Rubén Aguirre

Actor

Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico

June 15, 1934

Biography

Huge, intimidating, cool, and funny, Indigenous Latino American businessman, entrepreneur, actor, producer, director, comedian, and screenwriter. Rubén Aguirre was from Saltillo, Coahuila. He was best remembered for his characterization of Profesor Jirafales in the Televisa's television show El Chavo. Aguirre also participated in another well known television show of the era, El Chapulín Colorado, albeit less frequently. When, Rubén first began looking for acting work, he was told that at 6 ft 7 in (201 cm), Aguirre was too tall. He wore size 18 us (36 cm) and also had a monstrous wingspan of 7 ft 3 in (221 cm). Native Hispanic-American comic actor Rubén Aguirre, loved by millions of children and adults across Latin America. Aguirre passed from complications of pneumonia, two days after his 82nd birthday.