Guillermo López Langarica (1968 – 25 September 2008) was a MexicanYouTube celebrity, who accidentally rose to fame in 2007. Prior to his death he was mostly known as 'El Canaca', (the Canaca guy). More recently he is remembered as 'Don Memo'.
El Canaca
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Langarica.
López Langarica came to the public spotlight when he was detained in Guadalajara, Jalisco, for speed-driving under the influence of alcohol in 2002. He was interviewed and featured in a TV show titled 'El Show de la Barandilla', which mostly aired comical police interventions against drunkards, through Canal 4 de Guadalajara, a company belonging to the Televisa consortium. A few years later, his video was uploaded to YouTube and quickly gained nationwide fame.
In the video, López Langarica explains to the reporter how he was wrongly detained, as he was drunk-driving but had not 'crashed yet'. He also claimed the police officers robbed him of $50,000 Mexican pesos, explaining he had a pack of a hundred $500 pesos bills. (Y mis cincuenta mil pesos ¿qué?) When asked about his income's origins he claimed to work at Promotora Mexicana Gaitán, a commerce located at 6-6-30-6-71-3-3-3-3 (with the then recent change from 7- to 8-digit phone numbers gone into effect two years earlier, in his alcohol-induced state he forgot to mention a 3 before the phone number). He identified himself as the owner's son, a man named Miguel Ángel Gaytán Uribe, who also allegedly served as President of an organization called 'CANACA', acronym which, he said, stands for 'Centrales de Abastos de la República Mexicana'. Finally, he asks the cameraman to tape his right ankle, angrily accusing the officers of restraining him like a pig. (¡Me amarraron como puerco!)
The YouTube video was an instant phenomenon, receiving over ten million views to date.[1] López Langarica rose to national fame because of his comical explanation of events, places, and his catchphrases '¿Y qué? No he chocado' (So what? I haven't crashed yet), 'Apúntele bien' ("Write this down"), 'Soy hijo del papá' (I'm son of the father) referring to his relation with "the owner", '¡Me amarraron como puerco!' (They tied me like a pig!!), and his definition of the acronym CANACA.
Truthfulness of statements
In Mexico there is no organization by the name 'CANACA'. Some of the closest examples would be the Cámara Nacional de Comercio (CANACO), the Confederación Nacional de Agrupaciones de Comerciantes de Centros de Abastos (CONACCA),[2] and the Cámara Nacional de Autotransportes de Carga (CANACAR).[3]
Promotora Mexicana Gaitán (PROMEGA) does exist, it is an enterprise which imports/exportsfruits and vegetables, specially strawberries, with offices both in Guadalajara and Mexico City. The former is located at 6th Street's 630. The phone number is +52(33)3671-3333.[4] Whether López Langarica worked there or not is unknown. No one by the name Miguel Ángel Gaytán works at PROMEGA, but there is a Miguel Ángel Gaytán Uribe who served as the vigilancy committee's president at the Unión de Comerciantes del Mercado de Abastos de Guadalajara (UCMA).[5]
Death
On the night of September 25, 2008, López Langarica was run over in Guadalajara by a Dodge Neon, driven by a heavily intoxicated woman named Silvia Teresa Borbón Valenzuela. He was totally sober. When the police arrived, the woman claimed someone had put the body under her car. The fact immediately made it to national news and was featured in Mexico's most prominent news reports and newspapers.[6]
Legacy
Numerous parodies and tributes spawned after the original video's popularity, such as imitations, animated versions, musical remixes, and even religious prayers. Other Mexican drunken celebrities have gained fame, such as Dios Eolo (God Aeolus), Dulce Sarahí Villarreal, the 'Ni Merga' guy, the Sicarios de Montemorelos (Montemorelos killers), the 'Tengo Miedo' (I'm Afraid) guy, and the 'Me Estoy yendo por la Banqueta', (I'm on the Sidewalk) amongst others . After López Langarica's death numerous tribute and farewell videos appeared in YouTube. T-shirts imprinted with his famous phrases or the Mexican soccer team Atlas's logo are for sale in some street markets. Many YouTube users posted several in memoriam comments in his famous video, while some users encourage fans to call and denounce Silvia Teresa Borbón, even providing alleged personal data, such as her home address, and her cell phone number.
More recently, some people in Guadalajara claim to have witnessed apparitions by López Langarica's ghost, leading users on the net to jokingly refer to him as 'San Canaca'.
López Langarica's death in the late news with Joaquín López Dóriga on YouTube.
January 06, 2023
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Guillermo Lopez Langarica 1968 25 September 2008 was a Mexican YouTube celebrity who accidentally rose to fame in 2007 Prior to his death he was mostly known as El Canaca the Canaca guy More recently he is remembered as Don Memo El Canaca In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Lopez and the second or maternal family name is Langarica This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Guillermo Lopez Langarica news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Contents 1 Early life 2 Rise to fame 3 Truthfulness of statements 4 Death 5 Legacy 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEarly life EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it July 2022 He was born in 1968 in El Salto Jalisco Rise to fame EditLopez Langarica came to the public spotlight when he was detained in Guadalajara Jalisco for speed driving under the influence of alcohol in 2002 He was interviewed and featured in a TV show titled El Show de la Barandilla which mostly aired comical police interventions against drunkards through Canal 4 de Guadalajara a company belonging to the Televisa consortium A few years later his video was uploaded to YouTube and quickly gained nationwide fame In the video Lopez Langarica explains to the reporter how he was wrongly detained as he was drunk driving but had not crashed yet He also claimed the police officers robbed him of 50 000 Mexican pesos explaining he had a pack of a hundred 500 pesos bills Y mis cincuenta mil pesos que When asked about his income s origins he claimed to work at Promotora Mexicana Gaitan a commerce located at 6 6 30 6 71 3 3 3 3 with the then recent change from 7 to 8 digit phone numbers gone into effect two years earlier in his alcohol induced state he forgot to mention a 3 before the phone number He identified himself as the owner s son a man named Miguel Angel Gaytan Uribe who also allegedly served as President of an organization called CANACA acronym which he said stands for Centrales de Abastos de la Republica Mexicana Finally he asks the cameraman to tape his right ankle angrily accusing the officers of restraining him like a pig Me amarraron como puerco The YouTube video was an instant phenomenon receiving over ten million views to date 1 Lopez Langarica rose to national fame because of his comical explanation of events places and his catchphrases Y que No he chocado So what I haven t crashed yet Apuntele bien Write this down Soy hijo del papa I m son of the father referring to his relation with the owner Me amarraron como puerco They tied me like a pig and his definition of the acronym CANACA Truthfulness of statements EditIn Mexico there is no organization by the name CANACA Some of the closest examples would be the Camara Nacional de Comercio CANACO the Confederacion Nacional de Agrupaciones de Comerciantes de Centros de Abastos CONACCA 2 and the Camara Nacional de Autotransportes de Carga CANACAR 3 Promotora Mexicana Gaitan PROMEGA does exist it is an enterprise which imports exports fruits and vegetables specially strawberries with offices both in Guadalajara and Mexico City The former is located at 6th Street s 630 The phone number is 52 33 3671 3333 4 Whether Lopez Langarica worked there or not is unknown No one by the name Miguel Angel Gaytan works at PROMEGA but there is a Miguel Angel Gaytan Uribe who served as the vigilancy committee s president at the Union de Comerciantes del Mercado de Abastos de Guadalajara UCMA 5 Death EditOn the night of September 25 2008 Lopez Langarica was run over in Guadalajara by a Dodge Neon driven by a heavily intoxicated woman named Silvia Teresa Borbon Valenzuela He was totally sober When the police arrived the woman claimed someone had put the body under her car The fact immediately made it to national news and was featured in Mexico s most prominent news reports and newspapers 6 Legacy EditNumerous parodies and tributes spawned after the original video s popularity such as imitations animated versions musical remixes and even religious prayers Other Mexican drunken celebrities have gained fame such as Dios Eolo God Aeolus Dulce Sarahi Villarreal the Ni Merga guy the Sicarios de Montemorelos Montemorelos killers the Tengo Miedo I m Afraid guy and the Me Estoy yendo por la Banqueta I m on the Sidewalk amongst others After Lopez Langarica s death numerous tribute and farewell videos appeared in YouTube T shirts imprinted with his famous phrases or the Mexican soccer team Atlas s logo are for sale in some street markets Many YouTube users posted several in memoriam comments in his famous video while some users encourage fans to call and denounce Silvia Teresa Borbon even providing alleged personal data such as her home address and her cell phone number More recently some people in Guadalajara claim to have witnessed apparitions by Lopez Langarica s ghost leading users on the net to jokingly refer to him as San Canaca See also EditEl Fua another Mexican Internet memeReferences Edit EL DUENO DE LA CANACA Retrieved 2022 07 01 via YouTube CONACCA 23 October 2008 Archived from the original on 2008 10 23 Retrieved 4 July 2022 Archived copy Archived from the original on 2008 12 04 Retrieved 2008 11 20 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link About Promotora Mexicana Gaitan Archived from the original on 2008 10 18 Retrieved 2008 11 24 Comite Ucma com mx Muere El Canaca estrella de You Tube El Universal in Spanish 25 September 2008 Retrieved 15 October 2018 External links EditThe famous original video on YouTube Lopez Langarica s death in the late news with Joaquin Lopez Doriga on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Guillermo Lopez Langarica amp oldid 1097191706, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
