Carmelo Filardi | |
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Born | Carmelo Filardi Cantisani[1] November 25, 1900 |
Died | December 7, 1989 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Cartoonist |
Known for | cartoons published in El Mundo newspaper |
Children | Carlos Filardi Antonmattei[2][3] |
Parent(s) | Vicente Filardi, Maria Cantisani |
Relatives | Domingo Filardi, Juan Bautista Filardi |
Carmelo Filardi (1900–1989) was a Puerto Rican artist of Italian ancestry, was a cartoonists who had his work published in Puerto Rico's El Mundo newspaper starting in 1927. He was from Yauco, Puerto Rico[4] and his parents were born in Italy.[1] Filardi specialized in satire and journalistic criticism. To do this, he used depictions of average daily life in Puerto Rico to illustrate his thoughts. He was a caricaturist and his work is included in University of Puerto Rico collections.[5]
His first published cartoon in El Mundo was in 1927.[6] In 1947, he published a book called Un año de historia en caricaturas, which contained a selection of his works from 1946 to 1947.[7]
In 1971, he published a book called Una Época de historia en Caricaturas. The book contained a collection of his works from 1948-1963. Eliseo Combas Guerra, wrote the prologue, selected the cartoons and annotated the work for the book, which was published by Editorial Universitaria of the University of Puerto Rico.[8]
His cartoons which featured life and events about Puerto Rico include one when José Ferrer, a Puerto Rican actor won an Oscar.[9]
Filardi's works and cultural influences have been featured and discussed in numerous books, publications and national archives such as:
There is a Carmelo Filardi Medal award.[27]
Filardi is related to the family which built the Filardi House. His father was Vicente Filardi, the primary builder. His older brothers Juan Bautista and Domingo were also contributors.[17] The professional tennis player Alex Llompart Filardi is also related to Carmelo Filardi.[28]