Jaime Agudelo
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Jaime "El Flaco" Agudelo (November 10, 1925 – December 21, 2009) was a Colombian
comedian and actor.
, Jaime Agudelo Vidal studied systems engineering
at first. He was able to develop his career as a comedian while working as a lathe operator in his home town.
In 1961 he traveled to Bogotá
where he met Fernando González Pacheco
, who helped him to make a name for himself while performing on the TV show, Operación Ja ja. Agudelo later worked for Campeones de la Risa in 1966 for two years.
He was one of the earliest cast members for Colombia's most famous comedy show in local TV history: Sábados Felices
, which is still running after 39 years. Agudelo worked there ever since until his death. His most remembered performance was portraying a child called "Jaimito".
The comedian never sought to retire from the program, not even asking for leave because of health issues (with the exceptions being the instances of two heart attacks).
Canal Caracol, the show's broadcaster, paid Agudelo a respectful tribute in October 2008. Augdelo died at Cali
in 2009.
, aged 84.
Colombian people
Colombian people are from a multiethnic Spanish speaking nation in South America called Colombia. Colombians are predominantly Roman Catholic and are a mixture of Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians.-Demography:...
comedian and actor.
Biography
Born in PalmiraPalmira
Palmira is a city and municipality in southwestern Colombia in the department of Valle del Cauca, located about east from Cali, the department's capital and main city.-Geography :...
, Jaime Agudelo Vidal studied systems engineering
Systems engineering
Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering that focuses on how complex engineering projects should be designed and managed over the life cycle of the project. Issues such as logistics, the coordination of different teams, and automatic control of machinery become more...
at first. He was able to develop his career as a comedian while working as a lathe operator in his home town.
In 1961 he traveled to Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
where he met Fernando González Pacheco
Fernando González Pacheco
Fernando González Pacheco ; also known as Pacheco, is a Colombian television presenter, announcer, journalist and occasional actor with a career spanning over six decades...
, who helped him to make a name for himself while performing on the TV show, Operación Ja ja. Agudelo later worked for Campeones de la Risa in 1966 for two years.
He was one of the earliest cast members for Colombia's most famous comedy show in local TV history: Sábados Felices
Sábados Felices
Sábados Felices is a 1972 joke program aired on Caracol TV since 1998, was first aired in 1972 in Canal Uno when Caracol was a Broadcaster, but when Caracol becomes a Television network it begin aired there, it was host by Alfonso Lizarazo, Alí Humar, Jota Mario Valencia, Carlos Calero and Hernán...
, which is still running after 39 years. Agudelo worked there ever since until his death. His most remembered performance was portraying a child called "Jaimito".
The comedian never sought to retire from the program, not even asking for leave because of health issues (with the exceptions being the instances of two heart attacks).
Canal Caracol, the show's broadcaster, paid Agudelo a respectful tribute in October 2008. Augdelo died at Cali
Calì
Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
in 2009.
Filmography
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 1980 | One Hundred Years of Infidelity (Cien años de Infidelidad) |
Death
On December 19, 2009, Agudelo fell on his way to his home in Palmira, sustaining major hip injuries which caused a femur fracture. He was admitted to Rafael Uribe Uribe Hospital in Cali, where he died two days later, on Monday, December 21, due to respiratory failureRespiratory failure
The term respiratory failure, in medicine, is used to describe inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system, with the result that arterial oxygen and/or carbon dioxide levels cannot be maintained within their normal ranges. A drop in blood oxygenation is known as hypoxemia; a rise in arterial...
, aged 84.