Juan Ramón Sánchez Guinot (1957 – 10 April 2008) was a Spanish actor, singer, sculptor and painter who played Chema the baker in the Spanish ''

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'' co-production ''

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''.

Biography

During the mid-1970s, Sánchez performed in a music group, Red de San Luis. Sánchez began his career on the TV series '' El señor Villanueva y su gente'', before becoming one of the most beloved human stars of ''Barrio Sésamo'' in the 1980s. While acting in ''Barrio Sésamo'', Sánchez also appeared in a small role as a male nurse in

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's 1986 movie ''

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''. Sánchez has also appeared as a guest actor on the Spanish TV series ''

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'' and '' Los ladrones van a la oficina''. Alongside with his wife Vivares and other actors from the series (such as José Riesgo), Sánchez appeared in a stage version of ''Barrio Sésamo'' during the late 1980s, touring through Spain. More recently, Sánchez performed on stage and met with some success as a painter. He nevertheless admitted that people still called him "Chema". His last television performance was on ''Gala Infantil 2006'', in a "¿Como están ustedes?" ("How are you?") segment. With

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, and Ana, he sang the ''Barrio Sésamo'' theme "Todos los del barrio" for the last time.

Personal life

Sánchez was married to Chelo Vivares, the actress who performed the full-bodied Muppet

on ''Barrio Sésamo''. They married before the beginning of their work together in 1983.

Death

Sánchez died as a result of

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in Madrid on April 10, 2008. He was 51 years old.

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