José Guadalupe Cruz
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José Guadalupe Cruz was a Mexican writer.
, Jalisco
, Mexico
, Cruz published his first comic when he was 18 years old and his career
became one of the most productive and successful in the Mexican comics-scene. In the beginning his works were printed in the magazines Paquin, Paquita and Pepin, and many of these stories captured his readers, like Adelita y las guerrillas.
In 1943 he started to use a system of photomontage
to make his comics. He created novels of great power like Carta Brava, Percal, Tango, Ventarron, Tenebral, Dancing and Malevaje. In 1947 he started writing for films and acted in more than thirty movies with directors like Ismael Rodríguez, Agustín P. Delgado, Chano Urueta
, Miguel Morayta
, René Cardona and Juan Orol
. In 1952, he founded his own publishing house, Ediciones José G. Cruz, which published comics like Muñequita, La Pandilla, Rosita Alvirez, El Vampiro Tenebroso and Canciones Inolvidables. Santo, el enmascarado de plata was so successful that it was published for 30 years uninterruptedly and is one of the icons of Mexican popular culture.
Cruz died on November 22, 1989 in Los Angeles
, California
at the age of 72.
Career
Born in born in TeocalticheTeocaltiche
Teocaltiche is a city and municipality in the central-western Mexican state of Jalisco. Teocaltiche is located in the northeastern highlands region of Jalisco, commonly referred to in Spanish as "Los Altos de Jalisco"...
, Jalisco
Jalisco
Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...
, Mexico
Mexico
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, Cruz published his first comic when he was 18 years old and his career
Career
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became one of the most productive and successful in the Mexican comics-scene. In the beginning his works were printed in the magazines Paquin, Paquita and Pepin, and many of these stories captured his readers, like Adelita y las guerrillas.
In 1943 he started to use a system of photomontage
Photomontage
Photomontage is the process and result of making a composite photograph by cutting and joining a number of other photographs. The composite picture was sometimes photographed so that the final image is converted back into a seamless photographic print. A similar method, although one that does not...
to make his comics. He created novels of great power like Carta Brava, Percal, Tango, Ventarron, Tenebral, Dancing and Malevaje. In 1947 he started writing for films and acted in more than thirty movies with directors like Ismael Rodríguez, Agustín P. Delgado, Chano Urueta
Chano Urueta
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, Miguel Morayta
Miguel Morayta
Miguel Morayta is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed 74 films between 1944 and 1978. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Moryata was a Spanish artillery officer who joined the Republican side...
, René Cardona and Juan Orol
Juan Orol
Juan Orol was a Spanish and Mexican actor, screenwriter and director of the Cinema of Mexico.-Early life:He was born in La Coruña, Galicia...
. In 1952, he founded his own publishing house, Ediciones José G. Cruz, which published comics like Muñequita, La Pandilla, Rosita Alvirez, El Vampiro Tenebroso and Canciones Inolvidables. Santo, el enmascarado de plata was so successful that it was published for 30 years uninterruptedly and is one of the icons of Mexican popular culture.
Personal life and death
On February 10, 1940, Cruz married to Doña Ana Maria Ayala Cornejo at age 59, with whom he had his first son, José Gustavo.Cruz died on November 22, 1989 in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
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at the age of 72.