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| − | Born in Madrid, Spain, and eighth generation of the Ramos-Rampin family, Ramón Santos Leal, better known as Ramón Rampin, hails from one of the oldest Spanish circus families, a family that has also produced four generations of clowns. He had | + | Born in Madrid, Spain, and eighth generation of the Ramos-Rampin family, Ramón Santos Leal, better known as Ramón Rampin, hails from one of the oldest Spanish circus families, a family that has also produced four generations of clowns. He had a successful international career as an acrobat with his family's Risley act, The Rampin Brothers, which he performed for twenty-one years all over the globe, including eleven years with Cirque du Soleil's ''Varekai''. |
| − | Upon retiring their act in 2014, Ramón, his father, and Ramón's twin brother decided to follow the family tradition and created the Rampin clown trio, in which Ramón was the traditional white-face clown | + | Upon retiring their act in 2014, Ramón, his father, and Ramón's twin brother decided to follow the family tradition and created the Rampin clown trio, in which Ramón was the traditional white-face clown—a role he had begun to play at age sixteen. The Trio Rampin quickly acquired a strong reputation in Europe. In 2022, Ramón decided to go solo and created his own "auguste" character, with which he went to tour the U.S. with the [[Venardos Circus]]. A very charming and efficient auguste, Ramón Rampin received the Circopedia award at the [[American CircusFest®]] in 2025. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| + | * Video: [[Rampin_Risley_Video_(2006)|The Ramplin Brothers, Risley act]], at the Fővárosi Nagycirkusz (2006) | ||
| + | * Video: [[Rampin_Video_(2015)|The Rampin Trio, clown entrée]], at the ''Cirque de Noël'' in Toulouse (2015) | ||
* Video: [[Ramon_Rampin_Video_(2025)|Ramón Rampin, musical reprise]], at Venardos Circus (2025) | * Video: [[Ramon_Rampin_Video_(2025)|Ramón Rampin, musical reprise]], at Venardos Circus (2025) | ||
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| + | ==Image Gallery== | ||
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| + | File:Rampin_White_Face.jpg|Ramón Rampin (c.2015) | ||
| + | File:Ramon_Rampin.jpg|Ramón Rampin (2024) | ||
| + | File:Rampin_Circopedia_Award.png|Ramón Rampin receives the Circopedia Award (2025) | ||
| + | </Gallery> | ||
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Revision as of 22:17, 1 April 2025
Acrobat, Clown
Born in Madrid, Spain, and eighth generation of the Ramos-Rampin family, Ramón Santos Leal, better known as Ramón Rampin, hails from one of the oldest Spanish circus families, a family that has also produced four generations of clowns. He had a successful international career as an acrobat with his family's Risley actAct performed by Icarists, in which one acrobat, lying on his back, juggles another acrobat with his feet. (Named after Richard Risley Carlisle, who developed this type of act.), The Rampin Brothers, which he performed for twenty-one years all over the globe, including eleven years with Cirque du Soleil's Varekai.
Upon retiring their act in 2014, Ramón, his father, and Ramón's twin brother decided to follow the family tradition and created the Rampin clown trio, in which Ramón was the traditional white-face clownGeneric term for all clowns and augustes. '''Specific:''' In Europe, the elegant, whiteface character who plays the role of the straight man to the Auguste in a clown team.—a role he had begun to play at age sixteen. The Trio Rampin quickly acquired a strong reputation in Europe. In 2022, Ramón decided to go solo and created his own "augusteIn a classic European clown team, the comic, red-nosed character, as opposed to the elegant, whiteface Clown." character, with which he went to tour the U.S. with the Venardos Circus. A very charming and efficient augusteIn a classic European clown team, the comic, red-nosed character, as opposed to the elegant, whiteface Clown., Ramón Rampin received the Circopedia award at the American CircusFest® in 2025.
See Also
- Video: The Ramplin Brothers, Risley act, at the Fővárosi Nagycirkusz (2006)
- Video: The Rampin Trio, clown entrée, at the Cirque de Noël in Toulouse (2015)
- Video: Ramón Rampin, musical reprise, at Venardos Circus (2025)
Image Gallery
Ramón Rampin (c.2015)
Ramón Rampin (2024)
Ramón Rampin receives the Circopedia Award (2025)
