Comedian Roberto Gomez Bolaños died early this Friday evening (28) at the age of 85. The interpreter and author of the character 'Chaves' marked generations in Brazil and throughout Latin America. But what few people know is that Chespirito, as he was known, also practiced boxing as a teenager.
From the beginning of his childhood, Bolaños was a small, thin child and suffered from the teasing of older people. But he used his hands to, he said, 'mark his space'.
“Being small and thin always gave me an inferiority complex, which I could only overcome with a few blows. So I made it clear to the taller, fatter and stronger ones that they were not superior to me”, said Roberto, in his official biography, published in Brazil by 'Universo dos Livros'. “This practice gave me the ability to throw punches,” he added.
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After becoming 'good at fighting' as a child, Bolaños actually ventured into the boxing ring. While attending high school at Colégio Francés Morelos, he signed up for a boxing championship at the school. In the first year he came in second place. The next time he became champion.
“On the street I had already fought with guys taller and heavier than me. It would be impossible for someone with my weight to defeat me. I entered the Campeonato de los Guantes de Oro, the biggest competition for boxing fans, and I won.”
Even after his short career in the ring, Roberto Gomez Bolaños did not abandon his love for boxing. The sport was always remembered in episodes of the Chaves series. The character 'Seu Madruga' was an old champion of the sport and arrived to try and teach Chaves some moves.
Watch the episode where Seu Madruga taught boxing to Chaves:
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