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Gabriel Vargas (cartoonist) (Gabriel Bernal Vargas) was born on 5 February, 1915 in Tulancingo, Hidalgo, is a Mexican cartoonist (1915–2010). Discover Gabriel Vargas (cartoonist)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 95 years old?

Popular As Gabriel Bernal Vargas
Occupation N/A
Age 95 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 5 February 1915
Birthday 5 February
Birthplace Tulancingo, Hidalgo
Date of death 25 May, 2010
Died Place Mexico City
Nationality Mexico

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1915

Gabriel Bernal Vargas (5 February 1915 – 25 May 2010) was a Mexican cartoonist, whose comic strip La Familia Burrón was created in 1937.

This cartoon has been described as one of the most important in Mexican popular culture.

Gabriel Vargas was born in Tulancingo, Hidalgo, on February 5, 1915, and had 11 siblings.

His father was a merchant and died when Gabriel was four years old.

1922

In 1922, his mother, Josefina Bernal, moved the family to Mexico City.

1928

Around 1928, Vargas began work as a draftsman for the Excélsior newspaper and eventually became its chief drawer by 1931 when he was sixteen.

Vargas won an art contest sponsored by Panamericana Editorial which led to him penning his first comic, Los Superlocos, whose main protagonists became the basis for La Familia Burrón.

1937

In 1937, Vargas began drawing La Familia Burrón as a separate piece which documented parents, Regino Burrón and Borola Tacuche de Burrón, their two teenage children, Regino and Macuca Burrón, and Foforito Cantarranas, a younger kid who was adopted by the Burróns.

La Familia Burrón profiled a lower class family's daily comedic struggles in an impoverished Mexican barrio.

At the height of its popularity, the comic strip helped circulation sales to reach 500,000 copies a week.

1978

The comic was temporarily suspended but resumed in 1978.

1983

Vargas won Mexico's "Premio Nacional de Periodismo" (National Journalism Prize) in 1983 and the "Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes en el área de Tradiciones Populares" (National Sciences and Arts Prize) in 2003.

In 1983, Vargas received the "Premio Nacional de Periodismo" (National Journalism Prize) in the field of Popular Traditions.

2003

In 2003, the "Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes en el área de Tradiciones Populares" (National Sciences and Arts Prize) was presented to him.

2007

In 2007, Carlos Monsiváis, who is a patron of the arts, opened the Museo del Estanquillo with an exhibition of Vargas' La Familia Burrón paintings with the artist in person.

The Burrón Family were represented in painted forms by Regino Burrón and Borola Tacuche de Burrón, Regino and Foforito.

Vargas sat paralyzed because of an affiction he had suffered for the past twenty years.

In 2007, the Federal District government recognized Vargas as a Distinguished Citizen.

In addition, the Estanquillo Museum collections exhibited many of his painted works as a homage.

At the time of his death, a complete exhibition of La Familia Burrón was on display at a museum in Florence, Italy.

2010

The Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes stated Vargas died on 25 May 2010 at his Mexico City home.

His health had declined in recent years but no cause of death was given.

According to a statement released by this council, Vargas was "one of the greatest representatives of the golden age of Mexican comics" and an "undeniable reference point for the nation’s popular culture".

The following is a list of Vargas' various comic strips:

2015

On 5 February 2015, Google Doodle celebrated Gabriel Vargas’ 100th Birthday.