Miguel Eduardo Galván Meza (October 13, 1957 – April 14, 2008) was a Mexican

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and

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, known for his appearances on

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like ''La Parodia'' and ''La Hora Pico''. He died due to a

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in a hospital.

Biography

He was born in Juan Aldama, Zacatecas, and studied to be an architect before taking three years of theatre classes. He rose to fame in a TV commercial for the defunct bank Bital (now HSBC México) where he played a filthy but comic prison inmate. His nickname ''La Tartamuda'' (The Stutterer, a comparison with the onomatopoeia of a gun firing bullets) originated from this part. He acted in films including ''

Perdita Durango ''Perdita Durango'', released as ''Dance with the Devil'' in the United States, is a 1997 action-crime-horror film directed by Álex de la Iglesia, based on Barry Gifford's 1992 novel ''59° and Raining: The Story of Perdita Durango''. It stars R ...

'' (1997), ''

Sexo, pudor y lágrimas ''Sexo, pudor y lágrimas'' (''Sex, Shame, and Tears'') is a Mexican Romantic comedy, romantic Comedy film, comedy drama film, the second of the so-called New Era of the Cinema of Mexico (after ''Like Water for Chocolate (film), Like Water for C ...

'' (1999) and '' Mejor que la vida'' (2008), although he was most famous for his TV work. He starred in ''La Hora Pico'' (Rush Hour), first aired in 2000. In the show, he took the role of many characters such as ''La Madre Sota'' (

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word-play, "the big mother"), ''El Pollero''. In ''La Parodia'' he played characters like ''

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'', ''Carmelita Salinas'' (after

Carmen Salinas Carmen Salinas Lozano (5 October 1939 – 9 December 2021) was a Mexican actress, impressionist, comedian, politician, and theatre entrepreneur. She was associated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) during her later career as a po ...

), ''Laura'' (after Laura Bozzo), and others, starring along with

Arath de la Torre Arath De La Torre Balmaceda (born 20 March 1975) is a Mexican actor and comedian, best known for his roles in the telenovelas '' Soñadoras'', '' Amigas y rivales'', and ''Una familia con suerte''. Career At the age of 17 he moved from Cancún t ...

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and "Los Masca Brothers", Freddy and Germán Ortega. He also starred in several Mexican

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s. In 2003, he co-starred with

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and

Eduardo Capetillo Eduardo Capetillo Vázquez (born April 13, 1970) is a Mexican actor and singer. Life He was born in Mexico City, Mexico. He belongs to the Capetillo family, who have a long tradition of being bullfighters. While still very young, he particip ...

in the children's soap opera '' ¡Vivan los niños!'', and in 2007 on ''

Destilando Amor ''Destilando amor'' (English: ''Distilling Love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nicandro Díaz González for Televisa in 2007. It is the remake of the 1994 Colombian telenovela '' Café con aroma de mujer''. On Monday, January 22, 2007, Ca ...

'' which marked his last TV appearance.

Death

He suffered

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and

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. He was hospitalized when he fainted after a theatrical performance. He had three

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sessions, but his health continued to deteriorate and he died on Monday, April 14, 2008. "Fuentes médicas aseguraron que el comediante padeció diabetes y diversas complicaciones con la presión arterial " He was cremated, and, following his wishes, half of his ashes went to a church in

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, the other half were scattered in the sea off

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References

External links

Comediantes.net
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