Antonio Helguera

Anthony Helguera
Born Antonio Helguera
Mexico City, State of Mexico, Mexico
Occupation Cartoonist

Antonio Helguera was born in Mexico City in 1965. He studied engraving at La Esmeralda National School of Painting, Sculpture and Engraving. In 1983, he began his career as a political cartoonist in the newspaper El Día. He continued this work at La Jornada (where his cartoons still appear regularly) and Siempre!, in addition to El Chahuistle and El Chamuco, magazines of which he was also the coeditor. In 1996 and 2002 he received the Premio Nacional de Periodismo (National Journalism Award).[1][2]

Political Cartoons

His work mainly consists of cartoons about both Mexican and international politics.[3] He is thought to use cartoons as a form of free speech, since it allows for important issues to be disseminated to the public regardless of their socioeconomic backgrounds.[4]

References

  1. López, Selva Hernández; Mercurio López Casillas (2001). Ex libris mexicanos: artistas del siglo XX. Editorial RM. ISBN 978-968-5208-03-1.
  2. "Acapara prensa escrita premios de periodismo". El Universal (Mexico). 28 April 2003. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  3. Helguera, A. "Antonio Helguera". Solidarity. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  4. CASASÚS, MARIO (February 6, 2011). "Antonio Helguera: "Con la caricatura política logramos abrir los márgenes de la libertad de expresión"" (in Spanish). Clarin. Retrieved 7 June 2013.

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