One of our regular contributors Marcelo Melison, sent in this email along with these two photos:
Dan, Steve:
I’m sharing with you guys two very rare photos. In one of them you will see Felipe Moreno with his figure CIRIAQUITO, the photo is dedicated to his daughter, Matildita. In the other one he is posing with his wife, spanish artist Matilde Vazquez. Enjoy!
Marcelo Melison.
Marcelo, thanks for sharing this with us.
Dan
www.ventriloquistcentral.com
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Felipe Moreno was the oldest brother of my paternal grandfather Wenceslao Moreno, better known in the United States and worldwide as Señor Wences (Peñaranda de Bracamonte 1896-New York city 1999).
Regards.
Marcela Moreno (Mar).
Mi tío Felipe Moreno era el hermano mayor de mi abuelo paterno, Señor Wences, nacido en Peñaranda de Bracamonte, provincia de Salamanca, España en 1896 y fallecido en la ciudad de Nueva York en 1999. Matilde era su única hija y el la llamaba “Matildita”, prima hermana de mi padre. Su esposa era la contralto Matilde Vazquez. Yo soy de Chile.