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Carlos VillagrnCarlos Villagrn Eslava (born January 12, 1944), better known plainly as Carlos Villagrn, is a famous Mexican comedy actor and former journalist. Villagrn combined both acting and writing at first; he became known for a character named Pirolo. He went on to write for a local newspaper in Mexico City. As a writer, he became friends with screenwriter and future co-star Ruben Aguirre. Aguirre was hired to play Profesor Jirafales by Chespirito in the upcoming El Chavo del Ocho Televisa television series. Aguirre held a party for family and friends at his house, and Villagrn impressed him after expanding his cheeks out of proportion during one of the party's comic steps. As a matter of a fact, that movement would later become a trademark of the character he'd play in El Chavo.... Aguirre recommended Villagrn to Chespirito, and Villagrn was given the Quico character in the show. He also appeared on Chespiritos other hit show, El Chapulin Colorado. Both of Chespiritos shows became major international hits all over Latin America, in the United States, Spain and other countries. Villagrn acquired great fame with these shows. Villagrn left the shows in 1978, mostly because he and Chespirito established a legal battle over the rights of the Quico character. At that same time, Ramón Valds also left the two shows. This marked the beginning of the end for both productions, although they are still seen on many countries around the world with re-runs. Villagrn went to Venezuela and then on to Peru, where he acted in various shows, but without the same success that Chespiritos productions had in Mexico. He and Valds reunited, when Teve Rey hired them to make the television show, Ay, que Kiko!. With the same name but different lettering, Chespirito was not able to prevent the name Quico to be used in the new show. The show was having success, however, when Valds died of lung cancer in 1988, it soon was run off the air. Like many of his co-stars in the Chespirito shows, Villagrn went on to enjoy a circus career, touring with his El circo de Kiko. Villagrn later did exactly what his friend Aguirre had done before, moving to Argentina, where Chespirito has no rights over the Quico character, and playing his old character there. Villagrn has three sons and three daughters. Villagrn, Carlos
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