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An exhibition and charity auction of original works and prints donated by fourteen artists in memory of Carlos Pacheco raised €3250 (over $3500) for the Spanish ALS Association (adELA) last weekend at the 41st edition of Comic Barcelona. The exhibition showcasing the works prior to auction was entitled Gracias Carlos! The auction took place over the festival weekend, March 31 to April 2. On Twitter the festival issued thanks, saying (translated): “3250 thousand thanks. “€3,250 raised at the auction in honor of Carlos…

Ozy Media and Chief Executive Carlos Watson were indicted on charges of lying to investors and lenders about the size of the company’s audience and other aspects of its business, a crippling blow to a once-promising startup that had early backing from big-brand advertisers and venture capitalists. Mr. Watson was arrested Thursday morning in a Manhattan hotel and accused of falsifying information about Ozy’s performance and inflating its projected earnings, in an effort to secure tens of…

When the Spanish film director Carlos Saura, who has died aged 91, completed his first feature, Los Golfos (The Delinquents), a ferocious story of six impoverished children from the Madrid slums, it was invited to the 1960 Cannes film festival.However, its implicit critique of the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco meant that it was forbidden in Spain for another couple of years. Taking his films outside Spain to bypass censorship was a strategy Saura adopted several times, although – an awkward contradiction that…

While hosting a Twitter Spaces talk, G2 founder Carlos ‘Ocelote’ Rodríguez has claimed that he “misread the room” when he posted a video of himself parting alongside misogynistic internet personality Andrew Tate, but doubled down on his decision to do so. In a Spaces chatroom hosted today (December 15), Rodriguez claimed that he “wasn’t thinking” about the tweets when he posted them, and said he was “100 per cent at fault” for what happened. “I might have misread the room, but it’s gonna be OK – people are gonna be Ok. I…

Peter Taylor, who was convicted in Japan for his role in the escape, said he was harshly treated in custody there. He said the experience persuaded him that the former Nissan Motor Co. NSANY -1.10% chairman, who also spent several months behind bars in Tokyo, was justified in sneaking out of the country on a private jet. “I’d do it again every day of the week and twice on Sunday,” Mr. Taylor said. “Anyone who’s forced to…

The chief executive of the multinational automotive manufacturing corporation Stellantis N.V. recently told a media outlet that the company is looking at lower-cost production in countries like India since it is now unable to produce affordable electric cars (EVs) in Europe. According to Carlos Tavares, CEO of the group whose brands also include Peugeot and Chrysler, if India, with its low-cost supplier base, is able to satisfy the company’s quality and cost requirements by the end of 2023, it might pave the way for the…

Celebrated Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura, who is one of the trinity of all-time greats of his country with Luis Bunuel and Pedro Almodovar, will be honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award for his stellar contributions to cinema at the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which opens in Goa on November 20. Also Read: Chris Evans got roasted by his `Avengers` co-stars after Sexiest Man Alive titleSaura, who has been making films since 1955 and continues to be active behind the camera, just…

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Comics superstar Carlos Pacheco has passed away at age 60, according to several Spanish newspapers. He recently revealed that he was suffering from ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) on his social media accounts. Pacheco was a popular with his peers as a person as he was with editors for his always sparkling and precise work. Born in San Roque, Spain in 1962, he started his career working for Planeta-DeAgostini Comics, before being discovered by the American comics industry, where he became one of the first Spanish born…

| Carlos Pacheco, the Spanish comic book creator best known in the US for comic books such as Avengers Forever, X-Men, Superman, Fantastic Four, Green Lantern and his creator-owned series with Kurt Busiek, Arrowsmith, with a long career spanning over thirty years, has died. In June this year, Kurt Busiek revealed that Arrowsmith: Beyond Borders would be delayed due to health issues suffered by both men. And that Pacheco had suffered paralysis in his right leg and that he was recovering from spinal surgery. However, in…