Rius was a fierce political activist, and his progressive and left-wing point of view is often present in his writings, accompanied by a strong criticism about neoliberal Mexican doctrines, US Government policies, and the Catholic Church.
Rius was an artist, social critic, author, humorist, amateur sociologist, political activist, even ersatz philosopher. His drawings, words and ideas illuminate his contributions to the literary and political realms.
Eduardo Del Río, who used the pseudonym Rius, was a Mexican editorial cartoonist, comic artist and writer. He is best-known for his satirical signature series 'Los Supermachos' (1965-1968) and 'Los Agachados' (1968-1981), respectively portraying Mexican village life and lower-class society.
In today’s Mexico, it is not difficult to find people who will tell you that their perspective on nutrition, Nicaragua, or Jesus Christ was radically changed after reading a comic by Rius.
In his best-known series, starting in the 1960s, Los supermachos (“The Supermales”), followed by Los agachados (1968–81; “The Crouching”), which was very popular also in English translation, Rius was critical, controversial, and censored.
Eduardo del Río, more popularly known to millions of his readers by his pen name Rius, is the creator of the most explicitly political comic books and illustrated books in Mexico and perhaps in all of Latin America.
Eduardo Humberto del Río García, known by his pen name Rius, was born in Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico, on , and passed away on . He is renowned as one of Mexico’s most beloved intellectual figures, celebrated for his roles as a political cartoonist and writer.
RIUS is the pseudonym of Eduardo del Rio, the internationally acclaimed Mexican caricaturist and editorial cartoonist whose innovative work established a new field in comic strips: the political and documentary cartoon-book.