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Leopoldo Roberto García Peláez Benítez (9 March 1944 – 23 January 2023), known professionally as Polo Polo, was a Mexican comedian known internationally for his elaborate joke telling and narration. His style, mainly in first person as a supposed personal experience, in conjunction with explicit language and sexual nature, word play, and
Official Autobiography
By the year 2000, Polo Polo was an example of a successful career, in which the comedian had combined performance in movies, plays, and the presentation of his comedy shows. Some time later he participated in the program "La Escuelita VIP" produced by fellow comedian
Polo Polo's official website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Polo Polo 1944 births 2023 deaths 20th-century Mexican people Mexican male comedians 20th-century comedians Mexican comedians 21st-century Mexican people 21st-century comedians People from León, Guanajuato
Leopoldo Roberto García Peláez Benítez (9 March 1944 – 23 January 2023), known professionally as Polo Polo, was a Mexican comedian known internationally for his elaborate joke telling and narration. His style, mainly in first person as a supposed personal experience, in conjunction with explicit language and sexual nature, word play, and double entendres
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(often, in the process cracking jokes within jokes, delivering witty lines and quips) oriented mainly to adult audiences.
Biography
Leopoldo was born inLeón, Guanajuato ()
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, Mexico, in a family dedicated to the shoe industry. After devoting several years to the family business, he discovered his humorous vocation, which led at first to work in small establishments without payment.
The popularity of Polo Polo gradually increased, and in 1976 he moved to a bigger club called Keops Nightclub where his shows were presented every night with all tickets sold out. He was known for playing Tennis at the well known International Tennis Club in Mexico City; there he used to play Doubles and bet in almost every match; memorable ones include the one he and his beloved partner “Pepe” lost against “GonZo” and Mr. Chitiva during the Club Tournament.. but in a case his popularity reached new heights. For many consecutive years, the spectacle of Polo Polo was a hallmark of the nightclub "Khufu", until in 1986 he had the opportunity to perform in the largest room in Mexico
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called Crown Hall Crown Hotel Plaza, and other mass events.
In addition, the actor recorded his first live album with record company Musart, entitled ''The Trip to Spain''. Despite the lack of radio broadcasting (due to the explicit content of the "blue" material), the album sold over 100,000 copies. This period of unparalleled success and activity is most memorable for Polo Polo, as it is when he set the record for the show with the longest duration, which remains in effect to date.
The decade of the 80s was marked by his constant appearances on late-night television, and he was in demand throughout Mexico, including a debut coming out of the territory of Mexico. His first appearance in United States
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was in 1988, invited by the Exclusive Artist Productions in the Super Club Chache Hollywood
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where their presentations played to packed houses for 10 days.
In the 90s Polo Polo was becoming one of the favorites of the public and continued to travel in Mexico and the United States. 3–4 December 1994, Polo Polo presented two shows at the Grand Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles
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, California
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with attendance records. Similar situation repeated itself at the Sahara Hotel & Casino Las Vegas
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etc. In Mexico, the most exclusive nightclubs and the Premier, the Patio, the Teatro Blanquita and among the others, demand in giant proportions, while the comedian is bringing to more and more sales record productions. At the end of the decade, Polo Polo conducted a television show called ''Con Ganas'' which was short-lived, despite its popular successOfficial Autobiography
By the year 2000, Polo Polo was an example of a successful career, in which the comedian had combined performance in movies, plays, and the presentation of his comedy shows. Some time later he participated in the program "La Escuelita VIP" produced by fellow comedian
Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo
Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo Pallás (born March 26, 1948) is a Mexican comedian, actor, film director, screenwriter, television producer and host.
He is the son of actors, the Cuban Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo and Mexican Lupita Pallás, and has appeared ...
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Polo Polo died on 23 January 2023, at the age of 78.
Albums
*Viaje a España *Polo Polo, Vol. 2 *Polo Polo, Vol. 3 *Polo Polo, Vol. 4 *Polo Polo, Vol. 5 *Polo Polo, Vol. 6 *Polo Polo, Vol. 7 *Polo Polo, Vol. 8 *Polo Polo, Vol. 9 *Polo Polo, Vol. 10 *Polo Polo, Vol. 11 *Polo Polo, Vol. 12 *Polo Polo, Vol. 13 *Polo Polo, Vol. 14 *Polo Polo, Vol. 15 *Mejor y Algo Más: 25 Aniversario *Colección en Vivo *Show en Vivo 2004 *Show en Vivo 2005 *Lo Mejor de Polo PoloSee also
*Albur
An albur (plural: ''albures'') is a word play in Mexican Spanish that involves a double entendre.
The first meaning in the Spanish language of albur refers to contingency or chance to which the result is trusted. Like in: "Leave nothing to the alb ...
References
External links
Polo Polo's official website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Polo Polo 1944 births 2023 deaths 20th-century Mexican people Mexican male comedians 20th-century comedians Mexican comedians 21st-century Mexican people 21st-century comedians People from León, Guanajuato