Carlos Julio Villar Aleman, pen name Carlucho, (born October 1, 1946, in Cárdenas,
Matanzas
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,
Cuba
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) is a self-taught creator of humorous drawings, known as "Cuba's foremost caricaturist".
Since 1990, he resided in
Mexico City
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,
Mexico
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, and moved to
Miami, Florida
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, in 2003, where he became an Art Instructor for disabled children. Since 1980, he has been a member of the ''Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba'' (UNEAC) in
Havana
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''.
Individual exhibitions
In 1980 he exhibited "René de la Nuez and Carlucho" at the FITIL Movie Theater in Moscow, Russia. In 1985 he presented "30 Obras de Humor Político de Carlucho" in Michoacan, Mexico. In 1988 presented his works "Desde el blanco hasta el negro" at the Galería Juan David in Centro Cinematográfico Yara, Havana, Cuba. In 1990 he exhibited "Sobran las palabras" at the Castillo de la Real Fuerza in Havana, Cuba.
Collective exhibitions
He also participated in many collective exhibitions, including ''Salón'70'' (1970) at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba and the II International Cartoon Exhibition (1977) in Athens,
Greece
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with his exhibit "Good Morning Pollution". He also participated in the III (1977) and IV (1979) International Biennial of Humor and Satire in Art with "The World exists because it laughs" at the House of Humor and Satire in Gabrovo, Bulgary. He was one of the selected artists for ''60 Rassegna Internazionale di Satira e Umorismo. Trento Fra Realtà e Follia'' (1984), which featured his "Peccati di gola" work, at the Studio d'Arte Andromeda in Trento,
Italy
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. He was included in ''Collective Sample of Humorism'' (1995) at the Espaço Mascarenhas in Minas Gerais,
Brazil
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.
Awards
He has won many distinctions and awards. He won first prize in the ''To Be or not to Be'' Contest of Satirical Drawings in ''Poland'' magazine of Warsaw,
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in 1975. In 1980, he was recognized with the third prize for a comic strip at ''Le 171 Salon International de la Caricature'' at Terre des Hommes, Pavillon International de l'Humor in Montreal, Canada. In 1986, he was awarded the IX Prize in the 25th International Cartoon Festival Knokke Heist at Humorhall Duinbergen in Knokke Heist, Belgium.
Collections
In Cuba his works can be found in the Museo del Humor in San Antonio de los Baños, Havana, Cuba as well as the
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana
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History
It was founded o ...