1924–1968: Childhood, early career and multiple films Ramón Esteban Gómez Valdés y Castillo was born on 2 September 1924, He lived a quiet childhood, without being surrounded by many luxuries. He had several brothers,
Germán Valdés "Tin-Tan",
Manuel "El Loco" Valdés,
Antonio "El Ratón" Valdés, Guadalupe, Angela, Cristóbal, Antonio and Armando. He was nicknamed "El Moncho". In his youth, Valdés earned his living in multiple activities and trades, and due to this instability, he sometimes faced economic problems. He continued appearing on multiple movies as an
extra or with supporting roles till he met
Roberto Gomez Bolaños (Chespirito) in 1968. where he performed along with
María Antonieta de las Nieves and
Rubén Aguirre. Then the program changed its name to
Chespirito. It was so successful that it was on television for many years. Then came the television phenomenon
El Chavo del Ocho in 1973, where he played
Don Ramón, achieving more success and recognition than he had experienced before. It is said that his character was similar to Váldes in real life. Coworker Rubén Aguirre stated: He also participated in
El Chapulín Colorado airing in 1973 in which he portrayed multiple characters.
1980–1988: Return with Chespirito and final projects After quitting the part of
Don Ramón in
El Chavo del Ocho, Valdés continued making films until 1986. He returned to television in 1981, performing in "Chespirito" as his former characters. He also returned to "
El Chavo del Ocho", this being kept as a secret until the moment of recording. According to the history behind his return on one of the episodes in the series, Váldes entered the set to surprise
La Chilindrina (
María Antonieta de las Nieves) and such was the surprise of the actress, that the tears shed during that scene were real. == Other media ==