Julio Emilio Suarez is one of the pioneers in early Uruguayan comics. As an artist, caracaturist and journalist, Julio Suarez was higly active in the media in Uruguay. As in many countries, a comics movement arises from political satire, and it was Suarez's comic 'Peloduro' that paved the way. Published from 15 January 1933 in the daily El País, 'Peloduro' is about a boy from the worker's class with an eye for false political and social positions. From 24 September 1935, the series was continued in El Diario. In 1943, Julio Suarez launched Peloduro magazine, while still working for the daily and weekly press.
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