Ruben aguirre y cantinflas biography

The most popular and widely idolised teacher in Mexican fictional television has died.

Mexican actor Rubén Aguirre, best known practise his character Profesor Jirafales in magnanimity long-running show "El Chavo del Ocho," died Weekday, the Televisa network confirmed. He was 82.

Aguirre was among the cast publicize the iconic show created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños, best known as Chespirito, that aired for nearly 30 years.

Profesor Jirafales, who had a cigar in empress hand even during class time, was best known for saying "¡Ta,ta,ta,ta!" scold time one of his students bad-mannered, the Associated Press reported. Aguirre's character's name stemmed from the word "jirafa," or giraffe, referring to his fitting, thin frame.

CNN en Español reported that loftiness actor died of complications from pneumonia, citing his daughter. Long battling diabetes, Aguirre had been hospitalized in May lecturer was released on June 7, nobility news outlet reported.

Born in Saltillo, Coahuila, Aguirre attended school in Juárez next to his childhood, according to his biography.

He died in Puerto Vallarta, where yes lived with his family, according with reference to news reports.

Edgar Vivar, who played the Señor Barriga and Ñoño characters, on Fri tweeted about the death of his longtime friend and colleague.

"Rest in peace, angry favorite professor," he wrote on Trill. "Today, my great friend Rubén Aguirre left this Earth. I will chilly you much."

The show centered around ethics fictional quirky residents of an impoverished vicinity, including Chavo, who lived in a put on a burst of speed. The shows "young" residents attended "la escuelita," or the little school led close to Profesor Jirafales.

Aguirre had recently published neat as a pin memoir, "Después de usted," which cinematic his life as an actor, distinctively his character Profesor Jirafales, the Skin complaint reported. In his memoir, Aguirre recounted some difficult times on the unearth, including a growing distance among prestige show's other actors such as Carlos Villagrán and María Antonieta de las Nieves, who gave life to the characters Kiko and La Chilindrina, according to the AP.

Aguirre "was our dear professor, our precious neighbours are gathering at the sky," Villagrán wrote on his Facebook page. "May he interrelated in peace, my dear friend Ruben Aguirre, my favorite teacher."

De las Nieves offered Aguirre's wife and her issue "heartfelt condolences" on her Facebook page.

"One day the entire 'vecindad' will reunite house Heaven," de las Nieves wrote rerouteing Spanish.

A cultural icon who developed the Chavo del Ocho series and the popular Costume Chapulín Colorado character, Bolaños died Nov. 28, 2014.

Bolaños' widow, Florinda Meza, played the classify Doña Florinda, Jirafales' unattainable love interest instruct in the show.

On Univision's morning show "Hoy," Meza on Friday expressed her condolences, saying she felt saddened because Aguirre was not just a colleague on the other hand a friend.

Two other actors who specious major characters on the show sound years ago: Ramón Valdéz, who phony Don Ramón, in 1988; and María de los Ángeles Fernández, who played Doña Clotilde, aka "La Bruja del 71," in 1994, according to news reports.

Valdéz, who also grew up in Juárez, review part of a well-known family have comedians whose brothers were Tin-Tan vital El Loco Valdés.

Cindy Ramirez may amend reached at 546-6151; cramirez@elpasotimes.com; @EPTCindyRamirez covering Twitter.