Roberto Gómez Bolaños “Chespirito” will be the next icon of Mexican popular culture to have his own bioseries. Max will cover the television production entitled Wanting without wantingwhich promises to delve into the story of the man behind more than 100 iconic television comedy characters, including Chavo del 8 and Chapulín Colorado.
What will it be about? Wanting without wanting?
Born February 21, 1929 in Mexico City, Roberto Gómez Bolaños was a prolific actor, comedian, playwright, writer, screenwriter, composer, director and television producer. His characters crossed borders and marked an era among the Latin American public, and he was considered one of the icons of family humor and Hispanic entertainment. “Chespirito” died at the age of 85 in 2014.
Described as “biographical melodrama,” Wanting without wanting will emphasize both the vicissitudes of Roberto Gómez Bolaños’s life and his prominent role in the world of entertainment. His biographical series will take us to know and recognize his endearing legacy.
Max provides the following synopsis:
“Wanting without wanting is the story of a man who sacrificed everything in the quest to be loved and recognized and become an entertainment success.
This bioseries for Max will allow us to learn over more than three decades (from the 50’s to the early 80’s) the magic and inspiration from which the iconic characters of the series emerge. The kid and El Chapulín Colorado”.
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Who’s who in the cast Wanting without wanting?
Pablo Cruz (Thursday’s widows) will play Roberto Gómez Bolaños. Will share credits with Andrea Noli (So much love) as Angelines González Fernández, Miguel Islas (Narcos Mexico) as Ramón Valdés, Arturo Barba (Side effects) like Rubén Aguirre, Barbara Lopez (Juliantina) as Margarita Ruíz, Paola Montes de Oca like “Tony” and Rolando Breme (Altair’s Possession) as Mariano Casasola. They are accompanied by the cast Paulina Davila (Here in the earth), Karina Gidi (The goodbyes), Eugenio Bartilotti (Fachon Models) and Juan Lecanda (Allowed loves).
Since October 2019, THR3 Media Group expressed for the first time its intentions to make a bioseries and other content related to the characters of Roberto Gómez Bolaños. By May 2023, they announced that they had finally found the right partner in Warner Bros. Discovery.
Behind the scenes, Wanting without wanting has Rodrigo Santos (Belascoaran), Julian of Tavira (Hernan) and David Ruiz “Milk” (Who killed Sara?) as directors. Annai Ramos (The girls well) is the costume designer; Marc Bellver (Luis Miguel: The series) and Diana Garay (Rebel) are behind the photography direction; Francisco Blanc (Thursday’s widows) was in charge of production design. The writing work was led by Roberto Gomez Fernandezson of the famous “Chespirito”.
“Having the opportunity to tell your father’s story can be a tremendous joy. Especially when your father is Roberto Gómez Bolaños (…). My father was a little man with a big heart. And so, we will have the task of showing the world a talented being and at the same time the father, the husband, the friend, the brother…”, Roberto Gómez Fernández commented in a press release.
This original Warner Bros. Discovery series is produced by THR3 Media and Perro Azul.
When it premieres Wanting without wanting?
Wanting without wanting It does not currently have a tentative release date. What we do know is that it will arrive exclusively through the platform of streaming Max.