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 When a small circus owned by friends of his family came to perform near the base where he was stationed, Francisco show them his juggling routine for the fun of it, but to his surprise, they offered him a job on the spot. Realizing that he couldn't escape his circus heritage, he returned to the circus and made his debut at the Benidorm Palace Dinner-Show in Spain on May 5, 1996, where he performed alongside his father. He then embarked on a brilliant solo career as Picaso, Jr. with an act reminiscent of his father's, though with a more contemporary touch. In 1997, Francisco participated in the [[Festival Mondial du Cirque Demain]], where he won a Bronze Medal. His career was definitely launched.
-Paco&mdash;as Francisco was known&mdash;had appeared in practically all of Europe's major circuses and variety theaters. In  the United States, he had been featured at the [[Big Apple Circus]] in 2004-05 and 2009-10, and at [[Circus Sarasota]] in 2011. Picaso, Jr. has been the recipient of many circus awards: A Silver Clown at the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]] in 2002;   the Gold Medal and the the Jury's Prize at the International Circus festival in Prague in 2013; and in 2014, the Gold Medal at the [[Festival International du Cirque de Massy]] in France. In 2015, he participated in and was awarded at the [[Idol Festival]] at the [[Bolshoi Circus]] in Moscow. Picaso, Jr. held a Guinness World Records for flashing four ping-pong balls with his mouth (2008). He was presented with the National Circus Award by the National Institute of the Performing Arts and Music (INAEM) of the Spanish Ministry of Culture.
+Paco&mdash;as Francisco was known&mdash;had appeared in practically all of Europe's major circuses and variety theaters. In  the United States, he had been featured at the [[Big Apple Circus]] in 2004-05 and 2009-10, and at [[Circus Sarasota]] in 2011. Picaso, Jr. has been the recipient of many circus awards: A Silver Clown at the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]] in 2002;   the Gold Medal and the the Jury's Prize at the International Circus festival in Prague in 2013; and in 2014, the Gold Medal at the [[Festival International du Cirque de Massy]] in France. In 2015, he participated in and was awarded at the [[Idol Festival]] at the [[Bolshoi Circus]] in Moscow. Picaso, Jr. held a Guinness World Records for flashing four ping-pong balls with his mouth (2008).
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-Sadly, Paco passed away unexpectedly on Sptember 24, 2017, at age forty seven&mdash;a most untimely death for this exuberant and popular juggler whose brilliant career had still many years to go.
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−	Born Francisco ~~Tebar~~ Honrubia in Madrid, Spain, on October 23, 1969, Picaso Jr. was the son of the legendary juggler [[El Gran Picaso]] (Francisco Tébar Picazo), who was a major circus star in Europe in the 1960s and '70s, and popularized "mouth juggling" with ping-pong balls. Although his father taught him to juggle at an early age, Francisco thought he was too shy to be a performer. Therefore, he chose to attend college, and earned a degree in economics. He later spent some time in the military—which is when, as a hobby, he began honing his juggling skills.	+	Born Francisco Tébar Honrubia in Madrid, Spain, on October 23, 1969, Picaso Jr. was the son of the legendary juggler [[El Gran Picaso]] (Francisco Tébar Picazo), who was a major circus star in Europe in the 1960s and '70s, and popularized "mouth juggling" with ping-pong balls. Although his father taught him to juggle at an early age, Francisco thought he was too shy to be a performer. Therefore, he chose to attend college, and earned a degree in economics. He later spent some time in the military—which is when, as a hobby, he began honing his juggling skills.

	When a small circus owned by friends of his family came to perform near the base where he was stationed, Francisco show them his juggling routine for the fun of it, but to his surprise, they offered him a job on the spot. Realizing that he couldn't escape his circus heritage, he returned to the circus and made his debut at the Benidorm Palace Dinner-Show in Spain on May 5, 1996, where he performed alongside his father. He then embarked on a brilliant solo career as Picaso, Jr. with an act reminiscent of his father's, though with a more contemporary touch. In 1997, Francisco participated in the [[Festival Mondial du Cirque Demain]], where he won a Bronze Medal. His career was definitely launched.		When a small circus owned by friends of his family came to perform near the base where he was stationed, Francisco show them his juggling routine for the fun of it, but to his surprise, they offered him a job on the spot. Realizing that he couldn't escape his circus heritage, he returned to the circus and made his debut at the Benidorm Palace Dinner-Show in Spain on May 5, 1996, where he performed alongside his father. He then embarked on a brilliant solo career as Picaso, Jr. with an act reminiscent of his father's, though with a more contemporary touch. In 1997, Francisco participated in the [[Festival Mondial du Cirque Demain]], where he won a Bronze Medal. His career was definitely launched.

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 Paco&mdash;as Francisco was known&mdash;had appeared in practically all of Europe's major circuses and variety theaters. In  the United States, he had been featured at the [[Big Apple Circus]] in 2004-05 and 2009-10, and at [[Circus Sarasota]] in 2011. Picaso, Jr. has been the recipient of many circus awards: A Silver Clown at the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]] in 2002;   the Gold Medal and the the Jury's Prize at the International Circus festival in Prague in 2013; and in 2014, the Gold Medal at the [[Festival International du Cirque de Massy]] in France. In 2015, he participated in and was awarded at the [[Idol Festival]] at the [[Bolshoi Circus]] in Moscow. Picaso, Jr. held a Guinness World Records for flashing four ping-pong balls with his mouth (2008). He was presented with the National Circus Award by the National Institute of the Performing Arts and Music (INAEM) of the Spanish Ministry of Culture.
-Sadly, Paco passed away unexpectedly on Sptember 24, 2017, at age forty seven&mdash;a most untimely death for this exuberant and popular juggler whose brilliant career was still in front of him.
+Sadly, Paco passed away unexpectedly on Sptember 24, 2017, at age forty seven&mdash;a most untimely death for this exuberant and popular juggler whose brilliant career had still many years to go.
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 Image:Picaso–Jr(2004).jpg|Picaso, Jr. (2004)
 Image:Picaso_Jr.JPG|Picaso, Jr. (2009)
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 Born Francisco Tebar Honrubia in Madrid, Spain, on October 23, 1969, Picaso Jr. was the son of the legendary juggler [[El Gran Picaso]] (Francisco Tébar Picazo), who was a major circus star in Europe in the 1960s and '70s, and popularized "mouth juggling" with ping-pong balls. Although his father taught him to juggle at an early age, Francisco thought he was too shy to be a performer. Therefore, he chose to attend college, and earned a degree in economics. He later spent some time in the military&mdash;which is when, as a hobby, he began honing his juggling skills.
-When a small circus owned by friends of his family came to perform near the base where he was stationed, Francisco show them his juggling routine for the fun of it, but to his surprise, they offered him a job on the spot. Realizing that he couldn't escape his circus heritage, he returned to the circus and made his debut at the Benidorm Palace Dinner Show in Spain on May 5, 1996, where he performed alongside his father. He then embarked on a brilliant solo career with an act reminiscent of his father's, though with a more contemporary touch. In 1997, Francisco participated in the [[Festival Mondial du Cirque Demain]], where he won a Bronze Medal. His career was definitely launched.
+When a small circus owned by friends of his family came to perform near the base where he was stationed, Francisco show them his juggling routine for the fun of it, but to his surprise, they offered him a job on the spot. Realizing that he couldn't escape his circus heritage, he returned to the circus and made his debut at the Benidorm Palace Dinner-Show in Spain on May 5, 1996, where he performed alongside his father. He then embarked on a brilliant solo career as Picaso, Jr. with an act reminiscent of his father's, though with a more contemporary touch. In 1997, Francisco participated in the [[Festival Mondial du Cirque Demain]], where he won a Bronze Medal. His career was definitely launched.
-Picaso Jr.&mdash;as Francisco was known&mdash;had appeared in practically all of Europe's major circuses and variety theaters. In  the United States, he had been featured at the [[Big Apple Circus]] in 2004-05 and 2009-10, and at [[Circus Sarasota]] in 2011. Picaso, Jr. has been the recipient of many circus awards; he was awarded a Silver Clown at the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]] in 2002. In 2013 he was received the Gold Medal and the Prize of the Jury at the International Circus festival in Prague, and in 2014, he won the Gold Medal at the [[Festival International du Cirque de Massy]] in France. In 2015, he participated in and was awarded at the [[Idol Festival]] at the [[Bolshoi Circus]] in Moscow. Picaso, Jr. held a Guinness World Records for flashing four ping-pong balls with his mouth (2008). He had also been presented with the National Circus Award by the National Institute of the Performing Arts and Music (INAEM) of the Spanish Ministry of Culture.
+Paco&mdash;as Francisco was known&mdash;had appeared in practically all of Europe's major circuses and variety theaters. In  the United States, he had been featured at the [[Big Apple Circus]] in 2004-05 and 2009-10, and at [[Circus Sarasota]] in 2011. Picaso, Jr. has been the recipient of many circus awards: A Silver Clown at the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]] in 2002;   the Gold Medal and the the Jury's Prize at the International Circus festival in Prague in 2013; and in 2014, the Gold Medal at the [[Festival International du Cirque de Massy]] in France. In 2015, he participated in and was awarded at the [[Idol Festival]] at the [[Bolshoi Circus]] in Moscow. Picaso, Jr. held a Guinness World Records for flashing four ping-pong balls with his mouth (2008). He was presented with the National Circus Award by the National Institute of the Performing Arts and Music (INAEM) of the Spanish Ministry of Culture.
-Sadly, Picaso, Jr. passed away on Sptember 24, 2017, at age forty seven, a most untimely death for this exuberant and popular juggler who still had a long career in front of him.
+Sadly, Paco passed away unexpectedly on Sptember 24, 2017, at age forty seven&mdash;a most untimely death for this exuberant and popular juggler whose brilliant career was still in front of him.
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 * Video: [[Picasso Jr BAC 2009 Video|Picaso Jr., juggler]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Bello is Back!'' (2009)
 * Video: [[Picaso_Jr_Video_(2014)|Picaso Jr., juggler]], at the Bolshoi Circus in Moscow (2014)
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