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Who is Edson Zúñiga “El Norteño”?

Edson Zúñiga is a famous comedian who has become famous for his characters “El Norteño” and ” El Compayito ” which are very loved by the Mexican public. Edson Zúñiga was born on September 7, 1977 in Ecatepec State of Mexico and is currently one of the most famous comedians in the entire country.

Biography of Edson Zúñiga El Norteño

Beginnings in the life of Edson Zúñiga El Norteño

It was in Ecatepec State of Mexico where Edson Zuñiga was born . He lived in many cities in Mexico during his first years of life because his father, being in the military, was sent to different parts, so he had to change houses on several occasions.

Edson Zúñiga currently living in Morelia, Michoacán, has two brothers, one of whom died of diabetes, and a sister who works for an airline. Edson Zúñiga always knew that he wanted to dedicate himself to television because whenever he saw it he imagined doing his sketches on the small screen. Edson Zúñiga in his youth also ventured to become an aviator pilot and although it was something he liked to do, he always saw it more as a hobby because he really wanted to be on television.

Trajectory and history of Edson Zúñiga El Norteño

In 2002 Edson Zúñiga created one of his most emblematic characters on Mexican television , El Compayito , which was only the hand closed with the thumb to give it the shape of a mouth and false plastic eyes. El Compayito had his first appearance in a qualifying game for the FIFA World Cup Korea Japan in 2002 and in a very short time he managed to have tremendous success among viewers who began to ask more and more of the character within the programs Televisa’s most important sporting events, even covering major events such as the Olympics or the World Cup. It was so successful that he even had quite important capsules and came to have television commercials.

Although to his credit and artistic career Edson Zúñiga has participated in various projects such as Fabrica de risas, Hospital del paisa, Adictos, Estrella2, Mojoe, Parodiando and +Noche, Vecinos has been one of the most notable, which is a television series Mexican sitcom which had its first season in 2004 created and initially directed by Eugenio Derbez and based on the Spanish series Aquí no hay quien viva. It began broadcasting on July 10, 2005, achieving tremendous success and being one of the most profitable Televisa television series for the network, which is why in 2020 it was already premiering its seventh season.

The neighboring series Edson Zúñiga I have come to appear repeatedly playing the role of “El Chilacas” from 2007 to 2019. The norteño is also one of the most important characters for the comedian Edson Zúñiga , but he is the one who has enjoyed the most success . had given. His brothers, as they lived in Monterrey, helped him to create the characteristic accent of his character “El Norteño” .

It was in 2017 when Edson Zúñiga had to defend himself against several attacks he received from people who commented that the comedian’s jokes were malicious and mocked sensitive topics for Mexicans. Given this, he commented: “All our lives we have made jokes about misfortunes, even when it was the earthquake of 85, the death of Jenni Rivera or the death of the driver Paco Stanley. Our job is to make a joke, that is our modus vivendi. We go on a day-to-day basis, it is not fair that they judge us for laughing and not those who are to blame,” he commented in an interview about it.

In January 2019, he was involved in a major scandal when fellow comedian JJ reported receiving threats from his former friend Edson Zúñiga, also known as “El Norteño” . According to what JJ related, he received a couple of calls to his house where they told him that if he did not pay the money he owed to Zúñiga they were going to harm his family. JJ said that he had borrowed money from Edson Zúñiga but when he was a little late and could not pay, he received a call telling him that he had 15 days left to pay otherwise “they already knew where he and his family lived” , in a tone of threat. Edson ZunigaHe did not remain silent and assured that this debt was already over a year old and that he turned to his friends to charge JJ. “In a meeting with some of my acquaintances, I made the comment about my debt. They told me ‘wey, leave me your debt, I’ll collect it and you give me a percentage… This talk happened a month ago, and the way these people collect, I’m no longer responsible for this” , commented the comedian. Leaving the scandals behind , Edson Zúñiga continued with his successful tour of presentations throughout the Mexican Republic where he brought laughter to all attendees.

At the end of 2019 Edson Zúñiga announced that after his departure from Televisa Deportes after 17 years of belonging to the team of comedians of the television station in the sports environment had come to an end, the same thing that would happen with the character who was so famous. gave him “El Compayito” .

The massive dismissal of important figures within televisa, including Edson Zúñiga , was due to the arrival of new streaming television technologies such as Netflix and YouTube, which since 2017 began to take over all viewers, ceasing to consume traditional television. This caused Edson Zúñiga and many other Televisa personalities to be fired.
In an interview with his friend Franco Escamilla , Edson Zúñiga confessed that ” El Compayito ” did not belong to him but to televisa: ” El Compayito is not mine, it belongs to the company, it was never mine. In three days they registered with the INVI”, also assuring that although he gave life to it for so many years, he will not be able to exploit it again unless it is within Televisa and when in the future they call him again, although at that moment he said that he saw it as extremely difficult. ” El compayito” end of the cycle and I am very pleased that it was so. I don’t know if I’ll do it again, I can’t say, because I don’t know how things are, I don’t know if they’ll talk to me again and if there will be an agreement”.

Throughout his artistic career, Edson Zuñiga has given life to a large number of characters that have given his career a great boost and have led him to become one of the most beloved comedians by Mexican viewers, some of whom Stand out are Sammy Larios/Pulk, El Papayaso, Chucho Rizo (El Chavo Banda), Cruz Vera, Kalin Kalimbo, Roboyito, Compatripio (El alien), El Talachas, Susteniente Poncho, Caníbola, Emo Roy, Román Ayala, Tlako Joe, Brujo Chidongongo, Blue Fingers (wrestler), Javier Agarras, El Hermano Poncho, Decente Fernandez, La Pajarraca, Hand Solo, Compayichu, Sir Consession, DJ Compaye, Tiziano Pacheco, Alejandro Maldoblado, El Moscayita, Queta Mañón, El Guachupito, Draculin, El Jariocho, El Queroseno, Beerman and Crispiano Romualdo, but of coursethe character he always wears is “El Norteño” and for which people recognize him the most because although “El Compayito” was a key piece in his success , very few people really came to know that he was behind that fantasy character.

In March 2020, a great project would arrive for the comedian, Mara Escalante in her emblematic role as Doña Lucha premiered her program DL & Compañía on channel 5, a show in which Doña Lucha gives “normal” jobs to comedians and celebrities with the in order to see how he develops in environments that are not his own, such as making garnachas and Mexican snacks in street stalls, being cleaning workers, minibus drivers, tattoo artists, drag queens and even strippers. Lalo Suárez and Mauricio Castillo were in charge of production and direction.

Edson Zúñiga commented that “being a makeup artist and covering up potholes is the same thing, you have to cover up the ugly. Everything they are going to see is true because we go to work and they teach us trades that we usually take for granted in our daily lives, then Doña Lucha is going to accommodate us to see which one is the best” , commented Edson Zúñiga .

Ten of the most important entertainment and comedy personalities in Mexico participated in the Doña Lucha y Compañía program, such as Bárbara Torres , Dalílah Polanco , Marcela Lecuona , Edson Zúñiga “El Norteño” , Hugo Alcántara “El Indio Brayan” , ” El Jiots “, Gon Curiel , Manu Nna , Alejandra Rivera “La Jarocha” and Javier Carranza “El Costeño” , who will have one VIP guest per day. On the show we will see a capsule of their performance and then each will present a comedy routine based on their experience. The programDL & Compañía had very good audience levels.

Pack of Edson Zúñiga El Norteño

Although on social networks and the internet people search a lot for the Edson Zúñiga El Norteño pack or photos in which he can be seen with little clothing or in sensual poses, the truth is that currently there is no Edson Zúñiga El Norteño pack more than those photos that the artist has published on his own networks and that could be considered sexy.

How much is the fortune of Edson Zúñiga El Norteño?

This is one of the questions that people ask the most about Edson Zúñiga El Norteño and although they always end up answering it on other pages with “I don’t know” or “it depends” if there are some estimates that various web portals mention. However, it is not possible to make an exact calculation about the fortune of this great star that is Edson Zúñiga El Norteño within the middle of the show, even so, more than being interested in the fortune of a person, the important thing is the talent he has and what I have made him one of the great figures of the international show business. 

Without a doubt, the career of this great star Edson Zúñiga El Norteño will continue to rise and we will be attentive to everything that happens around him, so we invite you to stay on our page for the next updates that we will have in life. trajectory, history and biography of Edson Zúñiga El Norteño.