Cepillín

Ricardo González Gutiérrez known as Cepillín (February 7, 1946 – March 8, 2021) was a Mexican clown as well as a singer, TV host and actor.

Career 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" in Spanish (while "cepillo" means literally "brush", the origin of the nickname implies it is, in fact, referring to a toothbrush).

Health and death González Gutiérrez was a smoker and was hospitalized with heart attacks on three occasions. On March 8, 2021, Cepillín died at the age of 75 after battling spinal cancer. His son, Ricardo González Jr., said that his father had a respiratory arrest from which the doctors managed to "get him out of"; however, he reported that "he was already very deteriorated" and he had a failed kidney.

Films 1979: Milagro en el circo 1989: La Corneta de mi General 1989 Hola Ninos de lucion

Albums 2016: Gracias – Album nominated for the Latin Grammy 1998: Cepillín 15 éxitos Vol. II 1995: Fiesta con Cepillín 1994: Cepillín 15 éxitos El Payasito de la Tele 1991: Cepillín Fiesta con Cepillín 1981: Cepillín El Vaquero Infantil Pancho Lopez 1978: Fiebre Del Cepillín, Cepillín Night Fever 1978: Navidad Con Cepillín Vol. IV 1978: Cepillín Vamos a la escuela Vol. III 1978: Cepillín La Feria De Cepillín Vol. II 1977: Un Dia Con Mamá Vol. I