Chiquito de la Calzada
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Gregorio Esteban Sánchez Fernández (born 24 October 1932 in Málaga
), known as Chiquito de la Calzada, is a Spanish flamenco
singer and actor, although he is more famous as a stand-up comedian. Chiquito de la Calzada became very popular in Spanish TV shows (especially "Genio y Figura") during the mid-nineties due to his unique style, strongly based on a surreal
approach to jokes and language. Some of his characteristic words and expressions quickly became meme
s and are now part of Spanish
slang
. His moves and jargon were so influential to other Spanish comedians, that some TV characters such as Crispín Klander, Lucas Grijander and Nuñito de la Calzada were entirely built around his own repertoire. There is a mod
for the video game Doom featuring his voice.
Málaga
Málaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...
), known as Chiquito de la Calzada, is a Spanish flamenco
Flamenco
Flamenco is a genre of music and dance which has its foundation in Andalusian music and dance and in whose evolution Andalusian Gypsies played an important part....
singer and actor, although he is more famous as a stand-up comedian. Chiquito de la Calzada became very popular in Spanish TV shows (especially "Genio y Figura") during the mid-nineties due to his unique style, strongly based on a surreal
Surreal humour
Surreal humour is a form of humour based on violations of causal reasoning with events and behaviours that are logically incongruent. Constructions of surreal humour involve bizarre juxtapositions, non-sequiturs, irrational situations, and/or expressions of nonsense.The humour arises from a...
approach to jokes and language. Some of his characteristic words and expressions quickly became meme
Meme
A meme is "an idea, behaviour or style that spreads from person to person within a culture."A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols or practices, which can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals or other imitable phenomena...
s and are now part of Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
slang
Slang
Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo...
. His moves and jargon were so influential to other Spanish comedians, that some TV characters such as Crispín Klander, Lucas Grijander and Nuñito de la Calzada were entirely built around his own repertoire. There is a mod
Mod (computer gaming)
Mod or modification is a term generally applied to personal computer games , especially first-person shooters, role-playing games and real-time strategy games. Mods are made by the general public or a developer, and can be entirely new games in themselves, but mods are not standalone software and...
for the video game Doom featuring his voice.
Filmography
- La venganza de Ira Vamp, 2010
- Spanish MovieSpanish MovieSpanish Movie is a 2009 Spanish parody film directed by Javier Ruiz Caldera and written by Paco Cabezas.The production makes spoofs of several successful Spanish horror/drama films in the box like Los Otros, El Orfanato, The Sea Inside, Alatriste, El laberinto del fauno, Abre los ojos, Los lunes al...
, 2009 - Franky Banderas, 2003
- El Oro de Moscú, 2002
- Papá Piquillo, 1998
- Brácula (Condemor II), 1997
- Aquí Llega Condemor (El Pecador de la Pradera), 1996