chabelo:Xavier López Rodríguez The Mexico TV legend who became a meme dies at 88

Xavier López Rodríguez (February 17, 1935 – March 25, 2023), better known as “Chabelo“, was a Mexican American actor, comedian, television presenter and children’s music singer who had been working on television for over sixty years. Chabelo participated in more than thirty motion pictures and recorded more than thirty musical albums. He also 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 aired for 47 years and consisted of contests with people from the audience, gifts and games and was mainly for children] The program ended on Sunday, December 20, 2015. At the time of his death, he was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.