- Adalberto Rodriguez
Adalberto Rodriguez (
January 22, 1934 -April 16, 1995 ), better known as "Machuchal", was a Puerto Rican comedian.Adalberto Rodriguez, was born in the town of Sabana Grande, in the southwest of
Puerto Rico . He became very famous early on by imitating animal sounds for his elementary school peers. He acquired his stage name "Machuchal" after the barrio he lived in Sabana Grande. He liked to call himself "El alcalde de Machuchal", (the Machuchal Mayor)this was a joke that prevailed and launched him to stardom.Machuchal was a living example of Puerto Rico's mountain man, known as "
Jibaro ". He would wear a straw hat and a farm worker's shirt for many years on his daily intervention onTelemundo Puerto Rico 's mid day show, "El Show De Las 12", the straw hat in particular being known as an identifier of "Jíbaros".He also participated in "La Taberna India", (The "India" Tavern), a show that was sponsored for many years by the famous Puerto Rican beer. When "La Taberna India" moved to
WAPA-TV in 1985, "Machuchal" also moved to Telemundo Puerto Rico's fiercest rival."Machuchal" was also very famous in
Mexico , prompting Mexican legendCantinflas to compliment him, saying that nobody in the world made him laugh like Machuchal did. He also participated in some movies, more notably "Machuchal En Nueva York" and "El Agente 0"."Machuchal" also worked alongside other Puerto Rican legends, such as
Tommy Muniz ,Jose Miguel Agrelot ,Elin Ortiz ,Sonia Noemí , andEddie Miro .ee also
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List of famous Puerto Ricans
*Sonia Noemí
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