city Juárez- With deep sadness, the Gaytán García family announced the sensitive death of our father Antonio Gaytán Muruato, which occurred on March 26 at the age of 81 and leaves a great memory for all those who knew him for his character who performed characterized as a clown with his peculiar mask with the name of Niko Liko.
Mr. Gaytán Muruato is survived by his sons Sandra, Saul, Samuel, Gerardo and Luis Carlos, as well as his grandchildren Rodolfo, Marc Antoni, Alexandra, Mara and Andrea, an excellent father and loving grandfather, always dedicated to and to extend his hand to those who approached him, he was modest in his acting and always jovial, those who knew him know of his taste for good talk, his positive attitude and his nostalgia for the land that the saw the birth on October 22, 1939, Panuco Zacatecas.
His first years in Ciudad Juárez the streets he walked barefoot selling daily from the age of 10, until the age of 17, which was when he joined XEJ Radio and Television as an apprentice, were the guideline for Toño. as his friends and colleagues told him, he would develop as a kind, empathetic, and humble person in his human relationships. Over time, he stood out as an audio operator, camera, video operator and editor on the local Channel 5, then accepting an opportunity as a host of a live television program, which he proposed Don Pedro Meneses Holes, owner and founder of the company, was born Niko Liko and his friends, a program he runs from 1973 to 1992, when he left the air and left so many satisfaction for his work as a social service, accommodating anyone who would like to appear on television, whether sending greetings, dancing, singing or reciting poetry and also very important, entertaining the children of Ciudad Juarez and The Step with cartoons and contests.
Undoubtedly, Niko Liko leaves a legacy as an entertainer, for so many years of work in television, but also for his work of service to the community outside of cameras, until his retirement in 2019 at the age of 80 years, giving his help to the Parish Jesus Salvador, of which he was a member and those who received him with much kindness and warmth in his last years.
Rest in peace Mr. Antonio Gaytán Muruato, who left his mark on this community that saw him leave as he was and that will surely leave some memory in the minds of those who knew him.
So do we, his family, thank the community at large, for their prayers and prayers, for being attentive to their health and for their words of encouragement at such an unfortunate loss, the statement said.