Francisco "Paco" Calderón (born 1959 in

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) is a Mexican

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. He currently draws for the newspapers that belong to the

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. Calderón began his career in 1976 publishing in national newspaper ''

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'' and later in ''

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''. From 1983 he was published in

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's '' El Norte'' and later other newspapers belonging to

as well as ''Mural'' (

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), ''Palabra'' (

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) and other newspapers and magazines. Calderón has participated in several radio and television programs, narrating the biographies of historical figures as well as giving political commentary. He was awarded the National Journalism Prize in 1992 in the cartoon category and in 2004 for his editorial column "Calderón en Reforma". In 1994 Madrid's

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named him Honorary Professor "Humoris Causa"; that same year the United States'

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acquired ten of his books. He has published several books, the most notable of which are ''El Descontrol de Precios'' ("The unbalance of prices") and ''La Lata del Domingo'' ("Sunday's Drag"). Unlike most Mexican cartoonists, Mr. Calderon sternly supports free market economics and policies. The artist Paco Calderón is not related to Mexico's former ex-President Felipe Calderón.

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