Eduardo Sáenz Hermúa (1859–1898), artistically known as Mecachis, was a

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, and

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. He also signed works as Augusto Marnaz.

Biography

Born in 1859 in

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, he studied Medicine at the , but he dropped out in 1879 and trained instead at the Escuela Superior de Pintura under

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and Luis Rivera. He worked in publications such as ''La Broma'', ''Madrid Cómico'', ''La Caricatura'' (which he founded in 1884 together with José Gil y Campos), ''La Correspondencia de España'', and ''

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''. Regarding his playwright credits, he authored, among others, ''Sol'', ''Tila'', ''Figaro'', ''Mademoiselle'', ''Pajarón'', ''El Barbero de mi barrio'', and ''Los Chicos''. He died on 29 July 1898. File:Hablillas, por Mecachis.jpg, "Hablillas" (''Madrid Cómico'', 1889) File:1893-11-25, Blanco y Negro, El camelo del sultán, Mecachis.jpg, "El camelo del sultán" (''B y N'', 1893) File:Nota de actualidad, por Mecachis. Lo que teme y le espera al abrirse las Cortes.jpg, "Lo que teme y le espera al abrirse las Cortes" (''B y N'', 1894)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saenz Hermua, Eduardo Spanish editorial cartoonists Spanish illustrators 1859 births 1898 deaths 19th-century Spanish dramatists and playwrights