Although it has been implied since his first appearances that the actor suffers some kind of mental disability, recently the sister of Sammy, Martha, has declared to Mexican newspapers that he only suffers dyslexia .
Aunque desde sus primeras apariciones se dio a entender que el actor padecía de una discapacidad intelectual, recientemente la hermana de Sammy, Martha, ha declarado al periódico mexicano que sólo sufre de dislexia.