In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is del Río and the second or maternal family name is García.
Eduardo Humberto del Río García (June 20, 1934 – August 8, 2017), better known by his pen name Rius, was a Mexican intellectual, political cartoonist and writer born in Zamora, Michoacán.
Rius
Born
Eduardo Humberto del Río García (1934-06-20)June 20, 1934 Zamora, Michoacán, México
One of the most popular Mexican cartoonists, Rius has written over a hundred books that remain widely popular, especially amongst his Mexican readers. Rius was a fierce political activist, and his progressive and left-wing point of view is often present in his writings, accompanied by a strong criticism about neoliberal Mexican doctrines, US Government policies, and the Catholic Church. He used to be an open advocate of the Cuban revolution as in Cuba for Beginners and a strong Soviet bloc sympathizer until the end of the Cold War.
In the 1960s he began cartooning in magazines and newspapers, sometimes regarding political themes. He made two famous comics, Los Supermachos and Los agachados, which were a humorous criticism of the Mexican government. After his successes with these, he made many books, all illustrated and written by hand by him and covering a range of topics on politics, vegetarianism, and religion. His books have become popular mainly because of their humour, which attempts to reach the general reader, as well as for their simplicity and intellectual acuteness. They give an overview of their theme without becoming difficult.
In 1970, the first English edition of Rius's book Cuba para principiantes, a humorous comic strip presentation of Cuban history and revolution, was published in the United States as Cuba for Beginners. The book made no particularly great impact, but the 1976 English language publication of Marx for Beginners, a translation of his Marx para principiantes (1972), a comic strip representation of the life and ideas of Karl Marx, became an international bestseller and kicked off the For Beginners series of books from Writers and Readers and later Icon Books.[1][2]
In the 1990s, he participated in two political humour magazines: El Chahuistle and El Chamuco (named after an insect plague and the devil, respectively, because they were harsh on politicians and religious leaders).
His success and long career have made him a reference point to the newer generations of political cartoonists in México. Mexican director Alfonso Arau made Calzonzin Inspector, a live action film based on characters appearing in Los Supermachos that was released in 1974.
La Biblia: Esa linda tontería (The Bible: That Cute Nonsense)
La deuda externa y cómo no pagarla (The External Debt and How Not to Pay It)
Manual del perfecto ateo (Manual of the Perfect Atheist)
Mis supermachos (My Supermachos)
La Iglesia y otros cuentos (The Church and Other Tales)
Lástima de Cuba (Too bad for Cuba)
Los Panuchos (history of the National Action Party, or PAN)
Machismo, feminismo y homosexualismo (Sexism, Feminism, and Homosexualism)
El pequeño Rius Ilustrado (an illustrated Rius mini-dictionary)
Rius para principiantes (Rius for Beginners)
Herejes, ateos y malpensados (vol. I y II) (Heretics, Atheists, and Disingenous)
Cómo dejar de comer (mal) (How to Stop Eating (Poorly))
La mamá del Quijote (Quijote's Mom)
De músico, poeta y loco... (Of Musician, Poet, and Crazy Person...)
Cristo de carne y hueso (Christ of Flesh and Blood)
Jesús alias el Cristo (Jesus Alias the Christ)
Filatelia para cuerdos (Philatelia for Sane People)
RecetaRIUS: 100 propuestas para salvar lo que queda de México (RecipeRIUS: 100 Proposals to Save What Is Left of Mexico)
Con perdón de Doré (y de la Biblia) (Forgive Me, Doré (And Forgive Me, Bible))
Su Majestad el PRI (His Majesty PRI)
El católico preguntón (The Annoying Catholic)
Pobrecito Japón (Poor Japan)
Marihuana y otras debilidades (Marijuana and Other Weaknesses)
Osama Tío Sam (Osama Uncle Sam)
El libro de las malas palabras (The Book of Bad Words)
El fracaso de la educación en México (The Failure of Mexican Education)
El diablo se llama Trotsky (The Devil is Named Trotsky)
El mundo del fin del mundo (The World of the End of the World)
De aborto, sexo y otros pecados (Of Abortion, sex, and Other Sins)
Descubriendo a Colón (Discovering Columbus)
La cultura no muerde (Culture Doesn't Bite)
El otro Rius (The Other Rius)
La interminable conquista de México (The Endless Conquest of Mexico)
El amor en tiempos del SIDA (Love in Time of AIDS)
La droga que refresca (The Refreshing Drug) (about Coca-Cola)
Cuba libre (The Free Cuba)
¡Ya te vimos, Pinochet! (Gotcha, Pinochet!)
Diccionario de estupidez humana (The Dictionary of Human Stupidity)
Sería católico jesucristo? (Would Jesus Christ Have Been Catholic?)
MAS herejes, ateos y malpensados (MORE Heretics, Atheists, and Disingenous)
La verdadera historia del tío Sam (The True History of Uncle Sam)
Marihuana, cocaína y otros viajes (Marijuana, Cocaine, and Other Trips)
El supermercado de las sectas (The Supermarket of Sects)
Trukulenta historia del kapitalismo (The Trikky History of Kapitalism)
La revolucioncita mexicana (The Little Mexican Revolution)
TodoRius (AllRius)
Votas y te vas (Vote and Leave)
Horóscopos, tarot y otras tomadas de pelo (Horoscopes, Tarot, and Other Frauds)
Atlas para niños y niñas (An Atlas for Children)
Quetzalcóatl no era del PRI (Quetzalcoatl Wasn't with the PRI)
Los agachados (The Crouched)
References
^The history of Introducing books, introducingbooks.com. Accessed 2011-01-29.
^Our Story October 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, For Beginners books. Accessed 2011-01-29.
^Fallece el caricaturista Eduardo del Río, "Rius"(in Spanish)
External links
Website about Rius (in Spanish)
Rius' recent works (in Spanish, last updated August 2006)
Current articles from Rius from Vinculando.org (in Spanish)
from Los Supermachos Remasterizados (in Spanish)
El Chamuco, official web site of El Chamuco, a comic magazine about Mexican politics and critics founded by Rius (in Spanish)
January 07, 2023
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is del Rio and the second or maternal family name is Garcia Eduardo Humberto del Rio Garcia June 20 1934 August 8 2017 better known by his pen name Rius was a Mexican intellectual political cartoonist and writer born in Zamora Michoacan RiusBornEduardo Humberto del Rio Garcia 1934 06 20 June 20 1934Zamora Michoacan MexicoDiedAugust 8 2017 2017 08 08 aged 83 Cuernavaca Morelos MexicoNationalityMexicanArea s Writer ArtistNotable worksCuba for BeginnersToo bad for CubaOne of the most popular Mexican cartoonists Rius has written over a hundred books that remain widely popular especially amongst his Mexican readers Rius was a fierce political activist and his progressive and left wing point of view is often present in his writings accompanied by a strong criticism about neoliberal Mexican doctrines US Government policies and the Catholic Church He used to be an open advocate of the Cuban revolution as in Cuba for Beginners and a strong Soviet bloc sympathizer until the end of the Cold War In the 1960s he began cartooning in magazines and newspapers sometimes regarding political themes He made two famous comics Los Supermachos and Los agachados which were a humorous criticism of the Mexican government After his successes with these he made many books all illustrated and written by hand by him and covering a range of topics on politics vegetarianism and religion His books have become popular mainly because of their humour which attempts to reach the general reader as well as for their simplicity and intellectual acuteness They give an overview of their theme without becoming difficult In 1970 the first English edition of Rius s book Cuba para principiantes a humorous comic strip presentation of Cuban history and revolution was published in the United States as Cuba for Beginners The book made no particularly great impact but the 1976 English language publication of Marx for Beginners a translation of his Marx para principiantes 1972 a comic strip representation of the life and ideas of Karl Marx became an international bestseller and kicked off the For Beginners series of books from Writers and Readers and later Icon Books 1 2 In the 1990s he participated in two political humour magazines El Chahuistle and El Chamuco named after an insect plague and the devil respectively because they were harsh on politicians and religious leaders His success and long career have made him a reference point to the newer generations of political cartoonists in Mexico Mexican director Alfonso Arau made Calzonzin Inspector a live action film based on characters appearing in Los Supermachos that was released in 1974 He died on August 8 2017 at the age of 83 3 Selected bibliography of Rius s books EditEconomia para ignorantes en economia Economics for Dummies In Economics Filosofia para principiantes Desde Platon hasta hace rato Philosophy for Beginners From Plato up to a Little While Ago La panza es primero The Stomach Is First Marx para principiantes Marx for Beginners Pure de Papas Mashed Potatoes Pope Puree about the history of the heads of the Catholic Church a play on words 500 anos fregados pero cristianos 500 years screwed but Christian ABChe about Che Guevara Kama Nostra referring to the Kama Sutra Our Bed Cuba para principiantes Cuba for Beginners La Biblia Esa linda tonteria The Bible That Cute Nonsense La deuda externa y como no pagarla The External Debt and How Not to Pay It Manual del perfecto ateo Manual of the Perfect Atheist Mis supermachos My Supermachos La Iglesia y otros cuentos The Church and Other Tales Lastima de Cuba Too bad for Cuba Los Panuchos history of the National Action Party or PAN Machismo feminismo y homosexualismo Sexism Feminism and Homosexualism El pequeno Rius Ilustrado an illustrated Rius mini dictionary Rius para principiantes Rius for Beginners Herejes ateos y malpensados vol I y II Heretics Atheists and Disingenous Como dejar de comer mal How to Stop Eating Poorly La mama del Quijote Quijote s Mom De musico poeta y loco Of Musician Poet and Crazy Person Cristo de carne y hueso Christ of Flesh and Blood Jesus alias el Cristo Jesus Alias the Christ Filatelia para cuerdos Philatelia for Sane People RecetaRIUS 100 propuestas para salvar lo que queda de Mexico RecipeRIUS 100 Proposals to Save What Is Left of Mexico Con perdon de Dore y de la Biblia Forgive Me Dore And Forgive Me Bible Su Majestad el PRI His Majesty PRI El catolico pregunton The Annoying Catholic Pobrecito Japon Poor Japan Marihuana y otras debilidades Marijuana and Other Weaknesses Osama Tio Sam Osama Uncle Sam El libro de las malas palabras The Book of Bad Words El fracaso de la educacion en Mexico The Failure of Mexican Education El diablo se llama Trotsky The Devil is Named Trotsky El mundo del fin del mundo The World of the End of the World De aborto sexo y otros pecados Of Abortion sex and Other Sins Descubriendo a Colon Discovering Columbus La cultura no muerde Culture Doesn t Bite El otro Rius The Other Rius La interminable conquista de Mexico The Endless Conquest of Mexico El amor en tiempos del SIDA Love in Time of AIDS La droga que refresca The Refreshing Drug about Coca Cola Cuba libre The Free Cuba Ya te vimos Pinochet Gotcha Pinochet Diccionario de estupidez humana The Dictionary of Human Stupidity Seria catolico jesucristo Would Jesus Christ Have Been Catholic MAS herejes ateos y malpensados MORE Heretics Atheists and Disingenous La verdadera historia del tio Sam The True History of Uncle Sam Marihuana cocaina y otros viajes Marijuana Cocaine and Other Trips El supermercado de las sectas The Supermarket of Sects Trukulenta historia del kapitalismo The Trikky History of Kapitalism La revolucioncita mexicana The Little Mexican Revolution TodoRius AllRius Votas y te vas Vote and Leave Horoscopos tarot y otras tomadas de pelo Horoscopes Tarot and Other Frauds Atlas para ninos y ninas An Atlas for Children Quetzalcoatl no era del PRI Quetzalcoatl Wasn t with the PRI Los agachados The Crouched References Edit The history of Introducing books introducingbooks com Accessed 2011 01 29 Our Story Archived October 16 2014 at the Wayback Machine For Beginners books Accessed 2011 01 29 Fallece el caricaturista Eduardo del Rio Rius in Spanish External links EditWebsite about Rius in Spanish Rius recent works in Spanish last updated August 2006 Current articles from Rius from Vinculando org in Spanish Webpage about issue 1 of comic book Los Supermachos from Los Supermachos Remasterizados in Spanish El Chamuco official web site of El Chamuco a comic magazine about Mexican politics and critics founded by Rius in Spanish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rius amp oldid 1013000665, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
