Florinda Meza
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Florinda Meza García de Gómez (born February 8, 1948) is a Mexican actress of film
and television
; she is also a writer, director, and producer. She started her career when Roberto Gómez Bolaños
cast her in El Chavo as "Doña Florinda". Meza is also known for her role of "La Chimoltrufia" in the sketch comedy Los Caquitos, and for various roles in El Chapulín Colorado
, Los Chifladitos, and Dr. Chapatín
.
to play "Doña Florinda" in the Televisa
comedy show El Chavo del Ocho, which became a major international hit. Playing "Doña Florinda" (and "Popis"), Florinda Meza became known all over Latin America
. The show lasted from 1972 to 1980 (although the sketch would continue until 1992), during which she and Roberto began a life-long romance that never produced any children.
During her tenure on the Chespirito show, she was also known to have played Edgar Vivar
's character "Botija"'s wife "Maria Expropiacion Petronila", famously known as "La Chimoltrufia"
Meza also participated prominently in Chespirito's other main show, El Chapulín Colorado
.
After production of the show Chespirito ended in 1995, she and Roberto began touring extensively, something they still do. The two Mexican actors got married in a civil ceremony on November 19, 2004, after 27 years of sharing their lives.
s such as La Dueña (The Owner), Alguna Vez Tendremos Alas (Someday We Shall Have Wings) and Milagro y Magia (Miracle and Magic), in which she also acted.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
; she is also a writer, director, and producer. She started her career when Roberto Gómez Bolaños
Roberto Gómez Bolaños
Roberto Gómez Bolaños is a Mexican writer, actor, director, comedian, humorist, songwriter, poet and philosopher. He is best known by his stage name Chespirito .-Life and work:...
cast her in El Chavo as "Doña Florinda". Meza is also known for her role of "La Chimoltrufia" in the sketch comedy Los Caquitos, and for various roles in El Chapulín Colorado
El Chapulín Colorado
El Chapulín Colorado is a television series, created and played by Roberto Gómez Bolaños, also known as Chespirito, a successful Mexican comedian and TV show producer, which parodied superhero shows...
, Los Chifladitos, and Dr. Chapatín
Dr. Chapatín
Dr. Chapatín is a fictional doctor, created and performed by Chespirito.Usually, Dr. Chapatin appears in his office, with his secretary and his nurse, performed by Florinda Meza....
.
Television work
Meza was cast by Roberto Gómez BolañosRoberto Gómez Bolaños
Roberto Gómez Bolaños is a Mexican writer, actor, director, comedian, humorist, songwriter, poet and philosopher. He is best known by his stage name Chespirito .-Life and work:...
to play "Doña Florinda" in the Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
comedy show El Chavo del Ocho, which became a major international hit. Playing "Doña Florinda" (and "Popis"), Florinda Meza became known all over Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
. The show lasted from 1972 to 1980 (although the sketch would continue until 1992), during which she and Roberto began a life-long romance that never produced any children.
During her tenure on the Chespirito show, she was also known to have played Edgar Vivar
Edgar Vivar
Edgar Vivar is a Mexican actor. He is best remembered as "Señor Barriga" and his son "Ñoño" from the El Chavo del Ocho television series, and as "El Botija" from the El Chapulín Colorado and Chespirito television series...
's character "Botija"'s wife "Maria Expropiacion Petronila", famously known as "La Chimoltrufia"
Meza also participated prominently in Chespirito's other main show, El Chapulín Colorado
El Chapulín Colorado
El Chapulín Colorado is a television series, created and played by Roberto Gómez Bolaños, also known as Chespirito, a successful Mexican comedian and TV show producer, which parodied superhero shows...
.
After production of the show Chespirito ended in 1995, she and Roberto began touring extensively, something they still do. The two Mexican actors got married in a civil ceremony on November 19, 2004, after 27 years of sharing their lives.
Telenovela work
Meza also participated in several movies, and produced telenovelaTelenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s such as La Dueña (The Owner), Alguna Vez Tendremos Alas (Someday We Shall Have Wings) and Milagro y Magia (Miracle and Magic), in which she also acted.