Xavier López Rodríguez, referred to as “Chabelo,” died on the age of 88.

“This can be a very unhappy morning, Xavier Lopez Chabelo, father, brother and husband has left us abruptly because of belly issues,” learn a message on his official Twitter feed.

López was finest identified for internet hosting the long-running youngsters’s Sunday selection present En Familia con Chabelo. The Televisa present made its debut in 1967 and ran for 48 years, ending its run in 2015.

Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who shares a final title with the tv host however has no relation, took to social media to precise his condolences.

“Hugs to household and associates for the demise of Xavier López “Chabelo.” How can I overlook that my eldest son wakened early to see him over 40 years in the past,” he tweeted.

Chabelo hosted the kids’s present dressed as a child sporting suspenders with a singular voice that was usually imitated by his followers. Based on IMDB, the comic obtained his first appearing credit score within the comedy Viaje a la luna the place he shared the display screen with Kitty de Hoyos, Sergio Corona and Alfonso Arau.

López would later seem in titles like Chistelandia (1958), El Additional (1962), Escuela para solteras (1965), Los reyes del volante (1965), Los dos rivales (1966) and La princesa hippie (1969), simply to call just a few.

In 2016, López acquired a particular blimp on the Youngsters Selection Awards México for his profession in tv, movie and theater.

His tv credit included La carabina de Ambrosio (1978), La cuchufleta (1995), La Güereja y algo más (1998), La familia P. Luche (2002) with Eugenio Derbez, La escuelita VIP (2004) and Los Simuladores (2009).

The actor didn’t at all times seem as Chabelo and ventured into telenovelas like Cuento de Navidad (1999), Carita de ángel (2000), Navidad sin fin (2001) and Amarte es mi pecado (2004).