Eduardo Sáenz Hermúa

Eduardo Sáenz Hermúa (1859–1898), artistically known as Mecachis, was a Spanish cartoonist, illustrator and playwright. He also signed works as Augusto Marnaz.[1]

Eduardo Sáenz Hermúa
Born1859 
Madrid 
Died29 July 1898  (aged 38–39)
Madrid 
OccupationIllustrator 
Signature

Biography

Born in 1859 in Madrid,[2] he studied Medicine at the Colegio San Carlos,[3] but he dropped out in 1879 and trained instead at the Escuela Superior de Pintura under Federico Madrazo and Luis Rivera.[2] He worked in publications such as La Broma, Madrid Cómico,[1] La Caricatura (which he founded in 1884 together with José Gil y Campos),[2][4] La Correspondencia de España,[1] and Blanco y Negro.[4]

Regarding his playwright credits, he authored, among others, Sol, Tila, Figaro, Mademoiselle, Pajarón, El Barbero de mi barrio, and Los Chicos.[5]

He died on 29 July 1898.[1]

  • "Hablillas" (Madrid Cómico, 1889)
  • "El camelo del sultán" (B y N, 1893)
  • "Lo que teme y le espera al abrirse las Cortes" (B y N, 1894)

References
  1. Ossorio y Bernard, Manuel (1903). Ensayo de un catálogo de periodistas españoles del siglo XIX. Madrid: Imprenta y Litografía de J. Palacios. p. 406.
  2. "Mecachis". La Correspondencia de España. 30 July 1898. ISSN 1137-1188.
  3. Moya, Joaquín (30 July 1898). "Mecachis". El Globo. Madrid. XXIV (8.281). ISSN 2171-0082.
  4. Hernández Cava, Felipe (9 June 2017). "Mecáchis, pionero de nuestra historieta". ABC.
  5. Larrubiera, Alejandro (8 August 1898). "Eduardo Sáenz Hermúa". La Ilustración Española y Americana. Madrid. XLII (XXIX): 77–78. ISSN 1889-8394.
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