Mexican children's comic Chabelo has died at the age of 88

Mexican children's comic Chabelo has died at the age of 88

МЕКСИКО ХОТ - "Чабело" тайзны нэрээрээ олонд танигдсан Мексикийн хүүхдийн комик Xavier Lopez.

МЕКСИКО ХОТ - "Чабело" тайзны нэрээрээ олонд танигдсан Мексикийн хүүхдийн комик Xavier Lopez.

Ерөнхийлөгч Андрес Мануэль Лопез Обрадор өнгөрсөн бямба гарагт 88 насандаа таалал төгсөв.

Ерөнхийлөгч Андрес Мануэль Лопез Обрадор өнгөрсөн бямба гарагт 88 насандаа таалал төгсөв.

Lopez's most popular work, the Sunday variety show En Familia con Chabelo, ran for 48 years from 1967 to 2015.

Lopez's most popular work, the Sunday variety show En Familia con Chabelo, ran for 48 years from 1967 to 2015.

Lopez's most popular work, the Sunday variety show En Familia con Chabelo, ran for 48 years from 1967 to 2015.

The president of Mexico tweeted his eldest son

The president of Mexico tweeted his eldest son

Jose Ramon, "got up early to watch him (on TV) more than 40 years ago."

Jose Ramon, "got up early to watch him (on TV) more than 40 years ago."

López, who was no relation to the president, usually performed dressed in kid's clothing well into his 80s. 

López, who was no relation to the president, usually performed dressed in kid's clothing well into his 80s. 

He helped found a genre of adult comics dressed as kids that became a staple for decades on Mexican television. 

He helped found a genre of adult comics dressed as kids that became a staple for decades on Mexican television. 

His longevity — he performed in a child's raspy squeak throughout his career — led to joking speculation he would outlive everyone else in show business. 

His longevity — he performed in a child's raspy squeak throughout his career — led to joking speculation he would outlive everyone else in show business.