Editing Chespirito (section)

==Later years==
On 19 November 2004, after 27 years together, he married actress and longtime companion [[Florinda Meza]], who starred as Doña Florinda in ''El Chavo''.<ref>{{cite news |title=El Chavo del Ocho" festejó 27 años de amor con "Doña Florinda |url=http://www.eluniverso.com/2004/11/20/0001/1065/30D8753D63B041E3A907DE21910D0F0C.html |access-date=28 November 2014 |agency=EFE México |publisher=El Universo |date=20 November 2004 |language=es}}</ref> After show production was stopped for ''El Chavo'' and ''El Chapulín Colorado'', both toured Mexico and the rest of Latin America and the United States with different plays, sometimes playing the characters who made them famous. In 2003, ''Chespirito'' and Florinda Meza received the keys to the town of [[Cicero, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Se recupera"Chespirito" tras una neumonía |url=http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2007/284711.html |access-date=28 November 2014 |publisher=[[La Crónica de Hoy]] |date=8 February 2007 |language=es}}</ref>

During Mexico's presidential [[2000 Mexican general election|campaigns of 2000]] and [[2006 Mexican general election|2006]] he openly supported the [[National Action Party (Mexico)|National Action Party]] (PAN) by appearing in TV commercials and urging people to vote for the party's candidates, [[Vicente Fox]] and [[Felipe Calderón]].<ref name="Milenio">{{cite news |title=A Gómez Bolaños le gustaba meterse en la política |url=https://www.milenio.com/espectaculos/a-gomez-bolanos-le-gustaba-meterse-en-la-politica |access-date=28 November 2014 |newspaper=[[Milenio]] |date=28 November 2014 |language=es}}</ref> For the [[2012 Mexican general election|2012 race]], he made public that he would vote for the [[National Action Party (Mexico)|Partido Accion Nacional]] (PAN) candidate, [[Josefina Vázquez Mota]], but did not appear in a commercial.<ref name="Milenio"/> In 2007, he joined a campaign led by Catholics and conservatives against the legalization of abortion in Mexico City.<ref name="Milenio"/>

He shared that while pregnant with him, his mother suffered an accident and the doctor advised her to get an abortion; she refused.<ref name="Milenio"/> He also wrote the books ''El Diario de El Chavo del Ocho'' ("Diary From the Kid from Number 8"),<ref>{{cite book |last=Bolaños |first=Roberto Gómez |date=2007 |title=El Diario de el Chavo del Ocho |publisher=Punto de Lectura |isbn=9786071110411}}</ref> ''...Y También Poemas'' ("...And Poems Too"),{{sfn |Bolaños |2006}} and ''Sin Querer Queriendo: Memorias'' ("Accidentally on Purpose: Memoirs"). In 2009, he was also honored by the Colombian TV-channel [[RCN Televisión|RCN]] in which he received the keys of the municipality of [[Soacha]]; more than 20,000 people attended the homage. On 12 November 2009, he was admitted to a [[Mexico City]] hospital due to prostate complications, which required a simple surgery to treat. He was released from treatment the following day.<ref>{{cite news |title=Operan de la próstata a Chespirito |url=http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias/2009/11/12/i223130_operan-prstata-chespirito.html |access-date=28 November 2014 |publisher=Diario Libre |date=12 November 2009 |language=es}}</ref>

On 29 February 2012, a celebration of Chespirito's life and work was held at the [[National Auditorium|Auditorio Nacional]].<ref name="ElUniverso">{{cite web |url=http://www.eluniverso.com/2012/03/01/1/1379/america-celebra-chespirito.html |title=América celebra a Chespirito |publisher=El Universo |access-date=29 November 2014 |date=29 February 2012}}</ref> The special, titled ''América celebra a Chespirito'', was a multinational tribute that gathered a diverse group of actors, singers, and fans from 17 nations.<ref name="ElUniverso"/><ref name="CNNMX">{{cite web |url=http://cnnmexico.com/entretenimiento/2012/02/29/roberto-gomez-bolanos-abandona-su-homenaje-por-complicaciones-de-salud |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141130085229/http://cnnmexico.com/entretenimiento/2012/02/29/roberto-gomez-bolanos-abandona-su-homenaje-por-complicaciones-de-salud |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 November 2014 |title=Roberto Gómez Bolaños abandona su homenaje por complicaciones de salud |publisher=CNN |access-date=29 November 2014}}</ref> They included [[Armando Manzanero]], [[Thalía]], [[Ximena Navarrete]], [[Marco Antonio Regil]], [[Juan Gabriel]], [[Diego Verdaguer]], [[Gian Marco]], [[Pandora (musical group)|Pandora]], [[Reik]], and [[OV7]].<ref name="ElUniverso"/><ref name="CNNMX"/> Chespirito's ill health was apparent: he was in a wheelchair, required oxygen tanks, and could not stay the entire program.<ref name="ElUniverso"/><ref name="CNNMX"/> Nonetheless, he expressed great emotion and gratitude for the tribute.<ref name="CNNMX"/> The special was broadcast across the participating nations on 11 March.<ref name="ElUniverso"/><ref name="CNNMX"/>

Over Twitter, Chespirito denounced the actions of the [[Yo Soy 132]] movement after the takeover of Televisa Chapultepec following the 2012 election.<ref name="Milenio"/> In 2012, Chespirito was honored by his friends and former cast members, putting an end to many rumors that the comedian was dying. Even so, former colleagues such as [[Édgar Vivar]] expressed their concern publicly for Chespirito's poor health.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}