- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 17, 1935
- Place of Birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- March 25, 2023
Xavier López
Xavier López Rodríguez (17 February, 1935 - 25 March, 2023), better known as Chabelo, was a Mexican-American actor, comedian and television host. He hosted a children's program entitled En familia con Chabelo, which aired for forty-eight years. He studied medicine, which he practiced for four years in a private sanatorium where he was a partner. At the same time and while still studying, he missed classes in order to make frequent visits to the facilities of the building known as Televicentro, inaugurated in 1952, owned by the alliance of Mexican radio stations, Telesistema Mexicano, which would later become Televisa. There he met the producer, Luis de Llano Palmer, who offered him work as a production assistant, a job he accepted and opted to abandon his career in medicine. At the same place, he also worked as a cameraman and floor manager. This experience was what helped him make the …
Filmography
movieThe Mongolian Conspiracy
2019 · Coronel
movieThe Crime of Cacaro Gumaro
2014 · Mecha-Chabelo
movieFlying low
2013 · Bruno Sánchez Félix
movieMision W2M
2013 · , Executive Producer
movieCartas a Elena
2012 · Don Jacinto
movieAmar
2009 · Benito
movieClub eutanasia
2005 · Mauro
tvLa Escuelita VIP
2004 · Chabelo
tvCero en conducta
1999
tvConversando con Cristina Pacheco
1997 · Self
movieLa Chilindrina en apuros
1994 · Chabelo
movieMi fantasma y yo
1988
movieDos machos que ladran no muerden
1988
movieLa tumba de Matías
1988
movieAgente 0013 - Hermelinda Linda 2
1986 · Bebé
movieLos pepenadores de aca
1985
movieMacho Que Ladra No Muerde
1984
tvLa Carabina de Ambrosio
1978
movieChabelo y Pepito Detectives
1974 · Chabelo
movieChabelo Y Pepito Contra Los Monstruos
1973 · Chabelo
movieChabelo Y Pepito en La Lampara Maravillosa
1972
movieLa criada bien criada
1972 · Little Baby
movieBang bang al hoyo
1971
movieEl aviso inoportuno
1969
movieLa princesa hippie
1969
movieAutopsy of a Ghost
1968
movieThe Two Rivals
1966 · Javier Gobardilla (as Javier López 'Chabelo')
movieLos reyes del volante
1965 · Chabelo
movieEscuela para solteras
1965 · Photographer
movie¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!
1964 · Bailarín
movieEl Extra
1962 · Panchito
Vuelve Chistelandia
movieVuelve Chistelandia
1958
movieNueva Chistelandia
1958
Chistelandia
movieChistelandia
1958
movieTrip to the Moon
1958 · Babyface