- His first wife, Esperanza Martin, born in 1902 in North Africa, died of Alzheimer in 1983 in Santiago, Chile. They were married in North Africa, in 1922 and divorced in 1944. With her he had a son who lives in Chile and a daughter who died young. His only U.S.A. citizen descendants are his favorite granddaughter, Marcela Moreno, an artist and also a Genealogist who has published books, and her children, Aleksandar Radovic-Moreno, a PHD. student at Harvard and MIT in Boston, and Magdalena Radovic-Moreno, a French and English graduate. (1983)
- Ventriloquist who often juggled while talking with his characters.
- In 1936, Wences created Pedro, the head in a box, literally by accident. During a train trip to his next job his dummies body was damaged beyond repair. Wences took what was left, which was the head, stuck it in a wooden box, and thus Pedro was added to the act.
- During the late 70s, Wences and his puppet "Johnny" did a series of commercials for Parkay margarine.
- His second wife, was Natalie Cover, nee Eisler a dancer, she was born in Karkov, Russia in 1918, widow of Mr. Cover and died of lung problems in New York city in 2005. They were married in 1951 in Beirut, Lebanon, at the U.S.A. Consulate. No issue. (2005)
- Along with George Burns and Bob Hope, he is one of three The Muppet Show (1976) guest stars to live to be 100 years old.
- Wences created Cecilia the Hen in 1948 and added this to his act. It wasn't until 1950, on Your Show of Shows that Cecilia was seen nationally. The act was so good it caught the eye of Ed Sullivan. Sullivan wanted Wences act on his Show. Wences became somewhat of a regular on the Ed Sullivan's Show. He appeared forty-eight times during its run.
- He was the oldest guest star on the Muppet show; guest starring at age 84.
- In his youth, Wences gained a reputation as a class clown. He would often imitate his classmates voices.
- Uncle of José Luis Moreno.
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