Chiquito de la Calzada

Born: 1932-10-24

Gregorio Esteban Sánchez Fernández (born 24 October 1932 in Loja, Granada), known as Chiquito de la Calzada, is a Spanish flamenco singer and actor, although he is more famous as a stand-up comedian. Chiquito de la Calzada became very popular in Spanish TV shows (especially Genio y figura) during the mid-nineties due to his unique style, strongly based on a surreal approach to jokes and language and constant movement while telling his jokes, putting his hands in his waist as if he was in pain. Some of his characteristic words and expressions such as fistro or jarl as well as his humorous comparisons such as "this is more dangerous than a shooting in an elevator" quickly became memes and are now part of Spanish slang. His moves and jargon were so influential to other Spanish comedians, that some TV characters such as Crispín Klander, Lucas Grijander and Nuñito de la Calzada were entirely built around his own repertoire.


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as Chiquito de la Calzada (End Credits)
Released: 2009-12-03

Large doses of humor, ingenious nods to Spain's most recent national cinema, an artistic cast...

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Torrente 3: The Protector

as Parrondo
Released: 2005-09-30

A popular and beautiful politician plans to expose the evil-doings of a multinational...

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Torrente 5

as Control cámaras jarl
Released: 2014-10-03

Crooked cop Torrente gets out of jail in the year 2018 to find a different Spain from the one he...

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Aquí llega Condemor, el pecador de la pradera

as Condemor
Released: 1996-06-27

The film follows the adventures of a French aristocrat, the "Condemor"and Lucas, his faithful...

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Brácula: Condemor II

as Condemor/Brácula
Released: 1997-08-13

After their adventures in Aquí llega Condemor (el Pecador de la Pradera) (1996), Condemor and...

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Moscow Gold

as Padre de íñigo
Released: 2003-03-28

In an odd destiny coincidence and hospital employee reiceives some important and confident...

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Pápa Piquillo

as Pápa Piquillo
Released: 1998-12-18

Papá Piquillo is a gypsy grandfather who makes a living singing and dancing in the streets of...

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Fosforito: una historia de flamenco

as uncredited
Released: 2021-01-01

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Franky Banderas

as Paco Poblete
Released: 2004-02-20

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La venganza de Ira Vamp

as Guía Babud-Alu
Released: 2010-06-20

Mandacrest Mansion, 19th century. Lord Winston, after the strange death of his first wife, Lady...

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Lo Siguiente

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 2018-10-29

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Mi casa es la tuya

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2016-04-25

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