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Oscar "Oskarin" Corona puts on his makeup, which takes about an hour, at the Club de Payasos -- the Club of Clowns.
Oscar "Oskarin" Corona puts on his makeup, which takes about an hour, at the Club de Payasos -- the Club of Clowns. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times
Oscar "Oskarin" Corona, left, puts on his clown shoes while fellow clowns put on makeup. Oskarin says even when he is old and his joints creak like worn stairs from a lifetime of hard work, he still would be a clown. ¿If I could do a party with a walker,¿ says the 41-year-old, who speaks only Spanish, ¿then I would.¿
Oscar "Oskarin" Corona, left, puts on his clown shoes while fellow clowns put on makeup. Oskarin says even when he is old and his joints creak like worn stairs from a lifetime of hard work, he still would be a clown. ¿If I could do a party with a walker,¿ says the 41-year-old, who speaks only Spanish, ¿then I would.¿ (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
The 16 payasos, or clowns, whose weekends have them running and dancing through comedy skits at birthdays, baptisms and other events make up the Club de Payasos. Performances are all in Spanish.