Entertainment · Celebrity · 2 hrs ago
Édgar Vivar plans 2027 spine surgery and says his will is prepared
Mexican actor Édgar Vivar is scheduled for spine surgery in June 2027 to correct a spinal deviation.
Vivar, 77, is known for playing Señor Barriga in the television series El Chavo del 8.
He has used medication and electrical stimulation to manage back problems and has reduced his travel.
Doctors expect his recovery to take about six months, during which he expects to stay away from stages and recording sets.
Vivar says he trusts his surgeon and hopes to return to work after recovery.
He says his will and property arrangements are already in order, but has not said who will receive his assets.
He is not married and has no children, and his siblings are among his closest relatives, but their status as beneficiaries is unconfirmed.
Édgar Vivar says he is scheduled to have corrective spine surgery in June 2027.
He expects to need about six months to recover and describes the break from work as an involuntary retirement.
The 77-year-old actor says his will and the administration of his few properties are already arranged.
He says the will is not a farewell and that he trusts the surgeon who will treat him.
Vivar has not confirmed who will inherit his assets.
- Who
- Édgar Vivar, the Mexican actor known for playing Señor Barriga in El Chavo del 8.
- What
- He plans to have corrective spine surgery and says his will and property arrangements are prepared.
- When
- The surgery is scheduled for June 2027.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- He says a deviation in his spine needs correction.
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Vivar publicly discussed his back condition and said he used medication and electrical stimulation treatments to manage the discomfort.
Vivar is scheduled to undergo corrective spine surgery.
Vivar expects to take about six months to recover and stay away from stages and recording sets.
- Surgery
- Scheduled for June 2027
- Recovery
- About six months
- Age
- 77
- Condition
- A deviation in his spine
- Will
- Vivar says his assets are already arranged; beneficiaries are not confirmed
What people are saying
I have a deviated spine, so they have to correct my spine, but it means six months of rest.
I’m going with all the confidence in the world; the surgeon is good.
My properties are very few, really, and my assets are all already, everything is carefully calculated. It’s all managed already.