Gabriel Vargas (cartoonist)
Gabriel Bernal Vargas (5 February 1915 – 25 May 2010) was a Mexican cartoonist, whose comic strip La Familia Burrón was created in 1937. This cartoon has been described as one of the most important in Mexican popular culture. 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.
| Gabriel Vargas | |
|---|---|
1983 "Premio Nacional de Periodismo" (National Journalism Prize) award ceremony | |
| Born | Gabriel Bernal Vargas February 5, 1915 Tulancingo, Hidalgo |
| Died | May 25, 2010 (aged 95) Mexico City |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, painter |
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) |
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