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Legendary Mexican comedian and Club America fan, Manuel “El Loco” Valdes passes away

Mexico lost one of the greatest comedy legends when Manuel Valdes died this Friday. Valdes was part of the famous Valdes brothers, which included legendary comedian German Valdes, better known as Tin Tan, and Ramon Valdes, who played the character of Don Ramon in “el Chavo del Ocho”, which is considered one of the most popular TV shows in Latin American history. Valdes was a movie star and TV star spanning decades, and was famous as being a huge fan of Club America. Valdes famously had a bet every season with comedian friend Sergio Corona over the Superclasico against Chivas.