Meet Rius, whose legacy lives on
Eduardo del Río "Rius" was a Mexican self-taught caricature artist famous for his criticism of the Catholic Church and the Mexican neoliberalism (Germán Espinoza/EL UNIVERSAL)
He worked in the weekly children's supplement by EL UNIVERSAL called "Mi Mundo" (My World) in 1977, for 31 consecutive Sundays (Newspaper library EL UNIVERSAL)
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Rius was famous for his comic books "Los Agachados" (The Submissives) and "Supermachos", where he explored the social issues of Mexico (Taken from EL UNIVERSAL TV)
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In "Supermachos", the protagonist was Juan Calzónzin, a very knowledgeable indigenous man who was well-versed in philosophy and global politics (File photo/EL UNIVERSAL and AMAZON)
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