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Xavier López Rodríguez, known as “Chabelo,” died at the age of 88.

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“This is a very sad morning, Xavier Lopez Chabelo, father, brother and husband has left us suddenly due to abdominal complications,” read a message on his official Twitter feed.

López was best known for hosting the long-running children’s Sunday variety show En Familia con Chabelo. The Televisa show made its debut in 1967 and ran for 48 years, ending its run in 2015.

Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who shares a last name with the television host but has no relation, took to social media to express his condolences.

“Hugs to family and friends for the death of Xavier López “Chabelo.

Arguably, Mexican film and television superstar Eugenio Derbez has already conquered the American market. His 2013 film “Instructions Not Included” is the highest grossing Spanish-language film in the U.S. and grossed 100 million worldwide. He earned a SAG Award as part of the “Coda” ensemble cast, which went on to win the Best Picture Oscar, and he co-starred in the hit action-adventure “Dora and the Lost City of Gold.”

However, the attempts to launch him as a romantic leading man — in 2017’s “How to Be a Latin Lover” and 2018’s “Overboard,” a remake of the 1987 comedy — haven’t exactly lit the world on fire, even if they have been profitable.

But if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again, and Derbez is back, with “Overboard” writers Bob Fisher and Rob Greenberg, starring in and producing Hulu’s “The Valet,” directed by Richard Wong. It’s a remake of the...

TelevisaUnivision has announced Vix as its flagship streaming brand, with both subscription and free, ad-supported versions of it due to launch in the coming months.

The company unveiled the name this morning at the start of a virtual investor presentation.

Vix has been in the Univision fold since the company acquired it last February. At the time of that deal, the plan was to have it power domestic streaming outlet PrendeTV. As 2021 unfolded, Univision then set a merger with Grupo Televisa’s media arm. The latter merger closed in January.

The AVOD tier of Vix will launch March 31, with the subscription Vix+ making its debut in the second half of 2022. It will feature 40,000 hours of on-demand programming and 100 linear channels, including a new 24-7 sports offering, Zona Tudn.

Vix+ will have more than 50 original titles in the first year and a number of significant deals, including one with Salma Hayek.

Exclusive: Eugenio Derbez and 3Pas Studios—run by Derbez and his producing partner Ben Odell— inked a first-look deal with Univision to create original scripted and unscripted Spanish-language projects for Univision’s global streaming SVOD content slate set to launch in 2022.

Univision will have the first look at all Spanish-language television and theatrical motion picture projects controlled by 3Pas Studios and Derbez, including movies and series for SVOD or theatrical releases.

The multi-year agreement also includes the curation of the new “Derbez Channel” featuring family and comedy content available via the network’s free AVOD tier, and the release of titles starring Derbez that put him on the map. A sampling of titles includes Al Derecho y al Derbez, La Familia P. Luche, and the hit film Instructions Not Included.

“I’m really glad to get back to producing in Spanish,” Derbez tells Deadline exclusively. “Although, I am proud to...

Mexican multi-hyphenate Eugenio Derbez, whose latest comedy, “Overboard,” became the highest grossing Hispanic movie in the U.S. this year, is returning to his TV roots with the new Amazon Prime original comedy series, “Lol: Last One Laughing.”

The six-part reality game show, which just wrapped, is an adaptation of Amazon Prime’s hit Japanese game show “Hitoshi Matsumoto Presents Documental,” produced by and starring Matsumoto, who leads 10 comedians in a no-holds-barred “battle of laughter behind closed doors” where the aim is to make each other laugh in a closed room. The last person who manages to keep a straight face and stay in the room wins a cash prize.

In “Lol,” Derbez leads 10 renowned Mexican comics of varying styles — including stand-up, character, improvisational and physical comedy — who vie for a cash prize of one million pesos.

Juan Maldonado of Litotes Prods. serves as the series’ showrunner. Produced by Derbez,...

Chicago - When you remake a film, you have to make sure it is worth remaking and is relevant today. Eugenio Derbez does exactly that with “Overboard”. The film is socially and culturally updated, and made surprisingly family friendly.

This version will also be released in theaters with an all Spanish dubbing. We talk with legendary comedian Eugenio Derbez about the film, breaking out in Hollywood and more!

Legendary Mexican Comedian Eugenio Derbez talks about his upcoming film, ‘Overboard’

HollywoodChicago.com: “Overboard” is a remake of the 80’s film, but with a twist. What drew you to this specific project?

Eugenio Derbez: Let me start at the beginning. After “Instructions Not Included” did amazing at the box office, I had a meeting with MGM one day. They said, are you interested in doing a remake. They showed me a list and I saw “Overboard”. I was like, “Oh! I watched this growing up!

Eugino Derbez uBio on ‘How I Became An Actor’ by Uinterview Eugenio Derbez is a Mexican actor, comedian, director and writer. He is known for his popular Spanish comedy shows like La familia P. Luche. He is also known for his critically-acclaimed film Instructions Not Included. This Eugino Derbez bio will allow the actor to tell his own […]

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Director, star of Instructions Not Included stars in upcoming How To Be A Latin Lover.

Eugenio Derbez will receive the CinemaCon International Achievement in Comedy Award in Las Vegas on March 30.

Derbez stars opposite Salma Hayek in the comedy How To Be A Latin Lover, which screens during the convention and opens on April 28 via Pantelion Films and Lionsgate.

Derbez began his career in the theatre before moving to television where he became the star, writer, director and producer of Spanish-language TV shows including Al Drecho Y Al Derbez, XHDRbZ and La Familia P. Luche.

He directed, co-wrote and starred in 2013 smash Instructions Not Included (pictured), which became the most successful Spanish-language film ever in the Us on more than $44m and a fraction shy of $100m worldwide.

Through his production company 3pas Studios, Derbez struck a first-look deal with Pantelion and Lionsgate. His upcoming projects also include Un Cuento Chino, French comedy...

Heading into Labor Day weekend, box office prognosticators were fixated on the impending battle between One Direction: This Is Us and Lee Daniels’ The Butler. But as it turned out, the story of the weekend wasn’t those films (or Ethan Hawke and Selena Gomez’s bomb, Getaway) at all. Instead, everyone was talking about the Spanish-language film Instructions Not Included, which stunned Hollywood with its muy bien $10.4 million debut from only 347 theaters. That’s by far the best debut ever for a Spanish-language film in the States, as well as the third best foreign language opening of all time,...