“It was not easy to say no to Pablo Escobar, and less when the rest of the cast was almost complete “, was the confession made five years ago by the Mexican actor Carlos Villagrán, interpreter of “Quico” in El Chavo del 8; who also assured that Roberto Gómez Bolaños, better known as “Chespirito” had a link to the Colombian drug trafficker.
According to the Argentine media PeopleVillagrán assured that Pablo Escobar Gaviria came to pay large sums of money to Gomez Bolaños to participate in their private parties.
The always remembered “Quico” He maintained that the rest of the cast that made up the program were also invited to these meetings. In fact, on Thursday, July 30, the 76-year-old actor assured that he rejected a million dollars that the drug trafficker had offered him, while on tour in Colombia.
“I was located at the Tequendama hotel in Bogotá. They called me at the reception desk and told me that three men wanted to talk to me. I thought they were journalists and told them to go upstairs,” he said. Villagrán.
Later, according to the actor, he received the men, who “took out a checkbook and said: ‘Tomorrow is the birthday of my employer’s daughter, put the amount, up to a million dollars.’ My body froze. I didn’t expect such a thing, “she added.
Truth or just rumors?
Since Roberto Gómez Bolaños, who also played characters like “El Chavo del 8” and “El Chapulín Colorado”; he shot to fame, he was always in the center of the public eye. Thanks to the comedian’s success, many celebrities and public figures wanted to have him as a guest at their shows and meetings.
It is for this reason, which is not surprising, that in the course of his artistic career various rumors and controversies have accompanied him, including this one that he maintains received impressive sums of money from Pablo Escobar.
Finally, Carlos Villagrán He claimed to have been proud and calm for not participating in those “narcofiestas”, where Escobar paid a million dollars for just one day of meeting.
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