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Eduardo del Río (born June 20, 1934) is a famous Mexican political cartoonist known by his pen name Rius.
From the 1960s he began cartooning in magazines and newspapers, sometimes in political themes. He made two famous comics, Los Supermachos and Los agachados. These were an humorous criticism of the mexican government. After his success with these, he made many books, all illustrated and written by hand by him covering a range of topics on politics, vegetarianism and religion. His books were mostly humorous, attempting to reach the general reader, giving an overview of its theme. His political tendencies are leftist, and until recently he was an advocate of the Cuban revolution. In the 1990s he participated in two political humour magazines: El Chahuistle y El Chamuco (named after an insect plague and the devil, because they were harsh on politicians).
His success and long career have made him a reference point to the newer generations of political cartoonists in Mexico.
Mexican director Alfonso Arau made a movie based on characters appearing on Los Supermachos in 1973, but Rius disapproved of it.