Francisco Fuentes (humorista)
Stand-up comedian from Colombia 🇨🇴
About Francisco Fuentes (humorista)
Francisco Javier Fuentes was born in Guateque on 2 July 1963 and died in Bucaramanga on 24 January 2016. He was a Colombian comedian, known to audiences as Pacho sin fortuna, the character he played on Sábados felices on Canal Caracol.
He was born in the department of Boyacá and moved with his family to Tunja while still a small child. He finished secondary school at the Colegio de Boyacá in the class of 1982 and read industrial engineering at the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia.
For several years he worked at the Boyacá steelworks, today part of the DIACO group, as an industrial safety inspector, and later at the regional liquor company as a quality inspector. Humour came with him to those jobs: he livened up meetings and did impressions of the company president and manager of the day.
In 2001 he began telling jokes on Sábados felices. In 2006 he won the programme contest for joke-teller of the year, along with 25 million pesos, and the win brought him a permanent place in the cast, which he held until his death.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Pacho sin fortuna?
Pacho sin fortuna was the character of Colombian comedian Francisco Javier Fuentes on Sábados felices, broadcast on Canal Caracol.
Where was Francisco Fuentes born?
Francisco Javier Fuentes was born in Guateque, in the department of Boyacá, on 2 July 1963, and grew up in Tunja; he died in Bucaramanga on 24 January 2016.
What did Francisco Fuentes study?
After finishing secondary school at the Colegio de Boyacá in 1982, he read industrial engineering at the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia.
What was Francisco Fuentes's job before comedy?
He was an industrial safety inspector at the Boyacá steelworks and later a quality inspector at the regional liquor company, where he livened up meetings with impressions of company bosses.
When did Francisco Fuentes join Sábados felices?
He began telling jokes on Sábados felices in 2001, and after winning its joke-teller of the year contest in 2006 he held a permanent place in the cast.
