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Édgar Vivar

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Edgar Vivar
Vivar at the ITSEM Mexico City campus in 2014
Born
Édgar Ángel Vivar Villanueva

(1948-12-28) 28 December 1948 (age 75)[1]
OccupationActor
Years active1964–present

Édgar Ángel Vivar Villanueva (born 28 December 1948)[1] is a Mexican actor and comedian. He is best known for his characters of Señor Barriga and his son Ñoño from El Chavo del Ocho, and El Botija from Los Caquitos and Chespirito.

Life and career

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The son of engineer Ángel Vivar and Celia Villanueva Falconi, Vivar started his acting career in 1964 as a theater actor. He toured the United States with some of his plays. This gave him vast experience in the acting field. In 1970, Chespirito needed a robust person to play Señor Barriga as well as Ñoño in his upcoming Televisa production of El Chavo del Ocho, and Vivar was hired for the job.

Both shows became major international hits, allowing Vivar to become known beyond Mexico and to tour all over Latin America, Spain and the United States. He also made an attempt at becoming a telenovela actor, participating in his co-star Florinda Meza's production, Alguna vez Tendremos Alas.

His weight caused him serious heart-related issues after the half-hour Chespirito productions were over in 1980 (it is believed that his temporary absence from the show may have related to his weight; and was explained that his character, el Botija, had gone to a weight-loss clinic.) In 1992, he left the hour-long Chespirito program briefly for therapy at a weight-loss clinic. He lost a great amount of weight, which helped save his life. He kept touring the countries where Chespirito shows were kept on television as re-runs after the show was over.

In 2006, Vivar appeared in the film Bandidas as a bank manager. He also co-starred in a telenovela made in Argentina, Amarte Así, that became a major success in South America, Spain, and the US. He had a role in Guillermo del Toro's production of El Orfanato, filmed in Spain and released in October 2007. he would later voice Auguste Gusteau and Dug in the Latin American versions of Disney-Pixar's Ratatouille and Up (2009).

In 2008, Vivar underwent gastric bypass surgery at a clinic in Colombia, and lost approximately 165 pounds. Following his surgery, he has become an advocate for healthy living, particularly for overcoming obesity.[2]

Following his weight loss surgery, Vivar retired all of his Chespirito characters, stating that because of his weight loss, they were no longer appropriate. He would, however, reprise the voices of Señor Barriga and his son Ñoño for an episode of the animated adaptation of El Chavo, the only cast member from the original series to do so.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1979 El Chanfle Dr. Nájera
1982 El Chanfle 2
1983 Don Ratón y Don Ratero
El más valiente del mundo
1984 Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie Feldwebel Erstarren
1987 Escuadrón sida
1988 Musica de viento
1992 Gordo Gordo Short film
2004 El show del vampiro Vampiro Max Short film, voice role
2006 Bandidas Bank manager
2007 El orfanato Dr. Balabán
2008 All Inclusive Taxi driver
2011 Juan & La Borrega Short film
2015 Cementerio General 2 Psychiatric hospital director
2021 The Mighty Victoria Don Edgar
2023 Soy inocente Fran
2024 El roomie Homemade

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1970–1990 Chespirito Sr. Barriga, Noño, El Botija
1973 El Chapulín Colorado
El Chavo del Ocho
1974 Mundo de juguete
1997 Alguna vez tendremos alas Sebastián Medina
1998 ¿Qué nos pasa?
Navidad fabuloja Rey mago
2000 No contaban con mi astucia Himself Guest
2002 De pe a pa
2005 Amarte así Don Pedro
Aplausos Himself Guest
Chespirito: 35 años en el corazón de México
2010–2011 Para volver a amar Renato
2012 La familia P. Luche Doctor Episode "La enfermedad de Federica"

References

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  1. ^ a b "Édgar Vivar cumple 71 años: de una infancia difícil a triunfar como el señor Barriga, y el libro de memorias que prepara en secreto". infobae. 28 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Hospitalizan de urgencia a 'El señor Barriga'" (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2013.