Antonio Helguera (8 November 1965 – 25 June 2021) was a Mexican cartoonist. 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
''La Jornada'' (''The Working Day'') is one of Mexico City's leading daily newspapers. It was established in 1984 by Carlos Payán Velver. The current editor ''(directora general)'' is Carmen Lira Saade. ''La Jornada'' has presence in eight sta ...
'' (where his cartoons appeared regularly) and ''
Siempre!
''Siempre!'' is a news and political magazine published in Mexico. The magazine is published on a weekly basis. By the end of the 1960s the magazine became a significant part of Mexican politics and an important publication for democratization ...
'', in addition to ''
El Chahuistle'' and ''
El Chamuco'', magazines of which he was also the co-editor. In 1996 and 2002 he received the
Premio Nacional de Periodismo (National Journalism Award).
Political cartoons
His work mainly consisted of cartoons about both Mexican and international politics. He is thought to have used cartoons as a form of free speech, since it allows for important issues to be disseminated to the public regardless of their socio-economic backgrounds.
References
External links
Antonio Helguera– list of books by ''
Amazon
Amazon most often refers to:
* Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology
* Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin
* Amazon River, in South America
* Amazon (company), an American multinational technology c ...
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1965 births
2021 deaths
Mexican editorial cartoonists
Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda" alumni
Artists from Mexico City
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