The Flying Cortes

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Robinson Alex Cortes fourth generation Colombian circus family. They United States 1977 parents, Cortes Troupe contracted Hoxie Bros. Circus perform high wire flying trapeze acts. Young Robinson performed acts; brother Alex months . When Flying Cortes' main flyer left troupe, Robinson replaced . At age thirteen, threw triple somersault hands father, Edmundo. Alex caught flying trapeze bug , began flying tender age . The family' flying act, headed Edmundo Cortes, lasted twenty- years; Edmundo finally retired performing, Robinson replaced catcher act, Alex main flyer. The brothers flew acts, times appeared great flying troupes Flying Gaonas, Flying Caceres, Flying Vargas, Robinson appeared French -aerial circus, Les Arts-Sauts. For part, Alex performed aerial cradle act, juggler. Robinson didn' forget high wire , performed -person pyramid Wallendas International Circus Festival Monte Carlo 2004, wife, Alida. (That year, Wallendas won prestigious Silver Clown Award.) Alida Wallenda-Cortes rich circus pedigree: She seventh-generation Wallenda, belongs Italian <>...</>