
Chiquito de la Calzada
Born
October 24, 1932
Died
November 11, 2017 (85 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Málaga, Spain
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.
Known For

Fosforito: una historia de flamenco
2021

Lo Siguiente
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2018

Mi casa es la tuya
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2016

Torrente 5
Control cámaras jarl
2014

La venganza de Ira Vamp
Guía Babud-Alu
2010

Spanish Movie
Chiquito de la Calzada (End Credits)
2009

Torrente 3: The Protector
Parrondo
2005

Franky Banderas
Paco Poblete
2004

Moscow Gold
Padre de íñigo
2003

Pápa Piquillo
Pápa Piquillo
1998

Brácula: Condemor II
Condemor/Brácula
1997

Aquí llega Condemor, el pecador de la pradera
Condemor
1996