Cepillin’s Age, Bio, Career, Net Worth

Cepillin's Net Worth as of December 2024 is $25 Million

Quick Facts of Cepillin

Cepillin is a famous Mexican clown artist, singer, and famous actor. He is most famous and known for songs like la gallina co-co-ua, en el bosque de la china,and la feria de cepillín.

Cepillin started his professional career as an actor and clown artist at a very young age. He was inspired by children as he wanted to make all the children happy by being a clown and painting all his face and teeth. Since 1971 he was an active artist in the industry and earned a huge fan following.

Cepillin’s Personal Life, Bio, Age

Cepillin was born on February 7, 1946 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. As of 2022, he would be 76 years old unfortunately he isn’t with us anymore. He passed away at the age of 76 yet left his undeniable and memorable legacy in the industry.

His birth name or real name is Ricardo González Gutiérrez and he is mostly known as Cepillin by all his fans and followers all over the world.

Aquarius is his zodiac sign according to his birthday which is on the 7th of February.  He belongs of Latin descent and follows Christianity as his major religion.

Cepillin’s Professional Career

Cepillin started his professional career as a dentist. While being a dentist he was known by his original name Ricardo González Gutiérrez. Later he shifted his profession to an actor and artist.

The major reason behind his professional change was to make sure his child’s clients the dentist wouldn’t get afraid of him while doing their teeth work.

Firstly he started to paint his face while working as a dentist to make sure kids aren’t afraid of him. Later this changed him into an artist and actor which turned out to be one of the best decisions of Cepillin.

He has been active in the entertainment industry for more than 50 years starting back in 1971 at the age of 25.

His passion for making others laugh and not being scared of him turned him into a professional actor as well as a singer. As of 2022, he had released more than 11 music albums and almost 3 movies and series throughout his professional life.

Why is Cepillín famous?

Cepillin is a famous actor and a musician. He was active in the industry for more than 50 years.

Cepillin’s Net Worth

Cepillin’s net worth as of 2022 would be around 25 million dollars. He is among the richest actor as well as a musician in the Mexican entertainment industry. His average monthly salary as a dentist in Mexico is more than 4 thousand dollars.

His contribution to the entertainment industry as an actor as well as a singer has helped him earn a huge sum of money. Cepillin lived a lavish life in Mexico along with his family however he didn’t reveal all his income and salary as he was very secretive about it.

Cepillin’s Love Life

Cepillin’s love life and relationship updates were very quiet throughout his professional career. Despite of being a famous and celebrated artist in the country, he didn’t share much about his love life.

He remained single during the time of his death. Whereas he had a son named Ricardo González Jr.

Talking about his past love life he was in a relationship with his high school lover named María. However, his relationship didn’t last long as they soon ended it. Apart from that everything has been very secretive about Cepillin.

Cepillin’s Death

Cepillin passed away at the age of 75 on March 8, 2021, in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. The reason behind his untimely death was because of Spinal Cancer.

He was also an active smoker which did trigger his health in a bad way. He suffered from heart attacks more than 3 times.

Meanwhile, on February 28, 2021, because of intense back pain, he was admitted to a hospital. Later he went under a 9-hour surgery and recovered from it. Later due to the rise in his chest pain he was diagnosed with spinal cancer and left the world On March 8, 2021.

Cepillin’s Controversy and Political Affair

Back in 2018 presidential election Cepillin funded  Andrés Manuel López Obrador for the presential run. Which was later covered by several news media and social media handles.  Artist Cepillin himself uploaded a video supporting Andres for the presidential run.

Cepillin’s Movies and Music

As of 2022 he had released more than 14 music albums and 3 movies. Some of his famous and renowned albums are Navidad Con Cepillín Vol. IV , Cepillín Vamos a la escuela Vol. III, Cepillín La Feria De Cepillín Vol. II, and Un Dia Con Mamá Vol. I.

His three movies were “Milagro en el circo” released in 1979, “La Corneta de mi General” and “Hola Ninos de lucion” released in 1989. 

Cepillin’s Parents

He is the son of Rubén González Flores who owned a hardware store meanwhile his Rebeca Gutiérrez de González is a housemaker. Meanwhile he has 6 siblings in total.

What happened to Cepillín?

Cepillin died in 2021 because of Spinal Cancer. Even his kidney was failed at the time of his death.

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