In 1979 Mexican cinemas were given before “El Chanfle”the first film starring Roberto Gómez Bolaños “Chespirito”, Well, whole families were and left their money in the sweetness of theaters, but there was a person who was not happy with the story and that was its director, Enrique Segovian.
The filmmaker has gained importance thanks to the series “Without wanting”, Where the public has discovered their romantic relationship with the actress Floorinda Grade, with whom he even committed to marry, but was abandoned by her to start a romance with “Chespirito.”
Segoviano formed the creative pair with the actor on TV, because although Gómez Bolaños imagined and wrote the librettos of the programs “The Chavo del 8” y “The Colorado Chapulín”, The Dominican filmmaker gave the visual touch necessary to reach the public.
In 1978 Televisa decided to launch his film arm under the name of Televicine (today Videocine) and called his strong letter to make a movie. Gómez Bolaños took his football passion and Americathe team of his loves, to create “El Chanfle” and trusted Segoviano to be its director.
The tape, which was practically filmed in the facilities of Club América in Coapa, follows an extremely ethical props and to which everything goes wrong, whose wife (Meza) apparently cannot have children.
Obviously there are several scenes of football, mucha comedy of tangles and the traditional accidental blows that were a hit on TV.
But with everything and the more than 9 million viewers That he had on the billboard, the final result did not satisfy Segoviano, who was sincere in an interview awarded to the journalist Octavio Maya Rocha and published in the Dictionary of Mexican Cinema Directors.
“I really did not like how the movie was for several reasons: one my Novat Totalmy television experience just showed me what I knew: cinema is a medium that has nothing to do with the content and the form of television; Even if they look so much, ”said Segovian.
“In my case, I went with the fent of what television was, come on, when it was too late I realized that I could have taken advantage of what the cinema gives, I went more with the idea of television,” he said.
Of course, he took responsibility for the result to “Chespirito” for a simple reason: “The fact is that when one thing is done custom madealready the writer is forced, I am talking in favor of Chespirito. ”
“El Chanfle” was the only Segovian film, as the sequel was made under the direction of Gómez Bolaños himself.
Son of some Spanish professors who fled the dictatorship towards the Dominican Republic where he was born, but where he was only until 11 months of age, before arriving in Mexico.
Study Engineering at UNAM And then Technical Information Sciences in the Iberoamericanto. When he entered television, he was a production assistant for directors such as Rafael Banquells, Ignacio Retes and José Solé, and then climb to other positions as coordinator, cameras and production direction.
He was producer and general director of the programs of “Chespirito“, As well as children’s broadcast”Odyssey bubbles”And the competition program “Atínale at the price”.
