Omar Chaparro | |
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Born |
Omar Rafael Chaparro Alvidrez November 26, 1974 Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico |
Occupation | Actor, Presenter, Singer |
Years active | 1996-present |
Spouse(s) | Lucy Ruíz de la Peña |
Omar Rafael Chaparro Alvidrez (Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico, November 26, 1974) is a Mexican actor, media personality and singer.
Omar was born in Chihuahua, and began his career in 1996 in Chihuahua, Mexico, in the radio program Los visitantes with his friend Perico Padilla and, where he created many of his famous characters such as La Licenciada, Chole Ramos and La Yuyis Montenegro. Because of the success of this radio program, he was invited to make a TV show at the local TV station of Chihuahua, that TV show was named Los Visitantes (The Visitors).
Omar traveled to Mexico City looking for a better opportunity and heauditioned to many TV shows and TV networks, but it is from Telehit that he received his first opportunity and in 2001 started the TV show Black and White with his folks Perico and Rafita Valderrama.
On August 25, 2001, Omar married Lucia Ruiz de la Peña; they have three children, Andrea, Emiliano and Sofia.
Because of his talent to make different voices and to make different characters, Omar was invited to perform in several comedy TV shows such as XHDRBZ and La Jaula.
In December 2002 Omar joined the team of the morning radio show Ya Párate with Facundo and Tamara Vargas.
In September 2003 Chaparro joined Big Brother VIP 2, where he stayed 64 days. He was the champion, obtaining an absolute majority with 64% of the votes, becoming the first man to win a reality show in Mexico.
In March 2004, the TV show No Manches was released on Channel 5 of Televisa, started by Omar, No Manches was a family variety-show, with jokes, characters and musical guests, which had international guests such as Robbie Williams, Shakira, Hanson and Thalía among others.