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Alfonso Aragón Bermúdez born 8th of February, 1923, Madrid also known as "Fofó" was a clown, singer and one of the founder members of the famous show Los Payasos de  la Tele (The TV Clowns).

Biografía
He was born in Ulea ( Murcia ), into a family of a circus tradition. He was the son of Emilio Aragón Foureaux, also known as Emig is one of the members of the famous international trio of circus clowns: Pompoff (José María Aragón), Thedy (Teodoro Aragón) and Emig. His mother was an equestrian acrobat Rocío Bermúdez Contreras.

"Fofó" at a very young age, joined his brothers Gabriel and Emilio to form the trio " Gaby, Fofó and Miliki ". They began working as a trio during the 1930s and stayed for several seasons at the Price circus in Madrid. Sometimes they performed with their sister Rocío Aragón, a flamenco dancer.

In 1946, after the death of their father, Fofó and his brothers left Spain. They initially stayed in Mexico and then in Cuba. They debuted on television as clowns, continuing the family saga, which achieved considerable success. They worked in different countries of America, Venezuela, and Argentina. They also received recognition from the President Miguel Alemán at the National Lottery Building (1950) and Argentine President Agustín Lanusse and his wife María Bell Bidart (1972). In Latin America, together with his brothers, and his son Fofito and his niece Lara Aragón they filmed several films, along with numerous actors such as Leopoldo Ortín, Adalberto Martínez Resortes, Delia Magaña, Miguel Manzano, Jorge Barreiro, Andrea del Boca, Mercedes Carreras, Olinda Bozán and Héctor Fuentes.

In 1972 Fofó and his brothers returned to Spain, and the following year they launched the famous TV program El gran circo, where the trio of brothers became known as Los payasos de la tele. Stickers, toys, key rings and even comics with the Aragon brothers were made. Subsequently, the circus trio's programs have been broadcasted and sold on VHS and DVD.

Private Life
Fofó married Juana Sac and with her he had four children, two born in Spain: Rocío and Adolfo, and two born in Havana: Alfonso (Fofito) and Rodolfo (Rody).

Death
Fofó died of hepatitis B, on 22nd of June, 1976, which he contracted by a blood transfusion which he received weeks earlier in a successful operation of a benign brain tumor. His death was a real shock in the country, He was buried in the Vallecas cemetery. After his death his place was taken by Milikito and later by his other son Rody Aragón. In 1999 his songs were reissued on the album Tribute to Fofó: There was a time.

Discography

 * Lo que tanto esperé (1951) reissued in 1959
 * Gaby, Fofó, Miliki y familia en el Show de las cinco (1965)
 * Pinocho (1965)
 * Nuestro disco (1968)
 * Din don din don / El comelón (sencillo, 1971)
 * A sus amiguitos (1971)
 * Adelantando éxitos 1972 (1971)
 * Hola don Pepito, hola don José (1971)
 * Hola don Pepito, hola don José / La gallina Turuleca (sencillo, 1971)
 * Mi barba tiene tres pelos / La gallina Turuleca (single, 1971)
 * Todos los niños del mundo son nuestros amiguitos (1972)
 * Mami de mis amores / Feliz en tu día (sencillo, 1972)
 * Temas de la película Había una vez un circo (EP, 1972)
 * Había una vez un circo (1973)
 * Había una vez un circo / Don Pepito (sencillo, 1974)
 * Los días de la semana / Chévere chévere chon (single, 1974)
 * Mami de mis amores / Los días de la semana (single, 1974)
 * La gallina Papanatas / Mi barba (single, 1974)
 * Gaby, Fofó y Miliki con Fofito (1974)
 * Los más grandes éxitos (1975)
 * Susanita, Papá y mamá, El sombrero de Gaspar, etc. (1975)
 * Susanita / Los soldados de la risa (single, 1975)

Shows

 * El circo de las Navidades (1974)
 * Los Superpayasos de la televisión (1975)

Tributes

 * In Madrid a street was baptized with his name and a statue was erected in his memory in the Amusement Park.
 * In Murcia a monument was also erected in his memory, whose author was Antonio García Mengual, located in a park that is popularly known as Parque Fofó.
 * In Elche a statue of Fofó was erected, surrounded by children, in one of the most representative points of the Elche Palm Grove: next to the duck pond in the Municipal Park
 * In the Albox children's park (Almería) there is a small monument with a bust of Fofó.
 * On May 28, 1998, Correos issued a stamp with his image, with a face value of 70 pesetas.
 * In Écija (Seville), there is a street called Alfonso Aragón Fofó.