug"; the nickname was in reference to his broad, flat nose. His son, Raul Padilla Jr. "El Choforo" (1940-2013) also worked with Chespirito and was an actor in his own right.
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1968 | Caballo prieto azabache | Doroteo Arango / Pancho Villa | Uncredited |
1969 | La gran aventura | ||
1969 | Con licencia para matar | Encargado del edificio | |
1970 | Emiliano Zapata | ||
1973 | Vidita negra | Licenciado Arnulfo Dupont | |
1974 | Calzonzín inspector | Tiziano Truyé | |
1975 | Bellas de noche | ||
1975 | El albañil | Juez | |
1976 | Espejismo de la ciudad | Don Fili | |
1976 | El ministro y yo | El Licenciado | |
1976 | The Bricklayer | ||
1979 | El Chavo del Ocho | Jaimito el Cartero | TV series |
1979 | El Chanfle | Paco | |
1979 | ¿A que le tiras cuando sueñas... Mexicano? | ||
1980 | Hilario Cortes, el rey del talón | ||
1980 | Las tentadoras | ||
1980 | Burlesque | ||
1980 | Sexo contra sexo | ||
1980-1994 | Chespirito | Juez / Licenciado Moralez / Jaimito el cartero | TV series |
1981 | Cuentos colorados | ||
1981 | Juan el enterrador | ||
1982 | El Chanfle 2 | Paco | |
1982 | La pulquería 2 | ||
1983 | Don ratón y don ratero | Boxer | |
1984 | Las glorias del gran Púas | ||
1984 | Charrito | Sheriff | |
1984 | Entre ficheras anda el diablo - La pulquería 3 | ||
1985 | El ratero de la vecindad II | ||
1989 | El pájaro con suelas | ||
1991 | Este vampiro es un tiro | ||
1992 | El chivo | Don Justo Madrazo (El Chivo) | (final film role) |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Donde están - Raúl Padilla "Chóforo"
- ^ Chaves: foi sem querer querendo? - Page 166 "Raúl Chato Padilla (17/6/1918 - 3/2/1994) O ator Raúl "Chato" Padilla nasceu na cidade mexicana de Monterrey, no ano de 1918. Antes de fazer parte do elenco de Chaves, construiu uma grande carreira no cinema cômico mexicano."