Carlos Espejel Leguizano (born April 21, 1972) is a Mexican telenovela actor and comedian, best known for his roles as "Chiquidrácula" (1982–1987) and "Carlinflas" (1982–2006).

Biography

Espejel started his acting career at an early age. In 1981 he appeared in the show '' Alegrías de Mediodía'', where he first met one of his ''Humor es...los Comediantes'' co-hosts,

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. In 1982, he appeared in the children's show ''Chiquilladas'' playing the role of Chiquidrácula, a vampire child who always manages to get in trouble. The catch phrase for this character was "Les va a dar mucho meyo" ("meyo" referring to «miedo») (You are going to be "afraid"). He also appeared in the show '' El Privilegio de Mandar'' as Carlinflas, a parody of the celebrated Mexican comedian,

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. He has appeared in many

telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...

s (soap operas) like '' Quinceañera'' (Sweet Fifteen), '' Amor en Silencio'' (Love in silence), ''Morir Para Vivir'' (Dying to Live) and ''Vivo Por Elena'' (I live for Elena). He co-hosted '' Humor es...los Comediantes'' from 1999 to 2001, and participated in most of the sketches on this series, most notably teamed with two of the other cohosts, Teo Gonzalez and Aida Pierce. At the same time, he played an elementary school student named "Carlitos" (his nickname in real life) on '' Cero en conducta'' (Zero in conduct); Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo was the creator, producer and star of both programs. Of trivial note, Espejel was the only co-host of ''Humor es...los Comediantes'' to have appeared in every episode. In May 2004 he entered the reality show '' Big Brother VIP 3'' but he was eliminated near the final. Soon after he participated on the TV show ''Día de Perros: el peor día de tu vida'' (the worst day of your life). He began acting in ''La Parodia'' for ''El Privilegio de Mandar'' parody in 2004 and remained with the show until its end on July 9, 2006. He also provided the

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for Sid in Spanish, in the computer animated feature ''

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''. Espejel has occasionally appeared on '' Fabrica de Risas'' (Factory of Laughs). He is featured in the 2007 book ''Televisa Presenta'', published in time for the network's 50th anniversary. For his work in television, Espejel was inducted into the Paseo de las Luminarias in Mexico City.

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* 1972 births Living people Male actors from Mexico City Comedians from Mexico City Mexican male comedians Mexican male film actors Mexican male telenovela actors Mexican male television actors Mexican parodists {{Mexico-comedian-stub