Juan Valdez
Juan Veldez is the character associated with the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia, as he has appeared in ads since 1958. However, he is a fictional character and not a real person. His mule Conchita would frequently make an appearance, carrying the sacks of coffee beans.
Juan Valdez
Piotr Zak
In June 1961, the BBC’s Third Programme broadcasted a composition named Mobile for Tape and Percussion that was allegedly composed by Polish composer Piotr Zak and allegedly played by Claude Tessier and Anton Schmidt. It was later revealed that it was a hoax created by BBC producers Hans Keller and Susan Bradshaw, who explained: “It was a serious hoax to set people thinking that fake music can be indistinguishable from the genuine.”
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Piotr Zak