Xavier López Rodríguez (17 February 1935 – 25 March 2023), known professionally as Chabelo, was a Mexican actor, comedian, television presenter and children's music singer.

Xavier López was born on 17 February 1935 in Chicago, Illinois,[3] before the family moved back to Mexico and settled in the city of León, Guanajuato.

While studying, he began working for the Televisa television network as an assistant and occasionally filled in for other actors, leading to him landing the creation of Chabelo.

[4] Xavier López's career really began when he met a famous couple of actors, whose names were "Panseco y Gamboa".

[citation needed] Xavier López was hired as his “Chabelo” character to be the spokesman of Pepsi Cola, for which he traveled all over North and South America.