Filipo Tirado

Filipo Tirado (September 20, 1949) born "Carlos Filipo Tirado Perea" in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, is a noted Puerto Rican puppeteer.

Filipo was the youngest of five children of the late civil engineer Carlos J. Tirado and beauty queen Graciela Esther Perea. Filipo became interested in puppets and similar sort of art when he joined the Division of Community Educacion whose director was Don Leopoldo Santiago Lavandero. He took seminars on how to make and handle puppets and eventually started his own company called Titirimundi, Inc. He worked with another puppeteer Francisco Torres and they toured the island going to almost all the public schools where they presented their educational shows.

Filipo Tirado participated in several T.V. shows in Puerto Rico among them, "Ay Bendito", "Que Pueblito", directed by Elin Ortiz, "La Hora de Oro" with Hector Marcano and others. He also participated in children's shows with Luis Antonio Cosme and Sandra Zaiter.

After almost three decades of working in different shows in Puerto Rico, Filipo headed to Miami, Florida where he was contracted by Univision. There he created his now famous character of "Pepe Locuaz". After his contract was up, Filipo and his "Pepe Locuaz" character went to work for Telemundo.

Filipo currently works in Telemundo and resides in Miami with his wife Lizette.

See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans