Condorito is a comic created by René Rios Boettigér, alias Pepo, at the end of the 40’s.
The main character of this story is Condorito, a mixture of a "Condor" and a "Huaso Chileno"... (Chilean cowboy)
Ragged and scruffy Condorito is a graphic representation of the Chilean countryman: clever, cunning, and amusing...
From his birth Condorito was destined to poverty and he had to face the difficulties to get money in the years of the migration form the country to the urban reality...
With his clever and witty humor, this comic reached a high popularity among all comics of the Spanish speaking countries.
Actually the number of readers of the story is about 8 millions annually, making of Condorito a great reference of Chile in Latin America and the world...
Students' assignment:
"Chile from a young people's perspective"
Victor, 4th year student
See: iReport http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-481385