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Xavier López, a Mexican children’s comic better known as "Chabelo," has died at 88. López's best-known work, the Sunday variety show "En Familia con Chabelo," ran for an astonishing 48 years from 1967 to 2015, Mexico's longest-running TV show. López usually performed dressed in kid's clothing well into his 80s and helped found a genre of adult comics dressed as kids that became a staple for decades on Mexican television.
Xavier López, a Mexican children's comic better known as "Chabelo," has died at 88. López's best-known work, the Sunday variety show En Familia con Chabelo, ran for an astonishing 48 years from 1967 to 2015. López helped found a genre of adult comics dressed as kids that became a staple for decades on Mexican television. López usually performed dressed in kid's clothing well into his 80s.
Mexican children's entertainer Xavier López, better known as Chabelo, has died at the age of 88. López was best known for his Sunday variety show En Familia con Chabelo, which ran for 48 years. He usually performed dressed as a child and helped found a genre that became a staple for decades on Mexican television. López died suddenly of abdominal complications and is survived by his wife and several children.