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Javier Lpez Although he is best-known as "Chabelo"--a grown man portraying a mischievous, over-sized child--the 50-year career of actor Javier Lpez Rodrguez proves he is more than a "one-trick pony." Born in Len, Guanajuato on 17 February 1935, Lpez moved to Mexico City with his parents in the mid-1940s. Around 1950, he went to work in the nascent Mexican television industry, assisting Arturo Manrique, a popular radio and TV star on the show "El yate de la tortuga." A short time later, Lpez was recruited to appear on another program, hosted by Ramiro Gamboa. It was here the character of "Chabelo" first appeared. At first, a pair of short pants and the actor's falsetto voice sufficed, but in a short time Chabelo became a more elaborate character with a variety of costumes and props, and his own distinctive personality.

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