Raúl Padilla

For other uses, see Raúl Padilla López.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Padilla and the second or maternal family name is García.

Raúl Padilla
Padilla as Jaimito el Cartero in El Chavo del Ocho, c. 1979
Born	Raúl Padilla García 17 June 1918 (1918-06-17) Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Died	3 February 1994 (1994-02-04) (aged 75) Mexico City, Mexico
Years active	1964–1994
Notable work	Jaimito, el cartero in El Chavo del Ocho
Spouse	Lili Inclán
Children	1[1]

Raúl "Chato" Padilla García (17 June 1918 – 3 February 1994) was a Mexican actor, and a member of Chespirito's comedy troupe, famous for his character in El Chavo del Ocho, Jaimito, el cartero ("Jaimito, the Mailman").^[2]

Birth

Padilla was born 17 June 1918 in Monterrey.^[3]

Career

Padilla joined the show in 1979 following the departure of Ramón Valdés, gradually taking over the sorts of roles Valdés used to play. He also worked on the film El Chanfle, scripted and starred by Chespirito. Padilla's second major character was that of Licenciado Morales, who was in charge of the local police station in Los Caquitos.

Death

A bronze statue made as a tribute to him, located in Tangamandapio

Raúl died of a heart attack on February 3, 1994, at age 75. His nickname, "Chato", means "pug"; the nickname was in reference to his broad, flat nose. His son, Raul Padilla Jr. "El Choforo" (1940-2013) also worked with Chespirito and was an actor in his own right.

Filmography

List of performances by Raúl Padilla in film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1968	Caballo prieto azabache	Doroteo Arango / Pancho Villa	Uncredited
1969	La gran aventura
1969	Con licencia para matar	Encargado del edificio
1970	Emiliano Zapata
1973	Vidita negra	Licenciado Arnulfo Dupont
1974	Calzonzín inspector	Tiziano Truyé
1975	Bellas de noche
1975	El albañil	Juez
1976	Espejismo de la ciudad	Don Fili
1976	El ministro y yo	El Licenciado
1976	The Bricklayer
1979	El Chavo del Ocho	Jaimito el Cartero	TV series
1979	El Chanfle	Paco
1979	¿A que le tiras cuando sueñas... Mexicano?
1980	Hilario Cortes, el rey del talón
1980	Las tentadoras
1980	Burlesque
1980	Sexo contra sexo
1980-1994	Chespirito	Juez / Licenciado Moralez / Jaimito el cartero	TV series
1981	Cuentos colorados
1981	Juan el enterrador
1982	El Chanfle 2	Paco
1982	La pulquería 2
1983	Don ratón y don ratero	Boxer
1984	Las glorias del gran Púas
1984	Charrito	Sheriff
1984	Entre ficheras anda el diablo - La pulquería 3
1985	El ratero de la vecindad II
1989	El pájaro con suelas
1991	Este vampiro es un tiro
1992	El chivo	Don Justo Madrazo (El Chivo)	(final film role)

Notes

1. Donde están - Raúl Padilla "Chóforo"
2. Chaves: foi sem querer querendo? - Page 166 "Raúl Chato Padilla (17/6/1918 - 3/2/1994) O ator Raúl "Chato" Padilla nasceu na cidade mexicana de Monterrey, no ano de 1918. Antes de fazer parte do elenco de Chaves, construiu uma grande carreira no cinema cômico mexicano."
3. Edith RoMo (3 February 2021). "¿Qué fue lo que pasó?: Raúl "Chato" Padilla, Jaimito el Cartero, no vivió una infancia normal".