Gabriel Garzonvoice actor who marked more than one generation as the voice of the friendly Topo Gigiodied on the afternoon of this January 25. He was 57 years old
The news was announced by the comedian Jorge Falcon, through a publication he made on social networks.
“Today I lost another friend and a great artist. God keep you in a good place and shelter you with his perpetual light. Rest in peace, dear friend,” he wrote, accompanying the message with a tag to the actor.
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So far the causes of death have not been released; However, a few days ago, colleagues and friends used digital platforms to ask blood donors for the actor, who remained hospitalized at the Juárez de México Hospital, in the Gustavo A. Madero mayor’s office.
Gabriel Ernesto Garzón Lozano was born on November 27, 1968 in Mexico City. Study creation of muppets in the United States and, in 1994, the producer Javier Toledo He proposed something that would change her career: to become the new voice of Topo Gigio for Mexico.
Since then, his interpretation accompanied entire generations of girls and boys. In 2006, Topo Gigio was even produced in Mexico during the Soccer World Cup, and in 2020 he gave his voice again in a new animated series.
In addition to the little Italian mouse, Garzón had an extensive career in children’s entertainment and comedy. He participated in programs such as “A smile with Cepillín”, “The House of Laughter”, “The space of Tío Gamboín” and collaborated with the producer Silvia Roche, creator of “Bubbles.”
Since 2016, the public knew that Gabriel Garzón was facing health problems derived from a work accident in the United States, when a machine fell on his leg. Was underwent 11 surgeries and finally suffered limb amputation.
Instead of retiring, he promoted a comedy project called “El Pata…tón” to help pay for his medical treatments. In 2019 he managed to acquire a prosthesis thanks to the financial support of his friend Jorge Falcón.
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