Sunday, September 02, 2007

No. 166- Orlando Orfei with Circo Orlando Orfei 1962


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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm sure Sr. Orfei is wearing more than a watch. Talk about a dangerous act.

Raffaele De Ritis said...

He is still remember in Italy as a great showman and circus director. Besides his lion act, he used to have one of the few existing act of hyenas. The act featured a demonstration of trapping a hyena in a whip, and of an assault of hyenas smashing bars of wood.
In 1966 mr.Orfei left forever Italy for Brazil, where he lives still today (I think he is 84). He directs one of the most important touring big tops in South America and several amusement parks.

Cesar Daza said...

Sr. Orlando Orfei now is 90 years old, hes circus, the biggest one I sow in Bolivia, is closed at this thime. Financila troubles were the reason to close.
He lives in Nova Iguacu, RJ, Brasil and all the circus trailers and trucks are parked in a deposit that some time ago was the named Luna Park, a amusement park properti of Orfei, it close in 2003.