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María Antonieta Gómez Rodríguez (born 4 December 1949), more commonly known by her
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María Antonieta de las Nieves, is a Mexican actress, comedian, singer, and author. Her best remembered role is that of
La Chilindrina ''El Chavo'' ("The Kid/The Boy", Spanish also meaning " cent"), also known as ''El Chavo del Ocho'' ("The Kid/Boy from Number Eight") during its earliest episodes, is a Mexican television sitcom series created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños (Che ...
, one of the main characters of the
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sitcom ''
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''.


Early life

De las Nieves was born in
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, daughter of parents who had emigrated to the city from
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,
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. She is the youngest of the seven children of Estanislao Gómez Ocampo and Delfilia Rodríguez Ocampo, who owned a women's clothing store.1985 Mexico City earthquake The 1985 Mexico City earthquake struck in the early morning of 19 September at 07:17:50 (CST) with a Moment magnitude scale, moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximal Modified Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''). The ev ...
, when his house collapsed. His wife and daughter survived.


Career

She made her film debut in the fantasy film ''Pulgarcito'' (1957), starring María Elena Marqués,
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, and Cesáreo Quezadas in the title role. At age 10, she became a voice actress; she provided the Spanish voices for characters such as
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from ''
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'',
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from ''
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'',
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from ''
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'', and
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from ''
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''. Her first
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was ''Estafa de amor'' (1961), starring
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and
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. De las Nieves became famous as
La Chilindrina ''El Chavo'' ("The Kid/The Boy", Spanish also meaning " cent"), also known as ''El Chavo del Ocho'' ("The Kid/Boy from Number Eight") during its earliest episodes, is a Mexican television sitcom series created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños (Che ...
in the
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sitcom ''
El Chavo del Ocho ''El Chavo'' ("The Kid/The Boy", Spanish also meaning " cent"), also known as ''El Chavo del Ocho'' ("The Kid/Boy from Number Eight") during its earliest episodes, is a Mexican television sitcom series created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños (Che ...
''. She was also the lead actress in ''
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'' until 1973, when she left and
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replaced her. She was a voice actress at Televisa, when
Chespirito Roberto Mario Gómez Bolaños (21 February 1929 – 28 November 2014), more commonly known by his stage name Chespirito, or "Little William Shakespeare, Shakespeare", was a Mexican actor, comedian, screenwriter, humorist, director, produce ...
heard her talk. Thinking her voice was perfect for the Chilindrina character, he offered her a job at his new television program, and she accepted. Both ''El Chavo del Ocho'' and ''El Chapulín Colorado'' became hits across
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, in
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and the
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, as well as various other countries where the program was translated into local languages. The casts of ''Chavo'' and ''Chapulín'' toured extensively whilst the series was on; after cancellation of the series' filming in Mexico, its actors continued travelling, and the series continued to be featured in many Latin American countries (as of 2024, it is still shown in the United States). In 1994, she was cast as the lead in ''Aquí está la Chilindrina'', in which she lives in a convent with various nuns and orphan girls. Despite only lasting a short run, it had big success. She played Dulce Amado, an elderly aunt, in the
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'' Dame Chocolate'' (2007). In 2012, de las Nieves participated as a contestant in
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's third season of '' Mira Quién Baila''. She has voiced Vanellope von Schweetz in the Spanish dub of ''
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'' (2012).


Lawsuit

María Antonieta de las Nieves was able to win a legal battle over
Chespirito Roberto Mario Gómez Bolaños (21 February 1929 – 28 November 2014), more commonly known by his stage name Chespirito, or "Little William Shakespeare, Shakespeare", was a Mexican actor, comedian, screenwriter, humorist, director, produce ...
in 2003, one that gives her permission to act as ''
La Chilindrina ''El Chavo'' ("The Kid/The Boy", Spanish also meaning " cent"), also known as ''El Chavo del Ocho'' ("The Kid/Boy from Number Eight") during its earliest episodes, is a Mexican television sitcom series created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños (Che ...
'' in public whenever she wants to, and grants her rights over the character she played. Chespirito owns the rights to most of the other characters of the shows he created, which led some of the actors like
Rubén Aguirre Rubén Aguirre Fuentes (; 15 June 1934 – 17 June 2016) was a Mexican actor and comedian. He was best known for his character Professor Jirafales in Televisa's 1970s television show ''El Chavo del Ocho''. Aguirre also participated in another we ...
() and
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( Quico) to move to
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at separate points of their careers to revive the characters. In addition, because of the lawsuit,
La Chilindrina ''El Chavo'' ("The Kid/The Boy", Spanish also meaning " cent"), also known as ''El Chavo del Ocho'' ("The Kid/Boy from Number Eight") during its earliest episodes, is a Mexican television sitcom series created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños (Che ...
is the only major character in the series that doesn't appear in the animated series ''
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'' and in its
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video game, '' El Chavo Kart''.


Personal life

In November 2021, it was announced that de las Nieves and her character of ''
La Chilindrina ''El Chavo'' ("The Kid/The Boy", Spanish also meaning " cent"), also known as ''El Chavo del Ocho'' ("The Kid/Boy from Number Eight") during its earliest episodes, is a Mexican television sitcom series created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños (Che ...
'' would be included in the
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for being the actress "portraying the same role for the longest time (1971–2020)." On 29 December 2021, de las Nieves tested positive for
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. She announced it on social media, adding that she was experiencing mild symptoms.


References


Sources

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External links

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La Chilindrina – Official website

see Maria's work on the shows Chavo del 8 and others by Chespirito
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