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Filipo Tirado (September 20, 1949) is a noted Puerto Rican puppeteer. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object — a puppet— in real time to create the illusion of life. ...

Filipo's birth name was Carlos Filipo Tirado Perea. He was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, the youngest of five children of the late civil engineer Carlos J. Tirado and former beauty queen Graciela Esther Perea. Filipo became interested in puppetry and similar arts when he joined the Division of Community Education, directed by Don Leopoldo Santiago Lavandero. He took seminars on how to make and handle puppets and eventually started his own company, Titirimundi, Inc. He and another puppeteer, Francisco Torres, toured Puerto Rico and went to almost every public school on the island, where they presented their educational shows. Flag Nickname: El Nuevo Jardín del Atlántico, La Villa del Ojo de Agua, El Pueblo de los Tiburones Gentilic: Aguadillanos Location Location of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Coordinates Government Founded 1780 Mayor Carlos Méndez Martínez Political party PNP Senatorial district Mayagüez Representative district... A puppet is a representational object manipulated by a puppeteer. ...

Filipo Tirado participated in several T.V. shows in Puerto Rico, among them "Ay Bendito", "Que Pueblito", directed by Elin Ortiz, "La Hora de Oro" with Hector Marcano, puppeteering two hilarious magpies at the same time, called Kilate & Pirita, among others. He also participated in children's shows with Luis Antonio Cosme and Sandra Zaiter. See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... Elin Ortiz (born c. ... Hector Marcano is a comedian, producer, and game show host in Puerto Rico. ... A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object — a puppet— in real time to create the illusion of life. ... This article is about the birds in the family Corvidae. ... Sandra Zaiter, born in Dominican Republic, is a well known childrens figure in Puerto Rico. ...

After almost three decades of working in different shows in Puerto Rico, Filipo headed to Miami, Florida where he was contracted by Univision. There he created his now-famous character of "Pepe Locuaz." After his contract was up, Filipo and his "Pepe Locuaz" character went to work for Telemundo. Miami redirects here. ... Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States and Puerto Rico. ... Telemundo is an American television network based in Hialeah, Florida. ...

Filipo currently works for Telemundo and resides in Miami with his wife Lizette.

See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans

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