Víctor Trujillo
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Víctor Trujillo (b. June 19, 1961 in Mexico City) is a Mexican host, comedian and political commentator, best known for his character Brozo the Clown, a green-haired, unkempt and aggressive clown (an anti-clown).
One of his first jobs was giving voice to the Thundercats' Leon-O in the Spanish version of the show.
In 1988, after appearing in a variety show called Tienda y trastienda (Store and behind the counter), Trujillo created a new program called La caravana (The caravan), alongside his Tienda y trastienda partner Ausencio Cruz. La caravana was a successful show with skits protagonized by characters created by Trujillo and Cruz, such as Estetoscopio Medina Cháirez, played by Trujillo, representing a low-class Mexican guy with a funny accent, who spoke ironically of the way of life of the poor; also, it was the first time that Brozo appeared on air.
In La Caravana, Brozo told fairy tales in front of the camera, freely changing the story to fit city realities of crime and poverty, meant as teen and adult oriented entertainment. Later, Brozo was host of his own news program called El Mañanero, as an anchorman and political commentator. An intelligent man behind the make-up of a clown, Victor Trujillo could criticize freely and poignantly the actors of the political scene (not very reputed among the general public), and soon his program reached high ratings and was attended by high-profile politicians trying to reach the public.
Brozo was an important part in the most damaging of all videoscandals affecting Mexico City Mayor Andrés Manuel López Obrador, as it was in his program a recording showing right-hand man René Bejarano filling a portfolio with dollars given by entrepreneur Carlos Ahumada was publicly released, followed immediately by a studio interview with an unsuspecting Bejarano, who saw the video for the first time at the spot.
After his wife's death, Trujillo cancelled the Brozo show. Some time later, he started a new, similar show currently on air as of January 2006, called El cristal con que se mira (The crystal to look through), this time as himself. In 2005, Trujillo caused the downfall of PRI's presidential precandidate Arturo Montiel, when he announced as confirmed a current inquiry on Montiel's family and personal fortune. This inquiry was later denied by the government, but the damage was done and Montiel quit the presidential race a few days later.
In 2005, Trujillo also voiced Robert "Bob" Parr/Mr. Incredible in the Latin American version of The Incredibles.
