Ricardo González Gutiérrez known as Cepillín is a Mexican clown ("payaso") as well as a singer, TV host and actor. Ricardo was a dentist who started to paint his face so that kids would not be afraid of him as he worked on their teeth. He became famous when a local TV channel interviewed him. The name "Cepillín" means little (tooth) brush, "cepillo" ("de dientes") in Spanish. Wikipedia
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