The most “rorro”! This is how Don Ramón conquered before El Chavo

An old photo unleashed users’ nostalgia on Twitter after Edgar Vivar shared an image with the famous performer of “Don Ramón”, a famous character from the comedy television series “El Chavo del 8interpreted by Ramon Valdes.

His real name is Ramón Antonio Esteban Gómez de Valdés y Castillo, but everyone knows him as “Don Ramón” because of the popular character he played in the “Chavo del 8” program.

Edgar Vivar he was one of his closest collaborators on the sitcom and he now remembers the unforgettable with great fondness “Mr. Ramon“.

An image on which he appears around 1951 shows a very young and handsome Ramón Valdés, who would certainly bring him great success among women.

Already in this picture, the actor and comedian ventured into television with other small roles, but it was undoubtedly until the program premiered in 1973, “Chavo del 8”, where he gained great fame.

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The snapshot in which Don Ramón appears can be seen in black and white, he was about 28 years old and was part of the Valdés dynasty, made up of four brothers, all devoted to comedy. Germán Valdés (Tin tan), Manuel “The Fool “Valdés and Antonio better known as “El Ratón Valdés”.

“Moncho”, “Monchito” ..

The television series “Chavo del 8”, created and played by Roberto Gómez Bolaños himself, was in charge of catapulting Ramón Valdés’ career on television.

Vivar, who also played a central role in the most acclaimed broadcast on television, played the characters of ‘Mr. Belly ‘. He is one of the survivors of the famous cast to this day, alongside some of his other companions such as Florinda Meza, Carlos Villagrán and María Antonieta de las Nieves, to some of the key members of the comedy program’s remembered cast. to name.

We must not forget that “Don Ramón” embodied the life of a single man, unemployed and constantly persecuted by “La Bruja del 71”, (Angelines Fernández) who called him with the famous nicknames of “Moncho”, “Monchito”, ” Muñeco “”, “Rorro”, “Galán”, “Papucho”.

He was the father of “La Chilindrina”, a character played by María Antonieta de las Nieves, constantly abused by “Doña Florinda” because of the antics of “Chavo” and “Quico”.

This is how he started acting

Ramón Antonio Esteban Gómez de Valdés y Castillo, originally from Mexico City, was born on September 2, 1923. He grew up in a modest and large family that later moved to Ciudad Juárez when he was two years old.

His first acting debut was in 1949 with a small role in the film “Calabacitas tender” (1949) in which he participated with his brother Germán Valdés, who introduced him to the artistic environment.

He got roles as an extra and some supporting roles, in addition to participating in films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

It was in 1968 when he began to exploit his talent in the hands of Roberto Gómez Bolaños, projects such as’ Los supergenios de la mesaquare ‘(1968),’ Chespirito ‘(1970) and’ El Chapulín Colorado ‘(1973) and’ El Chavo del 8 “(1971), where Valdés would become internationally known with his interpretation of the character Don Ramón.

After leaving “Chavo del 8” in 1979, Ramón Valdés also took part with Carlos Villagrán in the Venezuelan program Federrico and in 1987 in “Ah what Kiko!”.

Valdés had a strong tobacco addiction, which eventually caused serious health problems that took his life because of the stomach cancer he contracted. He eventually left at the age of 64 after a relentless battle with this condition.

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Currently there are no survivors of the Valdés brothers, Germán was the first to leave in 1973, followed by Ramón in 1988, Manuel “El Loco” until 2020 and the last to survive to this day was Antonio himself. . that he left on January 6 at the age of 91, ending the comedian dynasty.