Rodolfo Chikilicuatre

Rodolfo Chikilicuatre (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðolfo tʃikiliˈkwatɾe]; born 1972) is a Spanish comedic character played by David Fernández Ortiz (born 24 June 1970) and first introduced in the Spanish late night show Buenafuente as an improvisational act. Rodolfo was interviewed as the inventor of the vibrator-guitar. The character rose to fame after he was later presented by the show's host, Andreu Buenafuente, with a song called "Baila el Chiki-chiki" (Dance the Chiki-chiki), a parody of reggaeton music filled with jokes and political references. The show's host decided to enter the song into the Spanish selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, where it was chosen. Rodolfo landed Spain's best placement since Eurovision Song Contest 2004.

Creation of the character

In a new phase for the Buenafuente (BFN) show on La Sexta, David Fernández, in the short-lived Actor de Guardia section, started to play various characters related to current issues, chosen at random. On 21 January 2008, based on news of the invention of a guitar which was connected to a vibrator, he played the role of the Argentinian character Ricardo Rosanti, who claimed to be the device's inventor. Then, on 5 February, he reappeared, now under the name Rodolfo Chikilicuatre and, as a thank you, played Buenafuente a reggaeton-style song named Baila el Chiki chiki. The piece was presumably composed by Santiago Segura (lyrics) and Pedro Guerra (music), as reflected in many media outlets. The sketch was entirely a parody for the programme.