CHIQUITO DE LA CALZADA

Gregorio Sánchez Fernández (Málaga, 28 May 1932), known by the pseudonym Chiquito de la Calzada, is a Spanish humorist, singer and actor as well as film and television comedian.

Gregorio Sanchez Fernandez was born in Malaga district of the "Trinity" in the place known as the "Avenue of the Trinity" and which later inspired his stage name. Son of an electrician, went to eight years for the first time on a stage and a little later, as a member of a company called Chaves Malagueños buds developed his skills for flamenco singing with the nickname "Chiquito de la Calzada", " Shorty "because he began work being very" boy "and" the Street "in the neighborhood where he was born, repeatedly moving to Madrid where he performed at renowned venues like the Teatro Calderón in Price or La Latina . He also played abroad for two years lived in Japan

With 61 years, Chiquito de la Calzada was "discovered" for the television world by producer Thomas Summers, and hired for the television program Genio mood for Antena 3 television company which began broadcasting in the 1994 summer season . Your personal and innovative style quickly led him to stand out from all program partners, catapulting the issue at the highest levels of hearing, so much so that at the end of the season, their success was recognized by critics as the television character favorable summer :

The pull Publisher Chiquito de la Calzada was maintained during the autumn of 1994, being exploited by the channel to assert leadership in the audience at the expense of emissions until then popular in Spain as sporting events. Thus, on 27 October 1994, a compilation of the best broadcast jokes Chiquito de la Calzada 500 000 spectators exceeded the emission of the football match Karlsruhe-Real Madrid, reaching 4.5 million audience.

Albert Vidal