- Turey
Turey is a Puerto Rican
comic book magazine that is published since1989 . Originally a comic strip on the now defunct "El Mundo " newspaper, Turey debuted atPuerto Rico 's news stands as a magazine in October of that year.Published by "
Editorial Manos " and written and drawn byRicardo Álvarez-Rivón , "Turey" shows its readers the way the Taínos used to live before Puerto Rico was discovered byChristopher Columbus and his crew. It also depicts the many different words and instruments they used and how they battled their arch-enemies, the Caribs."Turey" is the
Taíno word for "sky".In
1999 , the USPS's Hato Rey station honored the magazine by nicknaming the station the "Turey station".Currently the Turey Sunday strips are seen in
El Nuevo Día .Turey Characters
*Turey: family leader, adventurer, father of Tureycito.
*Tureycito: son of Turey, inquisitive, acts like a child because he is a child.
*Yari: wife of Turey.
*Batu: funny character, always prefers to stay on the safe side of things.
*Baracutey: cold blooded warrior, but loyal to his friends. He possesses almost inhuman strength and many times is portrayed fightingshark s and other hard to beat opponents.
*Mambi: leader of the Caribs, who later befriends TureyExternal links
* [http://coqui.org/gente/AlvarezRivon_bio.html] (in Spanish)
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