Melwin Cedeño (born December 27, 1964 in Puerto Rico) is a Puerto
Rican actor, comedian, musician, host, and singer. Cedeño is better
known for his comedic performance as Chevy.Melwin Cedeño was raised
in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico. His parents are Noel Cedeño and Lilina
Irizarry. During childhood, he enjoyed making people laugh and
admitted he was frequently "kicked out of school for making jokes in
the classroom". Cedeño began to pursue pre-med studies at the
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in Ponce. However, he
dropped out, and moved to study Drama at the University of Puerto Rico
in Rio Piedras.While studying, Cedeño joined a local merengue
orchestra called Los Nenes de Puerto Rico. His partners in the
orchestra later became the members of the popular group LÃmite 21. He
also joined the university theatre group working in several plays like
La Celestina and Bodas de Sangre. Cedeño also debuted in television
shows in dramatic roles in soap operas such as Alejandra, Karina
Montaner, and Apartamento de Solteras . He achieved recognition for
his dramatic role as a young drug addict in the telenovela Andrea.At
the end of the 1980s, Cedeño started working as a comedian in popular
shows like Show del MediodÃa and El Kiosko Budweiser. It was during
this time that his character of Chevy was born. According to him, he
had played a Nuyorican character in the play Tres hombres y un bébe,
which prompted actress YasmÃn MejÃas to invite him to participate in
one segment of a Luisito Vigoreaux show called CafeterÃa la 15. "They
were looking for a 'son' for the character of Georgina Borri ... Luis
didn't want me to play 'Chevy', but one day he wasn't at work, I put
on the glasses and the handkerchief... the place was about to fall
down."
Rican actor, comedian, musician, host, and singer. Cedeño is better
known for his comedic performance as Chevy.Melwin Cedeño was raised
in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico. His parents are Noel Cedeño and Lilina
Irizarry. During childhood, he enjoyed making people laugh and
admitted he was frequently "kicked out of school for making jokes in
the classroom". Cedeño began to pursue pre-med studies at the
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in Ponce. However, he
dropped out, and moved to study Drama at the University of Puerto Rico
in Rio Piedras.While studying, Cedeño joined a local merengue
orchestra called Los Nenes de Puerto Rico. His partners in the
orchestra later became the members of the popular group LÃmite 21. He
also joined the university theatre group working in several plays like
La Celestina and Bodas de Sangre. Cedeño also debuted in television
shows in dramatic roles in soap operas such as Alejandra, Karina
Montaner, and Apartamento de Solteras . He achieved recognition for
his dramatic role as a young drug addict in the telenovela Andrea.At
the end of the 1980s, Cedeño started working as a comedian in popular
shows like Show del MediodÃa and El Kiosko Budweiser. It was during
this time that his character of Chevy was born. According to him, he
had played a Nuyorican character in the play Tres hombres y un bébe,
which prompted actress YasmÃn MejÃas to invite him to participate in
one segment of a Luisito Vigoreaux show called CafeterÃa la 15. "They
were looking for a 'son' for the character of Georgina Borri ... Luis
didn't want me to play 'Chevy', but one day he wasn't at work, I put
on the glasses and the handkerchief... the place was about to fall
down."
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