‘Gordo’ Comic Creator Dies at Age 90

SAN FRANCISCO - Cartoonist Gus Arriola, whose long-running “Gordo” was one of the first syndicated comic strips to celebrate Hispanic culture, died Saturday following a lengthy illness, according to his publicist. He was 90.Arriola, who had suffered from Parkinson’s disease for some time, died at home in Carmel with his wife, Mary Frances, by his side, according to publicist Alan Richman.Arriola, who was born in Arizona but of Mexican-American descent, started drawing “Gordo” in 1941.

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