Why is Polo Polo considered the pioneer of Stand Up in Mexico?

Polo Polo He is listed as one of the best comedians that ever existed. The history of MexicoWell, it is no secret that with his black humor he managed to make more than one laugh out loud, through the different presentations he made throughout his career.

However, let us remember that Leopoldo Roberto García Peláez Benítezcomedian’s real name, voluntarily retired in 2016. his son, Paul Garcia Pelaez pointed out in the program “Windowing” that his father was diagnosed with vascular dementiaa disease that affected his state of health.

The comedian Leopoldo was born on March 9, 1944 in the city of Leon, Guanajuatogrew up in a family that was dedicated to the shoe industry, but he decided to try his luck and traveled to Mexico City and put a shoe store in St Geronimo Y Jose Maria Pino Suarez in it Historical Center.

Since he was little they called him Polo Polo, it all started because in his family they called him “chicken” and with the time this nickname changed to Polo. Leopoldo Roberto García began acting in comedy in small establishments without being paid, but his humorous style it began to bring him fame that in the mid-70s.

For many consecutive years his show was a different hallmark of the nightclub ‘Khufu’until in 1986 The opportunity came to him to appear in the largest hall in Mexico, called Crown Hall of the hotel Crown Plaza.

His fame was so great that without knowing anything about acting, he was invited to act in a file movie and starred in three films: Zechariah’s Dairy, Giving and giving, Flying Bird Y the shy boy.

To 1987 His success was such that a record company sought him out to record his jokes on a LP called ‘only for adults’which sold more than 100 thousand copiesin total he launched a series of five discs. Unlike other comedy references, the comedian did not include political messages or social criticism, but rather adapted some everyday situations and talked about sexual life. Therefore, its content was censored in the decade of the 80s and 90s.

Polo Polo had more than 50 years of experience as a benchmark for national comedy, however, in the 2016 He withdrew from the stage and although no one knew why, his son Paul García confessed that the comedian had vascular dementia.

It should be noted that this disease is caused by various conditions, like a stroke, which interrupt blood flow to the brain. This causes problems with memory, thinking, and behavior.

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