Miguel Galván
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Miguel Eduardo Galván Meza (October 13, 1957 - April 14, 2008) was a Mexican
comedian
and actor
, known for his appearances on TV shows like La Parodia and La Hora Pico.
He died due to a respiratory arrest
in a hospital.
, and studied to be an architect before taking three years of theatre classes. He rose to fame in a TV commercial where he played a filthy but comic prison inmate. His nickname La Tartamuda (The Stutterer) originated from this part.
He acted in films including Perdita Durango
(1997), Sexo, pudor y lágrimas
(1999) and Mejor que la vida (2008), although he was most famous for his TV work. He starred in La Hora Pico (Rush Hour), first aired in 2000. In the show, he took the role of many characters such as La Madre Sota (Spanish
word-play, "the big mother"), El Pollero. In La Parodia he played characters like Shrek
, Carmelita Salinas (after Carmen Salinas), Laura (after Laura Bozzo
), and others, starring along with Arath de la Torre
, Angélica Vale
and "Los Masca Brothers", Freddy and Germán Ortega.
He also starred in several Mexican telenovelas
. In 2003, he co-starred with Andrea Legarreta and Eduardo Capetillo
in the children's soap opera ¡Vivan los niños!, and in 2007 on Destilando Amor
which marked his last TV appearance.
. He was hospitalized when he fainted after a theatrical performance. He had three hemodialysis
sessions, but his health continued to deteriorate and he died on Monday, April 14, 2008. He was cremated, and, following his wishes, half of his ashes went to a church in Lindavista
, the other half were scattered in the sea off Acapulco
.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
comedian
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, known for his appearances on TV shows like La Parodia and La Hora Pico.
He died due to a respiratory arrest
Respiratory arrest
Respiratory arrest is the cessation of breathing. It is a medical emergency and it usually is related to or coincides with a cardiac arrest. Causes include opiate overdose, head injury, anaesthesia, tetanus, or drowning...
in a hospital.
Biography
He was born in Juan Aldama, ZacatecasJuan Aldama, Zacatecas
Juan Aldama is a city in the northwestern portion of the Mexican state of Zacatecas. It is the biggest community in the Municipality of Juan Aldama and the seat of the municipal government.It was renamed for insurgent Juan Aldama...
, and studied to be an architect before taking three years of theatre classes. He rose to fame in a TV commercial where he played a filthy but comic prison inmate. His nickname La Tartamuda (The Stutterer) originated from this part.
He acted in films including Perdita Durango
Perdita Durango
Perdita Durango, released as Dance with the Devil in the US, is a film directed by Alex de la Iglesia as a cross between the crime and horror genres. The film is based on Barry Gifford's novel 59° and Raining: The Story of Perdita Durango...
(1997), Sexo, pudor y lágrimas
Sexo, pudor y lágrimas
Sexo, pudor y lágrimas is a Mexican film, the second of the so-called New Era of the Cinema of Mexico . It was the first film directed by Antonio Serrano....
(1999) and Mejor que la vida (2008), although he was most famous for his TV work. He starred in La Hora Pico (Rush Hour), first aired in 2000. In the show, he took the role of many characters such as La Madre Sota (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...
word-play, "the big mother"), El Pollero. In La Parodia he played characters like Shrek
Shrek
Shrek is a 2001 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, featuring the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow. Loosely based on William Steig's 1990 fairy tale picture book Shrek!...
, Carmelita Salinas (after Carmen Salinas), Laura (after Laura Bozzo
Laura Bozzo
Laura Cecilia Bozzo Rotondo is a television talk show host, best known for hosting Spanish-language talk show Laura en América that was broadcasted in the United States on the Telemundo television network...
), and others, starring along with Arath de la Torre
Arath de la Torre
Arath De La Torre Balmaceda is a Mexican actor and comedian, best known for his roles in the television series La Parodia and El Privilegio de Mandar.-Biography:...
, Angélica Vale
Angélica Vale
Angélica Vale is a Mexican actress, singer and comedienne, known also as the daughter of Angélica María, "La Novia de Mexico" , and as the daughter of comedian Raul Vale...
and "Los Masca Brothers", Freddy and Germán Ortega.
He also starred in several Mexican telenovelas
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
. In 2003, he co-starred with Andrea Legarreta and Eduardo Capetillo
Eduardo Capetillo
Eduardo Capetillo is a Mexican actor and singer. He was born in Mexico City, Mexico. He belongs to the Capetillo family, who have a long tradition of being bullfighters....
in the children's soap opera ¡Vivan los niños!, and in 2007 on Destilando Amor
Destilando Amor
Destilando Amor is a 2007 Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and Nicandro Díaz. It stars Angélica Rivera and Eduardo Yáñez as the main protagonists and was set primarily in Tequila, Jalisco...
which marked his last TV appearance.
Death
He suffered diabetes and hypertensionHypertension
Hypertension or high blood pressure is a cardiac chronic medical condition in which the systemic arterial blood pressure is elevated. What that means is that the heart is having to work harder than it should to pump the blood around the body. Blood pressure involves two measurements, systolic and...
. He was hospitalized when he fainted after a theatrical performance. He had three hemodialysis
Hemodialysis
In medicine, hemodialysis is a method for removing waste products such as creatinine and urea, as well as free water from the blood when the kidneys are in renal failure. Hemodialysis is one of three renal replacement therapies .Hemodialysis can be an outpatient or inpatient therapy...
sessions, but his health continued to deteriorate and he died on Monday, April 14, 2008. He was cremated, and, following his wishes, half of his ashes went to a church in Lindavista
Lindavista
Lindavista is a suburb in the north of Mexico City, in the administrative district of Gustavo A. Madero. It was founded in the 1930s as a result of city growth and the growth of the neighbouring suburb of Industrial....
, the other half were scattered in the sea off Acapulco
Acapulco
Acapulco is a city, municipality and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, southwest from Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semi-circular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico’s history...
.