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He began his television career as a scriptwriter and publisher with HTV, and then a presenter on some of the first Welsh language pop programmes, as well as working behind the scenes as a floor manager. In the late 1970s he was producer of the HTV Wales music program
197:(1972), which combined interpretations of old folk tunes and original lyrical songs, was released in 1973. It was his only release on Carmarthenshire-based Welsh-language label Recordiau'r Dryw. Emlyn's second album, his first for
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was released in 1984, which brought attention and praise to his directorial work. He established a film and television company in the 1990s, also named Gaucho, in reference to his earlier release.
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Emlyn trained initially as a teacher but shortly afterwards decided to pursue a career in the media instead. Upon the founding of
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