Roberto Gomez Balanos was born on February 21, 1929. He is currently 84 years old. He was on Música de viento (1988) El Charrito (1984) Don ratón y don ratero (1983) El Chanfle 2 (1982) El Chanfle (1979) El amor de María Isabel (1971) El cuerpazo del delito (1970) La princesita y vagabunda (1969) La hermana Trinquete (1969) Operación carambola (1968) Las tres magníficas (1968) El zángano (1967) Dos criados malcriados (1960) Dos locos en escena (1960) .He married actress Florinda Meza and never had children.He was discovered as an actor when he is applying for a job as a writer. He married a fellow actor that worked with him for many years.Before becoming an actor, Gómez was an amateur boxer. He studied engineering at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (National Autonomous University of Mexico). He wrote a number of plays, and contributed dialogue for scripts of films and television shows in Mexico, as well as some character acting work before he became famous. His stage name, "Chespirito", was given to him by a producer during Gómez Bolaños' first years as a writer and was concocted from the diminutive form of the Spanish pronunciation of the name of William Shakespeare or Shakespierito, meaning "Little Shakespeare" or "Little Shakespeare Boy".
