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Édgar Ángel Vivar Villanueva (born 28 December 1948) is a Mexican actor and comedian. He is best known for his characters of Señor Barriga and his son Ñoño from ''
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'', and El Botija from '' Los Caquitos'' and '' Chespirito''.


Life and career

The son of engineer Ángel Vivar and Celia Villanueva Falconi, Vivar started his acting career in 1964 as a theater actor. He toured the United States with some of his plays. This gave him vast experience in the acting field. In 1970, Chespirito needed a robust person to play Señor Barriga as well as Ñoño in his upcoming
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production of ''
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'', and Vivar was hired for the job. Both shows became major international hits, allowing Vivar to become known beyond Mexico and to tour all over
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,
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and the United States. He also made an attempt at becoming a
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actor, participating in his co-star Florinda Meza's production, ''Alguna vez Tendremos Alas''. His weight caused him serious heart-related issues after the half-hour ''Chespirito'' productions were over in 1980 (it is believed that his temporary absence from the show may have related to his weight; and was explained that his character, el Botija, had gone to a weight-loss clinic.) In 1992, he left the hour-long ''Chespirito'' program briefly for therapy at a weight-loss clinic. He lost a great amount of weight, which helped save his life. He kept touring the countries where Chespirito shows were kept on
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as re-runs after the show was over. In 2006, Vivar appeared in the film ''
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'' as a bank manager. He also co-starred in a telenovela made in Argentina, '' Amarte Así'', that became a major success in South America, Spain, and the US. He had a role in
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's production of '' El Orfanato'', filmed in Spain and released in October 2007. he would later voice Auguste Gusteau and Dug in the Latin American versions of
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's ''
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'' and '' Up'' (2009). In 2008, Vivar underwent
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at a clinic in Colombia, and lost approximately 165 pounds. Following his surgery, he has become an advocate for healthy living, particularly for overcoming obesity. Following his weight loss surgery, Vivar retired all of his ''Chespirito'' characters, stating that because of his weight loss, they were no longer appropriate. He would, however, reprise the voices of Señor Barriga and his son Ñoño for an episode of the animated adaptation of ''
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'', the only cast member from the original series to do so.


Filmography


Film


Television


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vivar, Edgar 1948 births Chespirito actors Living people Male actors from Mexico City Mexican male film actors Mexican male stage actors Mexican male television actors Mexican male comedians Comedians from Mexico City