“Let’s go, little ones,” barked Juan Ajenjo — Popeye, who does not have achondroplasia — using the term the performers also used to describe one another.
In the business for 42 years, he had seen the number of shows crater in the last 15.
“The politicians don’t want the little ones to work.”But work they did.
Unlike their gigs as waiters or as entertainment in discos, this was a performance they took pride in, several of them said.
“We’re not OK with the bullfighting,” said Mariano Mateo, 66, a retired psychology professor, who got a flier.
Persons:
“ Let’s, ”, Juan Ajenjo —, “ It’s, “, don’t, —, Muñoz, tubas, Mariano Mateo
Organizations:
Diario, Teruel
Locations:
Spain, Ecuador, ”