The most popular clown in Argentina EVER, mainly because of his twenty something years on TV, Gerardo Roberto Samaniego "Firulete" (1923 - 2004).
He had different partners during his circus career, including his brother in law, white face "Santiaguito" (Ernesto Racedo, 1912- late '90s), and his son, auguste "Cañito" (Gerardo Samaniego, 1949).
He was the very first Clown I saw in my life, on TV, when I was three or four, and since that moment I knew I was a clown... I had the privilege of sharing a stage with him and his family once and he laughed a lot when I told him that it was his "fault" that I became a clown.
He taught me a lot, a great guy.
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