PERUVIAN THAT IS RESPECTED. To bad news for the fans of the ‘Chavo del Ocho’the actor Carlos Villagran announced that this 2023 he will definitively retire from the stage and will not play the character of ‘Kiko’. What the Mexican does not know is that in our country, his figure remains valid thanks to the interpretation made by the artist Omar Felipe Peña Márquez (62), who a few years ago was chosen as the best imitator of ‘Kiko’ in a contest in Mexico.
‘Peruvian Kiko’ sells artisan coffee
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Although he no longer tours with circuses, Don Omar performs privately as the character ‘Peruvian Kiko’ and works as a mariachi with his group ‘Mariachi, el Charro Loco’. He also dedicates time to the family business, which is the sale of artisan coffee ‘Café Don Felipe’ in the Retail market from La Parada, in La Victoria.
‘Rub, riffraff, pff’, ‘I don’t like you’ or ‘Oh, shut up, shut up, shut up, you’ll make me mad!’ These are some of the funny phrases that ‘Peruvian Kiko’ says when a customer asks about the prices of the coffee he sells at his stall. “I like to joke with customers when they ask for coffee, some recognize me and I say hello. We have been selling coffee for more than 50 years, my father started the business”says the artist.
‘Peruvian Kiko’ sells artisan coffee
Don Omar was no stranger to the news that Carlos Villagrán is retiring from the stage. “It’s a shame because he’s a wonderful actor. I can only wish him many years of life and that he never hangs up his sailor suit ”said the entrepreneur.
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The coffee sold by the ‘Peruvian Kiko’ comes from Pichanaqui, Satipo, chanchamayo, Villa Rica, Oxapampa and Quillabamba. Its price ranges from 26 to 40 soles.
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Neighbor of La Victoria is characterized as “Peruvian Kiko”
PERUVIAN THAT IS RESPECTED. someday the good ‘Kiko’ I had to work. And how ‘Mrs. Florinda’ She’s already a bit old, now he has to pay the rent. So, the good ‘Federrico’ stopped playing with his ball in the neighborhood and began to sing rancheras as if he were a real mariachi. Songs like: ‘Oh, Jalisco, don’t give up’, ‘Malagueña’, ‘El Rey’ and many other themes that are gracefully interpreted with inflated cheeks by Omar Felipe Peña Márquez (62), who characterizes the character represented by the Mexican actor Carlos Villagran.
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‘Raw, riffraff’ or ‘I don’t like you’ are some of the phrases this guy says ‘Peruvian kiko’ when some curious person asked him for a new song during the serenades, which he provides together with the group ‘Mariachi, el Charro Loco’.
“With the character from La Vecindad, I always surprise the grown-ups because it brings back many memories, and children also like ‘Kiko’. Everyone likes how I sing with my half-Mexican and half-Peruvian style, and I start singing and dancing.”tells this neighbor of The victory.
Peña has more than 30 years playing the best friend of the ‘Chavo del Ocho’. Since 1977, she has dressed in the little sailor’s costume and during that time she has managed to be the star in different circuses in various countries of South America. Thanks to his talent, in the year 2000 he won the contest as the best impersonator of ‘Kiko’ and represented the country in an event organized by Televisa in Mexico for the 30th anniversary of the creation of ‘Chavo del 8’. could meet Roberto Gomez Bolaños ‘Chespirito’, who congratulated him on his performance. Villagrán himself even highlighted his characterization.
