Caballero, Antonio

He worked as a makeup artist for photo novels and delved into photojournalism under the tutelage of Héctor García. In his early career, he worked as a graphic reporter and writer for weekly magazines such as "Guerra al Crimen," "Revista de Policía," and "Nota Roja," capturing fashion, architecture, and show business. From 1955 onward, he collaborated with the publication "Cine Mundial." Since 1960, he helped shape the image of actresses such as Begoña Palacios, Dacia González, Isela Vega, and Macaria. He has produced over five hundred photo novels, serving as producer, adapter, director, and photographer. These love stories appear in magazines like "Capricho," "Nocturno," or "Novelas de Amor" and unfold in well-known urban settings: Tlatelolco, the Torres de Satélite, or the Parque Hundido. Faced with the decline of the photo novel industry, he found a new outlet: scientific photography. His work is significant for the graphic history of mass consumption. In 2010, he presented a solo exhibition at the Sikkema Jenkins & Co. gallery in New York. His images and reports have been published in newspapers and magazines such as "La hora de México," "Crónica," "Mañana," and "Revista de Revistas." Books such as "Fotonovela rosa," "fotonovela roja," and "Antonio Caballero: Las rutas de la pasión 1960-1970" provide insights into his work.