- Born
- Died
- Birth nameFrancisco Xavier López Rodríguez
- Nickname
- Chabelo
- Height6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
- Javier López was born on February 17, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for En familia con Chabelo (1967), La Güereja y algo más (1998) and Chicken Little (2005). He was married to Teresita Miranda and Angelita Castagni. He died on March 25, 2023 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- SpousesTeresita Miranda(December 31, 1969 - March 25, 2023) (his death, 3 children)Angelita Castagni (divorced)
- He has played the character, Chabelo, a kid dressed in shorts, for over 30 years. He has the longest running TV show in Mexican TV (since 1968). He is also known as "El amigo de todos los niños" (All the children's friend). Invented the word Katafixia (trade).
- Was going to represent Mexico in Wrestling for the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland; but never got a sponsor to pay for the trip.
- Studied medicine.
- Was the official image of Pepsi Cola, along with actor Ramiro Gamboa in Latin America during the 1950s.
- Invented "Mautro", an alien language with actors Germán Valdés "Tin Tan" and Manuel 'Loco' Valdés. Katafixia is a Mautro word.
- Plays the drums.
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