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'''José Guadalupe Cruz Diaz''' was a [[comics]] and [[screen writer]] and actor born in [[Teocaltiche]], [[Jalisco]], [[Mexico]], on [[January 31]], [[1917]]. |
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| birth_date = January 31, 1917 |
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| birth_place = Teocaltiche, Jalisco, Mexico |
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| death_date = November 22, 1989 |
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| area = Comics writer, Screenwriter |
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| spouse = Ana Maria Ayala Cornejo |
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'''José Guadalupe Cruz''' (January 31, 1917 – November 22, 1989) was a Mexican comics writer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/cruz_jose-g.htm|title = José G. Cruz}}</ref> and screenwriter. |
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==Career== |
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The events and experience that he lived through in his childhood during the [[Mexican revolution]] in the 1920s, lay the foundation for his fascination by the personalities that represent that era. He gave life to those personalities in the comics which he wrote later in his life, like the ''Adelita'' series and ''La Tigresa del Bajío''. |
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| ⚫ | Born in [[Teocaltiche]], [[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''. |
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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'', ''El Valiente'', ''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'', based on the Mexican wrestler [[El Santo]], was so successful that it was published for 30 years uninterruptedly <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/cruz_jose-g.htm|title = José G. Cruz}}</ref> and is one of the icons of Mexican popular culture. |
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==Personal life and death== |
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On February 10, 1940, |
On February 10, 1940, Cruz married Doña Ana Maria Ayala Cornejo at age 23, with whom he had his first son, José Gustavo. |
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Cruz died on November 22, 1989, in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] at the age of 72. |
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In 1943 José G. Cruz 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''. |
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==Selected filmography== |
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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]]. |
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* ''[[Cabaret Shanghai]]'' (1950) |
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* ''[[It's a Sin to Be Poor]]'' (1950) |
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* ''[[The Lovers (1951 film)|The Lovers]]'' (1951) |
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* ''[[What Idiots Men Are]]'' (1951) |
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==Sources== |
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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 emmascarado de plata'' was so successful that it was published for 30 years uninterruptedly and is one of the icons of Mexican popular culture. |
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==External links== |
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At the age of 72 years on the 22 of November [[1989]] Cruz died in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. |
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*[http://escritores.cinemexicano.unam.mx/biografias/C/CRUZ_jose_guadalupe/biografia.html Biography (in Spanish) of José Guadalupe Cruz on cinemexicano.unam.mx - includes photo] |
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*[http://magiccarpetburn.blogspot.com/2009/11/jose-g-cruz-presentar-santo-el.html Shows several pages and a cover from El Santo - on Magic Carpet Burn] |
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Latest revision as of 13:06, 11 November 2024
| José Guadalupe Cruz | |
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| Born | January 31, 1917 Teocaltiche, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Died | November 22, 1989 |
| Area(s) | Comics writer, Screenwriter |
| Spouse(s) | Ana Maria Ayala Cornejo |
José Guadalupe Cruz (January 31, 1917 – November 22, 1989) was a Mexican comics writer[1] and screenwriter.
Career
[edit]Born in Teocaltiche, 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, El Valiente, 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, based on the Mexican wrestler El Santo, was so successful that it was published for 30 years uninterruptedly [2] and is one of the icons of Mexican popular culture.
Personal life and death
[edit]On February 10, 1940, Cruz married Doña Ana Maria Ayala Cornejo at age 23, with whom he had his first son, José Gustavo.
Cruz died on November 22, 1989, in Los Angeles, California at the age of 72.
Selected filmography
[edit]- Cabaret Shanghai (1950)
- It's a Sin to Be Poor (1950)
- The Lovers (1951)
- What Idiots Men Are (1951)
Sources
[edit]External links
[edit]- Biography (in Spanish) of José Guadalupe Cruz on cinemexicano.unam.mx - includes photo
- Shows several pages and a cover from El Santo - on Magic Carpet Burn
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