Francisco Rodríguez Iglesias (2 September 1947 – 3 January 2024), better known as Arévalo, was a Spanish comedian and actor.

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Arévalo was raised in Catarroja, Valencia, and his first performances date back to 1970 in which he portrayed a comedic bullfighter.^[1] His filmography includes Moscow Gold and Isi & Disi: High Voltage (2006).^[2][3]

Arévalo was specially famous during the 1970s and early 1980s for his jokes about "gangosos y mariquitas" (people with nasal voice and homosexuals) that were sold in cassettes in petrol stations around Spain.^[4] His brand of humor eventually took a nosedive, and "to look like an Arévalo joke" became a generic expression meaning "a type of grotesque and stale humor that is difficult to tolerate".^[5]

Arévalo was found dead at his home in Valencia, on 3 January 2024, at the age of 76.^[6][7]