Mario garcia biography
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Mario garcia biography
Mario García (designer)
American journalist
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| Born | February 15, 1947 (1947-02-15) (age 77) Spouse: Maria Nobo Garcia (d. 2008) Children: Mario (1970), Brian (1971), Ana (1974), Elena (1976)Placetas, Las Villas, Cuba |
| Occupation(s) | Designer, media consultant, author, university professor, keynote speaker |
Mario R.
García (born February 15, 1947, in Placetas, Las Villas, Cuba) is a Cuban-American newspaper and magazine designer and media consultant. He arrived from Cuba to the United States on Feb. 28, 1962, as one of the so-called Pedro Pans (14000 refugee children who arrived in the US soon after the Castro Revolution).
He is senior adviser on news design/adjunct professor at Columbia University, School of Journalism. He was named the Hearst Digital Media Professional-in-Residence for 2013–14 there.[1]
Career
Garcia collaborated with more than 700 publications.[2] He redesigned large publ