Kevin Monsalve, also known by his pseudonym GamerKevMo, is a Venezuelan YouTuber and creator of the El Politigato (lit. 'The Politicat') animated shorts series. He is a cartoonist and has also been a professor at the National Film School (Escuela Nacional de Cine) of Caracas.
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| Born | Kevin Monsalve | ||||||
| Nationality | Venezuelan | ||||||
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| Years active | 2018–present | ||||||
| Genre(s) | Comedy and politics | ||||||
| Subscribers | 578,000[1] (22 October 2023) | ||||||
| Total views | 138,851,694[1] (22 October 2023) | ||||||
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Last updated: 22 October 2023 | |||||||
Career
editKevin Monsalve is a cartoonist and has been a professor of editing at the National Film School (Escuela Nacional de Cine) of Caracas.[2][3][4]
On 5 March 2018 Monsalve started a series of animated shorts on his Instagram account[2] called "El Politigato" (lit. 'The Politicat'), which went viral.[5] The cartoon delivers social criticism and analysis of the Venezuelan situation with black humor and satire, starring a witty cat arguing with his Chavista owner; the first chapter was dedicated to the Petro token (PTR) launched by Nicolás Maduro.[4][6] Monsalve said he takes his ideas from Twitter, and the moods of Politigato reflect those of his cat, Hercules;[3] he believes the comedian's role is to offer reflective solutions to the facts they attack.[7]
Monsalve originally did not expect the project to be successful, but the simple animation allowed him to continue with the production and he began to practice scripts.[8]
By 2023 the series had reached over 90 episodes,[citation needed] published on platforms such as YouTube and Facebook, and has included other characters, including the "MUD Dog" (allusive to the political opposition and its Democratic Unity Roundtable coalition), the "Demented Oppositionist" and "Martin" (a rat with a degree in sociology).[4][9]
Appearances
editMonsalve was the speaker for the Future Present Foundation's presentation on the role of humor in Venezuelan society in September 2019,[7] and in December of that year, he participated as a speaker in the colloquium "The new generation of visual storytellers" at the Cocuyo Festival, held at the Metropolitan University of Caracas and supported by the DW Akademie.[8][10] He appeared on NOES FM radio in 2018 to discuss the Venezuelan reality with respect to human rights.[11][12] He was interviewed by César Miguel Rondón about technology,[13] and was a panelist at the National Film School in a discussion of the importance of sound in film.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b "About MasKevMo". YouTube.
- ^ a b Álvarez, Carol (7 May 2018). "La mente detrás de 'El Politigato', el felino más mordaz de Venezuela" [The mind behind 'El Politigato', the most biting feline in Venezuela]. El Estímulo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ a b Crespo-Izaquirre, Perla (10 May 2018). "El Politigato: el humor en tiempo de RRSS" [El Politigato: humor in the time of RS]. Revista Producto [Producto Magazine] (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "'El Politigato' un audaz felino que supera la inteligencia del oficialista (todos los episodios)" ['El Politigato', a bold feline that surpasses the intelligence of the official (all episodes)]. La Patilla (in Spanish). 8 November 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Así se 'controla' el coronavirus en Venezuela según #ElPolitiGato" [This is how the coronavirus is 'controlled' in Venezuela according to #ElPolitiGato]. contrapunto.com (in Spanish). 9 May 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Especial: Los 5 Grandes Mitos del Gentilicio Venezolano" [Special: The 5 Great Myths of the Venezuelan People]. Revista Producto [Producto Magazine] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Rolando Salazar y El Politigato conversaron acerca de el papel del humor en la sociedad venezolana" [Rolando Salazar and El Politigato talked about the role of humor in Venezuelan society] (in Spanish). Fundación Futuro Presente. 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Cuatro miradas de las nuevas narrativas visuales en el Festival Cocuyo" [Four views of new visual narratives at the Cocuyo Festival]. Efecto Cocuyo (in Spanish). 14 December 2019. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "¿Petros, dólares, bolívares?... Lecciones económicas del Politigato que el chavizta nunca entendió (ni entenderá)" [Petros, dollars, bolivars?... Economic lessons from the Politigato that the Chavista never understood (nor will ever understand)]. La Patilla (in Spanish). 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Festival Cocuyo 2019 ofrece 25 actividades de formación" [Cocuyo Festival 2019 offers 25 training activities]. Efecto Cocuyo (in Spanish). 19 November 2019. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "El Politigato en Humano Derecho" [El Politigato in Human Rights] (in Spanish). NOES FM radio. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Humano Derecho: con Kevin Monsalve, creador de El Politigato" [Human Right: with Kevin Monsalve, creator of El Politigato]. Runrunes (in Spanish). 24 June 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "El Politigato en #FuturoBinario" [El Politigato in #Futuro Binario (Binary future)] (in Spanish). Radiocut FM Argentina. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "El sonido vs la imagen" [Sound vs. image] (in Spanish). Escuela Nacional de Cine (National Film School). 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
External links
edit- MasKevMo, YouTube channel