“You are my idol, professor”: the day Diego Maradona interviewed Chavo del 8

Diego Maradona died in 2020, while Roberto Gómez Bolaños died in 2014. Both are two of the most popular faces in Latin American history; The Argentinian achieved this thanks to football and his countless exploits, while the actor achieved it thanks to comedy and unforgettable characters, like Chapulín Colorado or Chavo del Ocho.

Among the Pelusa figures who went public, his dedication to the Chavo neighborhood was known. , as well as his disdain for the Simpsons: “I hate the Simpsons, I hate them, I hate them!” I can’t see them! “I don’t see them!”, he declared in 2016.

However, despite its fame, Maradona was only able to meet Chespirito once he retired from football, when he was a host of the Argentine television show “La Noche del 10.” The meeting took place around twenty years ago and left unforgettable postcards.

The first time they met was before the show, in the program’s locker room. There, number ten and his entire family expressed their admiration for the Mexican: “We actually want to turn off the TV, because when he looks at you, he doesn’t talk to anyone, he doesn’t do anything, he just looks at Chavo, and then we say: Enough of Chavo! And he cries with laughter,” Claudia Villafañe, the midfielder’s ex-wife, said in a statement. who, for his part, never stopped hugging the actor.

For his part, Roberto Gómez Bolaños praised: “The best among us are small, aren’t they.” Then, visibly moved, he Diego who spoke: “Thank you for coming, professor. “You are my idol.”

During the broadcast of the program, the Argentinian and the Mexican continued their mutual praise: “You are my true idol, maestro,” said Pelusa. What Chespirito replied: “And mine is Maradona, I have never enjoyed football matches, which I love, as much as when I saw Maradona glued to the grass and the ball.”

The dialogue between the two stars lasted just over 16 minutes, during which time gifts were exchanged: Diego gave him a signed shirt, while Bolaños gave him a book, also signed.

Towards the end of the conversation, Maradona, who in previous years had experienced difficult personal moments due to his addictions, made a confession that moved everyone on the television set: “You fill my soul, watching Chavo makes me feel freer , I love my friends more.” my daughters, I laugh and, above all, I want to continue fighting to be better every day.

To the applause of the audience, the comedian declared that “all this is a compliment that I don’t even know how to repay.” Later they dismissed him with the cry of “orlée, olé olé olé, Chavoo, Chavoo“.

Watch the video of the interview here