Emilio Alberto Aragón Bermúdez (; 4 November 1929 – 18 November 2012), better known as Miliki (), was a Spanish

clown A clown is a person who performs physical comedy and arts in an Improvisational theatre#Comedy, open-ended fashion, typically while wearing distinct cosmetics, makeup or costume, costuming and reversing social norm, folkway-norms. The art of ...

accordionist Accordions (from 19th-century German ', from '—"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a reed in a frame). The es ...

and singer, he was a member of the artist family Aragón. He was declared Son of the City of Carmona and received the Silver Medal of that town. He was born in Carmona (

Seville Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Guadalquivir, ...

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

, the son of the clown Emilio Aragón Foureaux, known as ''Emig'', and nephew of Pompoff and Thedy. At a very early age he joined his brothers Gabriel ('' Gaby'') and Alfonso ('' Fofó'') to form the trio Gaby, Fofó and Miliki. They began working during the 1930s and held several seasons at the

Circo Price The Circo Price, also known as El Price, is a 2,142-seat concert venue and former circus in Madrid. The circus was originally located in the Jardin de las Delicias, a park which lay at the corner of the Paseo de Recoletos and the calle de la Vet ...

in Madrid. His mother was the horseback acrobat dancer Rocío Bermúdez (born in Carmona) and also had a younger sister, Rocío, a flamenco dancer. He was the father of the famous actor, comedian, musician, filmmaker, composer, clown and entrepreneur audiovisual

Emilio Aragón Álvarez Emilio Aragón Álvarez (born 16 April 1959) is a Spanish director, musician, actor, presenter and producer. He was the original presenter of the Spanish game show '' VIP Noche'', which was a popular 1990s game show on the Spanish Telecinco ne ...

, also known as ''Milikito''.

Los payasos de la tele

After a stay in

Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

, Puerto Rico and

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

, he returned to Spain in 1972 and the following year began work on the TV program '' El gran circo de TVE'', which made the group (which became known as '' Los payasos de la tele'', the TV clowns) a completely sociological phenomenon in Spain. Following the withdrawal of the program in 1983, he left the group and launched a new phase in his career.

Miliki and Rita Irasema

After the professional separation of the clowns, Miliki dedicated to the world of musical production (he launched the band Monano y su banda), and formed an artistic tandem with his daughter Rita Irasema. Together they recorded several albums such as ''La vuelta al mundo en 30 minutos'' (1986), ''El flautista de Hamelín'' (1987), ''Vamos a marcarnos una canción'' (1991) and ''¡Superdiscoguay!'' (1992) or ''¿Estás contento? ¡Sí señor!'' (1994). He also directed the film '' Yo quiero ser torero'' (1987) With the advent of private television in Spain, he returned to television to host children's programs, with his daughter Rita. They hosted '' La merienda'' (1990-1991) and ''

La guardería LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States of America. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music *La (musical note), or A, the sixth note *"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smit ...

'' (1990-1991), both in Antena 3, and ''Superguay'' (1991-1993) in Telecinco. In 1993, they relaunched on TVE ''El gran circo de TVE'', which lasted until 1995.

Writer

He wrote in 2008 the book ''La providencia'' under the pseudonym Emile A. Foureaux aimed at an adult audience, it tells the story of Martín, a guerrilla militant in the

Cuban revolution The Cuban Revolution () was the military and political movement that overthrew the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, who had ruled Cuba from 1952 to 1959. The revolution began after the 1952 Cuban coup d'état, in which Batista overthrew ...

, who has to escape a hunt orchestrated by

Fidel Castro Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban politician and revolutionary who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and President of Cuba, president ...

in New York.

Death

On November 18, 2012, Miliki died of

pneumonia Pneumonia is an Inflammation, inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as Pulmonary alveolus, alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of Cough#Classification, productive or dry cough, ches ...

, aged 83, in

Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

. He was also reported to have suffered from

Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a neurodegenerative disease primarily of the central nervous system, affecting both motor system, motor and non-motor systems. Symptoms typically develop gradually and non-motor issues become ...

for the last year of his life.

Discography

With Los Payasos de la Tele

* ''Lo que tanto esperé'' (1950) * ''Gaby, Fofó, Miliki y familia en el show de las 5'' (1963) * ''Pinocho'' (1965) * ''A sus amiguitos'' * ''Adelantando éxitos'' * ''Todos los niños del mundo son nuestros amiguitos'' * ''

Había una vez un circo ''Once Upon A Time There Was A Circus'' (''Había una vez un circo'') is a 1972 Argentine musical comedy film directed by Enrique Carreras, written by Carreras and Abel Santacruz, and starring Gaby, Fofó and Miliki from the trio of Spanish clowns ...

'' * ''Gaby, Fofó, Miliki con Fofito'' * ''Los más grandes éxitos'' * ''Susanita, Papá y Mamá, El Sombrero de Gaspar, etc'' * ''La familia unida'' * ''Había una vez un disco'' * ''Como me pica la nariz'' * ''Cantando, siempre cantando'' * ''El loco mundo de los payasos'' * ''La historia de los payasos''

With Rita Irasema

* ''La vuelta al mundo en 30 minutos'' (1986) * ''El flautista de Hamelín'' (1987) * ''Vamos a marcarnos una canción'' (1991) * ''¡Superdiscoguay!'' (1992) * ''¿Estás contento?, ¡sí señor!'' (1994)

Single

Studio albums

Álbumes Recopilatorios

External albums

Other

*No se puede vivir con un franco, BSO of the film '' Pájaros de papel''.

Collaborations

Filmography

Source:Sourc
IMDB.com.
/ref> *1948: '' El nieto del Zorro''. *1955: '' Tres bárbaros en un jeep''. *1972: ''

''. *1973: ''Los padrinos''. *1982: '' Tompy, el conejito de trapo''. *1999: '' Trilocos'' (TV series). *2002: ''Miliki presenta... Había una vez''. *2002: ''La Cuba mía''. *2003: ''El desván mágico de Miliki''. *2005: '' 90 millas'', as Pancho. *2008: '' Carlitos y el campo de los sueños'', as Miliki. *2010: '' Pájaros de papel''.

Books

*1996: ''Recuerdos''. *2001: ''La máquina de los coches''. *2003: ''Juan Olores''. *2008: '' La Providencia''. *2009: ''Con alma de niño''. *2012: ''Mientras duermen los murciélagos''.

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aragon bermudez, Emilio 1929 births 2012 deaths People from Campiña de Carmona Singers from Andalusia 20th-century Spanish comedians 20th-century Spanish male singers Spanish clowns Spanish male comedians Spanish accordionists People with Parkinson's disease Deaths from pneumonia in Spain