The Mexican comedian Eugenio Derbez led for many years the team of comedians of Televisa for major sporting events such as world events and Olympic Games , which placed him as one of the public’s favorites, however, he was not the only one doing this type of comedy because Andrés Bustamante , who is better known as “El Güiri-Güiri”, also did the same on TV Azteca , so a media rivalry between the two, which was recognized by the patriarch of the Derbez family.
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It was during an interview with Alex Montiel, where Eugenio Derbez acknowledged that there was a strong rivalry between the two, however, he clarified that he was not a person l, but it all originated from competition between broadcasters. “ I feel very proud of that because it was a time when my life depended on winning the Güiri-Güiri and he told me ‘I They bring the same, I have to beat Derbez every day. ‘ This fight became something very iconic for the Olympics and the World Cups. ”
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As mentioned before, Eugenio Derbez emphasized on several occasions that the rivalry was only mediatic because he reiterated that there were never problems between them, he even claimed to be a great admirer of the work of Andrés Bustamante .
“I was lucky to meet Andrés on the march in the World Cups. I admired him because he started before me, he was the first to do humor at the Olympics, he was an example to follow and I deeply admired him ”, were the words of the creator of the“ P.Luche Family ” .
One of the great controversies that was generated around the rivalry The media coverage of Eugenio Derbez and Andrés Bustamante was that it was said that the character of “El Barnaby” from Derbez was very similar to that of “Ponchito”, so it was speculated that Eugenio had deliberately copied the character to Busdamente, however, he himself clarified the whole situation.
“There were many things about Ponchito that could resemble Barnaby, but if we had something for ethics… when there is something that I feel resembles someone’s, I prefer not to do it, but in e In this case, they were things that had grown by their side and looked alike ” , pointed out Aslinn Derbez’s father.
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To end the topic, Eugenio Derbez again made it clear that he never had a rivalry with Andrés Bustamante, he even recalled that when they met they both treated each other in a good way, even He assured that they have a great friendship, in addition, he did not hesitate to put him at the level of great Mexican comedians. “For me he is one of the best comedians that Mexico has given, he is at the height of Chespirito or a Cantinflas” , sentenced.
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Currently, Eugenio Derbez is promoting “CODA” the new film in which he participates, in which, he moves away from the usual roles that he performs since he left comedy aside and this time his paper has more dramatic tints, the film is available in theaters and through Apple TV +. In addition, on October 8 will be released “Acapulco”, his new series in which he will share credits with Damián Alcázar, Vanessa Bauche and Regina Orozco, among others.