Gabriel Vargas | |
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Born | Gabriel Bernal Vargas February 5, 1915 Tulancingo, Hidalgo |
Died | May 25, 2010 Mexico City | (aged 95)
Nationality | Mexican |
Area(s) | Cartoonist, painter [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
Notable works | La Familia Burrón (
comic strip) The Burrón Family |
Awards | 1983 "Premio Nacional de Periodismo" (National Journalism Prize) 2003 "Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes en el área de Tradiciones Populares" (National Sciences and Arts Prize) [6] [7] |
Gabriel Bernal Vargas (5 February 1915 – 25 May 2010) [6] [7] was a Mexican cartoonist, whose comic strip La Familia Burrón was created in 1937. [1] [2] [3] This cartoon has been described as one of the most important in Mexican popular culture. [6] [7] Vargas won Mexico's "Premio Nacional de Periodismo" (National Journalism Prize) in 1983 and the "Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes en el área de Tradiciones Populares" ( National Sciences and Arts Prize) in 2003. [1] [2] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Gabriel Vargas was born in Tulancingo, Hidalgo, on February 5, 1915, and had 11 siblings. [6] [7] His father was a merchant and died when Gabriel was four years old. [1] [2] In 1922, his mother, Josefina Bernal, moved the family to Mexico City. [1] [2] [6] [7] Around 1928, Vargas began work as a draftsman for the Excélsior newspaper and eventually became its chief drawer [1] [2] [6] [7] by 1931 when he was sixteen. [6] [7] Vargas won an art contest sponsored by Panamericana Editorial which led to him penning his first comic, Los Superlocos, whose main protagonists became the basis for La Familia Burrón. [1] [2] [6] [7]
In 1937, Vargas began drawing La Familia Burrón as a separate piece which documented parents, Regino Burrón and Borola Tacuche de Burrón, their two teenage children, Regino and Macuca Burrón, and Foforito Cantarranas, a younger kid who was adopted by the Burróns. [1] [2] [6] [7] [8] [10] [11] [12] [13] La Familia Burrón profiled a lower class family's daily comedic struggles in an impoverished Mexican barrio. [8] [10] [11] [12] [13] At the height of its popularity, the comic strip helped circulation sales to reach 500,000 copies a week. [9] [12] [13] The comic was temporarily suspended but resumed in 1978. [12] [13]
In 2007, Carlos Monsiváis, who is a patron of the arts, opened the Museo del Estanquillo with an exhibition of Vargas' La Familia Burrón paintings with the artist in person. [4] [5] The Burrón Family were represented in painted forms by Regino Burrón and Borola Tacuche de Burrón, Regino and Foforito. [4] [5] Vargas sat paralyzed because of an affiction he had suffered for the past twenty years. [4] [5]
The Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes stated Vargas died on 25 May 2010 at his Mexico City home. [6] [7] [8] His health had declined in recent years but no cause of death was given. [6] [7] [8] According to a statement released by this council, Vargas was "one of the greatest representatives of the golden age of Mexican comics" and an "undeniable reference point for the nation’s popular culture". [9]
The following is a list of Vargas' various comic strips: [1] [2] [6] [7]
In 1983, Vargas received the "Premio Nacional de Periodismo" (National Journalism Prize) in the field of Popular Traditions. [1] [2] [6] [7] In 2003, the "Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes en el área de Tradiciones Populares" (National Sciences and Arts Prize) was presented to him. [1] [2] [6] [7] In 2007, the Federal District government recognized Vargas as a Distinguished Citizen. [1] [2] [6] [7] In addition, the Estanquillo Museum collections exhibited many of his painted works as a homage. [6] [7] At the time of his death, a complete exhibition of La Familia Burrón was on display at a museum in Florence, Italy. [1] [2]
On 5 February 2015, Google Doodle celebrated Gabriel Vargas’ 100th Birthday. [14] [15]
Gabriel Vargas | |
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Born | Gabriel Bernal Vargas February 5, 1915 Tulancingo, Hidalgo |
Died | May 25, 2010 Mexico City | (aged 95)
Nationality | Mexican |
Area(s) | Cartoonist, painter [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
Notable works | La Familia Burrón (
comic strip) The Burrón Family |
Awards | 1983 "Premio Nacional de Periodismo" (National Journalism Prize) 2003 "Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes en el área de Tradiciones Populares" (National Sciences and Arts Prize) [6] [7] |
Gabriel Bernal Vargas (5 February 1915 – 25 May 2010) [6] [7] was a Mexican cartoonist, whose comic strip La Familia Burrón was created in 1937. [1] [2] [3] This cartoon has been described as one of the most important in Mexican popular culture. [6] [7] Vargas won Mexico's "Premio Nacional de Periodismo" (National Journalism Prize) in 1983 and the "Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes en el área de Tradiciones Populares" ( National Sciences and Arts Prize) in 2003. [1] [2] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Gabriel Vargas was born in Tulancingo, Hidalgo, on February 5, 1915, and had 11 siblings. [6] [7] His father was a merchant and died when Gabriel was four years old. [1] [2] In 1922, his mother, Josefina Bernal, moved the family to Mexico City. [1] [2] [6] [7] Around 1928, Vargas began work as a draftsman for the Excélsior newspaper and eventually became its chief drawer [1] [2] [6] [7] by 1931 when he was sixteen. [6] [7] Vargas won an art contest sponsored by Panamericana Editorial which led to him penning his first comic, Los Superlocos, whose main protagonists became the basis for La Familia Burrón. [1] [2] [6] [7]
In 1937, Vargas began drawing La Familia Burrón as a separate piece which documented parents, Regino Burrón and Borola Tacuche de Burrón, their two teenage children, Regino and Macuca Burrón, and Foforito Cantarranas, a younger kid who was adopted by the Burróns. [1] [2] [6] [7] [8] [10] [11] [12] [13] La Familia Burrón profiled a lower class family's daily comedic struggles in an impoverished Mexican barrio. [8] [10] [11] [12] [13] At the height of its popularity, the comic strip helped circulation sales to reach 500,000 copies a week. [9] [12] [13] The comic was temporarily suspended but resumed in 1978. [12] [13]
In 2007, Carlos Monsiváis, who is a patron of the arts, opened the Museo del Estanquillo with an exhibition of Vargas' La Familia Burrón paintings with the artist in person. [4] [5] The Burrón Family were represented in painted forms by Regino Burrón and Borola Tacuche de Burrón, Regino and Foforito. [4] [5] Vargas sat paralyzed because of an affiction he had suffered for the past twenty years. [4] [5]
The Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes stated Vargas died on 25 May 2010 at his Mexico City home. [6] [7] [8] His health had declined in recent years but no cause of death was given. [6] [7] [8] According to a statement released by this council, Vargas was "one of the greatest representatives of the golden age of Mexican comics" and an "undeniable reference point for the nation’s popular culture". [9]
The following is a list of Vargas' various comic strips: [1] [2] [6] [7]
In 1983, Vargas received the "Premio Nacional de Periodismo" (National Journalism Prize) in the field of Popular Traditions. [1] [2] [6] [7] In 2003, the "Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes en el área de Tradiciones Populares" (National Sciences and Arts Prize) was presented to him. [1] [2] [6] [7] In 2007, the Federal District government recognized Vargas as a Distinguished Citizen. [1] [2] [6] [7] In addition, the Estanquillo Museum collections exhibited many of his painted works as a homage. [6] [7] At the time of his death, a complete exhibition of La Familia Burrón was on display at a museum in Florence, Italy. [1] [2]
On 5 February 2015, Google Doodle celebrated Gabriel Vargas’ 100th Birthday. [14] [15]