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Rubén Aguirre

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Rubén Aguirre

Jun 15, 1934 – Jun 17, 201625 titles 20 movies · 5 TV
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Biography

Huge, intimidating, cool, and funny, Native-Latino American businessman, entrepreneur, actor, producer, director, comedian and screenwriter. Ruben Aguirre was from Saltillo, Coahuila. He was best remembered for his characterization of Profesor Jirafales in the Televisa's television show El Chavo. Aguirre also participated in another well known television show of the era, El Chapulín Colorado, albeit less frequently. When he first began looking for acting work, he was told that at 6'8" (203cm), he was too tall. He wore size 19 6E shoes. He also had a monstrous wingspan of 7'4" (224cm). Native-Latino American comic actor Ruben Aguirre, loved by millions of children and adults across Latin America. Aguirre passed from complications of pneumonia, two days after his 82nd birthday.

Also known as

Rubén Aguirre 'El Shori' · 'El Shori' · Rubén Aguirre 'El Shorty' · Rubén Aguirre 'Shorty'

Born

Jun 15, 1934 – Jun 17, 2016

Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

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Career timeline

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1970 1 title(s)

1973 2 title(s)

1974 1 title(s)

1977 3 title(s)

1979 2 title(s)

1980 2 title(s)

1982 1 title(s)

1983 2 title(s)

1984 1 title(s)

1987 1 title(s)

1991 1 title(s)

1992 1 title(s)

1994 3 title(s)

2001 2 title(s)

2005 1 title(s)

2024 1 title(s)