# "¡No Contaban Con Mi Astucia!" QEPD, Roberto Gómez Bolaños

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-contaban-con-mi-astucia-qepd-roberto-gomez-bolanos/705975>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 30, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-contaban-con-mi-astucia-qepd-roberto-gomez-bolanos/705975 "2014-11-30T21:22:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Toucanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-contaban-con-mi-astucia-qepd-roberto-gomez-bolanos/705975/1 "2014-11-30T21:22:49Z")

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Roberto Gómez Bolaños, Mexican comedian, actor and playwright, died Friday, November 28, 2014, at the age of 85. His stage name was [Chespirito](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chespirito) and he created the iconic characters “El chapulín colorado” (the red grasshopper) and “El chavo del Ocho” (The kid from No. 8).

I can’t claim it’s a “tragedy” as Mr. Gómez lived a long, full, productive life and he and his works were appreciated during his lifetime, but I and several millions of people just lost a major piece of our childhoods. And someone must have burned some tortillas on the stove. Why else would my eyes be tearing up?

[sub]FWIW, “qepd” is an abbreviation for the Spanish “que en paz descanse”, which translates to “may he rest in peace”. And, “¡No contaban con mis astucia!”/“They didn’t expect my cleverness!” is the Chapulín’s catchphrase. And, fans of _The Simpsons_ may or may not know that “Bumblebee Man” is an allusion to “el chapulín colorado”.[/sub]

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**Author:** ![nani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/58956e/32.png) [@nani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nani)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-contaban-con-mi-astucia-qepd-roberto-gomez-bolanos/705975/2 "2014-12-01T02:32:02Z")

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I also watched his shows as a kid. An icon in Mexico.

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**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-contaban-con-mi-astucia-qepd-roberto-gomez-bolanos/705975/3 "2014-12-01T03:36:40Z")

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A life time of making children all over the world laugh, that is a life well lived.

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**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-contaban-con-mi-astucia-qepd-roberto-gomez-bolanos/705975/4 "2014-12-01T06:40:29Z")

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I watched his shows as a child in El Salvador. His humor was sort of a comforting thing for me, like listening to old songs that might seem corny now that you’re an adult, but take you back to the happier parts of your childhood. I will quote one of the catchphrases of El Chapulin Colorado, “Siganme los buenos!” (follow me, good guys!)