The oldest clown in Peru

At 91 years old, Ricardo Farfan is still joking around

Oldest clown in Peru
Sarah Eberspacher
By Sarah Eberspacher
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(Image credit: (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) Each morning, Ricardo Farfan takes out a tattered old notebook and reviews page after page of jokes and clowning moves — a written history of his life in the circus,)

(Image credit: (AP Photos/Esteban Felix))

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) Farfan inherited the family business — the Farfan Brothers Circus — but he was forced to shutter the enterprise in 1990 so he could care for his wife. While)

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) After so many decades, you might think Farfan would be ready to hang up his wigs and pack up his oversized suits. But he says it's just not in his nature to live)

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Esteban Felix))

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Esteban Felix))

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Esteban Felix))

A pair of clown shoes sit in Farfan's home — waiting for their next show. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Sarah Eberspacher
Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

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