José Manuel Díaz Márquez (September 27, 1936 – January 5, 2013) was a Venezuelan actor and comedian in television and film. Born in

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, he was the younger brother of the singer and composer

Simón Díaz Simón Narciso Díaz Márquez (August 8, 1928 – February 19, 2014) was a Venezuelan singer and Grammy Award-winning composer of Venezuelan music. Career Díaz endeavored to recover the folklore and musical traditions of the '' llanos'', the Ve ...

. He played professionally under the name Joselo. Initially, Joselo tried to emulate his older brother, although the ease of doing jokes about the daily life of the Venezuelan people set the course of his artistic career. Joselo debuted on the popular sitcom '' Radio Rochela'' in 1959, aired by

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, until it agreed on a long-term arrangement to keep him at the network by making him producer of his own weekly show, '' El Show de Joselo'' (1964–1972, 1981), which later was broadcast on

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and was renamed '' Humor con Joselo'' (1973–1980, 1984–1993). For nearly three decades, Joselo developed a significant number of characters in his weekly sitcom, effectively creating stereotypes and popular codes, conveniently remodeled and refined, achieving a deep approach to the lower and middle classes. Among his most popular characters are ''El Pavo Lucas, Madam Cosmetic, El Adeco y el Copeyano, El Dr. Chimbín, El Mendigo, El Doctor Pensamos, El Viejito de la Marabunta, El Licenciado Esparragoza'' and ''El Roquero''.El Universal – El país personificado de Joselo
(Spanish) Joselo also played leading roles in Venezuelan and Mexican cinema, including ''El raspado'' and ''Yo, el gobernador'', under the direction of René Cardona, Jr., and ''El reportero'' (1968), directed by

Rafael Baledón Rafael Baledón Cárdenas (25 November 1919 – 6 May 1994) was a Mexican actor, director, screenwriter, and producer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He worked in both film and television. Life Rafael Baledón was on 25 November 1919 in C ...

. In addition, he featured on radio and even recorded popular gaitas with his brother Simón under the guide of producer Hugo Blanco. Joselo died in 2013 in

Caracas Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...

, at age 76, after suffering a liver illness.

Selected filmography

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List of videos at You Tube
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