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'''A. Gallardo Mendez''', an English and French teacher in Mexico, was a semi-professional magician beginning in 1913. | '''A. Gallardo Mendez''' (1893-?, an English and French teacher in Mexico, was a semi-professional magician beginning in 1913. | ||
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Mendez specialized in handkerchiefs, cards, billiard-balls and mind-reading.<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], March, 1932</ref> | |||
He made his first purchases when he was only a boy, from [[Roterberg]]. Under the name of Antonio, toured in the United States around 1917 with a carnival company and also with his own show. | He made his first purchases when he was only a boy, from [[Roterberg]]. Under the name of Antonio, toured in the United States around 1917 with a carnival company and also with his own show. | ||
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He was a contributor to the [[Sphinx]] and translated [[John Mulholland]]'s book "El Prestidigitador Moderne" from English to Spanish. | He was a contributor to the [[Sphinx]] and translated [[John Mulholland]]'s book "El Prestidigitador Moderne" from English to Spanish. | ||
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Revision as of 15:33, 24 January 2014
| Antonio Gallardo Mendez | |
| Born | January 30, 1893 Guadalupe, Hidalgo, Mexico |
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| Died | ? |
A. Gallardo Mendez (1893-?, an English and French teacher in Mexico, was a semi-professional magician beginning in 1913.
Biography
Mendez specialized in handkerchiefs, cards, billiard-balls and mind-reading.[1]
He made his first purchases when he was only a boy, from Roterberg. Under the name of Antonio, toured in the United States around 1917 with a carnival company and also with his own show.
During the war, Mendez was interpreter for the American forces.[2]
He was a contributor to the Sphinx and translated John Mulholland's book "El Prestidigitador Moderne" from English to Spanish.
References