The Mexican president wrote in his Twitter account that his personal eldest son, José Ramón, “wakened early to see him (on tv) greater than 40 years in the past.”

López, who was no relation to the president, often carried out wearing child’s clothes effectively into his 80s. He helped discovered a style of grownup comics dressed as youngsters that turned a staple for many years on Mexican tv.

His longevity — he carried out in a baby’s raspy squeak all through his profession — led to joking hypothesis he would outlive everybody else in present enterprise.

López’s agent, Jessica Nevilley, mentioned he died Saturday morning. A personal funeral can be held for him later Saturday.

A U.S. citizen — he was born in Chicago to Mexican dad and mom — López returned to Mexico together with his household at a younger age and educated as a physician. However he discovered his calling in appearing.

The comedian’s household wrote on his fan web page that López “died all of a sudden of belly problems.”

He was survived by a number of kids and his spouse.