Trivia

He and Gaspar Henaine "Capulina" were proud of their movie Cascabelito (1962), which was based on a story written by Campos. They said it was "the first one that has real quality." Henaine was a cousin of Emile Kuri, who worked for Walt Disney. Campos and Henaine met with Kuri in Los Angeles to discuss the possibility of making a Viruta and Capulina movie for Disney. They also planned to send Kuri a print of Cascabelito so Disney could see their best work.

His paternal grandfather, Roberto Campos Pedroza, was a shawl vendor from La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico.

He was a great-great-grandson of the 24th President of Mexico, Juan Nepomuceno Álvarez y Hurtado de Luna (1790-1867). His maternal grandmother, Mercedes Contreras Álvarez, was a granddaughter of Álvarez.

As Viruta and Capulina, he and Gaspar Henaine are considered the Mexican version of Laurel and Hardy (Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy), Abbott and Costello (Bud Abbott and Lou Costello) or Martin and Lewis (Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis).

Son of Luis Roberto Campos Gil and Sara Contreras Contreras (1897-1992).

Godfather of Antonio Henaine.