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Artist
Biography
Chu Basco - Mexico
Chubasco (Víctor Velez), was born on February 6, 1972 in Mexico City.
He is a professional caricaturist and visual artist, from the early age of 16 began publishing in El Universal , one of Mexico's leading newspapers.
Throughout his career, he has also collaborated in important media such as El Economista , La Jornada and Reforma .
He has participated in magazines such as Siempre, Expansion, Life & Style, Chilango, Quo, Esquire and Gente.
He has been a contributor to the French magazine Courrier Journal, a subsidiary of the newspaper Le Monde and has been a caricaturist of CartonClub and Vj Movements Cartonista.
Chubasco has also ventured into the process of organizing, coordinating and curating exhibitions of famous Mexican caricaturists such as Abel Quezada, Manuel Ahumada and Ernesto "el Chango" Cabral. He has also been a jury member in important events such as the Havana Biennial in April 2015.
