Hispanic cartoonist Gus Arriola, creator of Gordo, dies at 90

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Posted on: February 4th, 2008
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“U.S. cartoonist Gus Arriola, who was celebrated for championing Hispanic culture in his syndicated comic strip Gordo, has died at age 90.

Arriola had suffered from Parkinson’s disease and died at home in Carmel, Calif., on Saturday, according to his publicist, Alan Richman.

Born in Arizona to parents from Mexico and raised in a large Spanish-speaking home in Los Angeles, Arriola learned about Mexico from his father.”*

*From: http://www.cbc.ca
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