Ramón Valdés
Gender: Male
Born: 2nd September 1923
Died: 9th August 1988
Nationality: Mexico
TV programs: El Chavo, El Chapulín Colorado
Movies: El Cuerpazo Del Delito
Ramón Gómez Valdés de Castillo (September 2, 1923 – August 9, 1988) often credited as Ramón Valdéz, was a Mexican actor. He was born in Mexico City. His nephew is Cristian Castro, Mexican pop singer.
When he was two, his family moved to Ciudad Juárez, a northern border town where he and his brothers, Tin-Tan, and El Loco Valdés, polished their acting skills. The three brothers went on to become three of Latin America's most well known comedians.
Valdés participated in more than 50 Mexican films, specializing in hyperactive underdog characters. He is most remembered, however, for playing Don Ramón in the hit television show El Chavo del Ocho. Show creator and main star Chespirito was a fan of Valdés, and he thought Valdés would make a perfect fit to play Don Ramón, who had a daughter (Chilindrina, played by María Antonieta de las Nieves), a person who had romantic interest in him (Doña Clotilde, played by Angelines Fernández) and a neighbor who slapped him across the face on every show (Doña Florinda, played by Florinda Meza). The Chavo character played by Gómez would sometimes call Valdés' character "Ron Damón", transposing the initial letter of both words, as some children would
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