Édgar Vivar: Difficult to leave “Señor Barriga” behind

Satisfied with his work and with many projects on the horizon, Mexican actor Édgar Vivar assured in an interview with Efe that he had to work twice as hard to show his versatility in acting after great roles such as ‘El Señor Barriga’ or ‘Ñoño’ in “El Chavo del 8” (1971-1980).

“The biggest challenge was convincing the producers that I could do different things, as the programs were still on television, I was competing with myself and I will continue to do that,” he told Efe Vivar.

This was the first test the actor had to pass and since then he understood how fundamental it was to learn to reinvent himself.

“Reinventing ourselves, there is no other choice,” said Vivar, who remains active at the age of 75 and is in the middle of a pandemic with at least five films on the doorstep, participation in virtual international events or special appearances on television series.

The most recent is the second season of “My dear inheritance”, a series he came to as a special guest and thanks to his charisma and the public’s affection for him, his participation in the second episode has been extended and he is already working on the preparations. for the third.

“Elías Solorio warmly invited me at random and the character was kind of embedded in this whole universe and now it looks like we are going for the third season. I’m especially excited to see the acceptance of the public, ”said Vivar.

The second season of the series starring Paul Stanley and Roxana Castellanos came to an end last Monday and that makes the actor curious about how his character “Judge” will develop in the series.

“He is not exactly a judge, he is a notary, at first he was cold and distant, but it seems that he was already taking sides in history, it was nice for me to discover him, I am waiting for what the author writes, ”says Vivar.

Comedy on television

The actor was a fundamental part of the rise of television comedy in the 1970s, when he was part of programs like ‘El Chavo del 8’, where he played ‘Ñoño’ and ‘Señor Barriga’ or ‘Botija’ in one of Chespirito. Los Caquitos “comic capsules.

“It’s a definitive and golden important part of my career, I love them, I worship them (the characters) and there they are, but it’s only part. Out of respect for myself, the audience and Roberto, I did nothing because time doesn’t forgive, ”says the actor who refused to revive these characters in the performance.

However, his take on comedy has evolved just like time. In these moments of heavy criticism of what is or is not good in this area, the actor recognizes the good and bad of his first stage in comedy and in turn harshly criticizes the present day.

“I am aware that some forms of comedy that were previously made are not politically correct at the moment, such as bullying a person because of their physical appearance and that it used to be a cause for hilarity, but on the other hand is now becoming using a language that was defined in latrines in my time, the letter ‘ch’ doesn’t just sound to say Chapulín Colorado, ”he laughs.

For now, Vivar will be part of series like “El junior: El mirrey de todos los capos”, the third season of “My dear inheritance”, as well as five more films.

In addition, the actor assures that he has spent his free time writing a memoir that he does not intend to publish and that he mentions in good time that this will be “the cherished legacy” he will leave to his family if he is no longer there. is.

“I did it for myself, it will be my legacy to my family if they decide to publish it when it’s gone, it will be their decision, I’ve had a very nice professional life,” said Vivar.