User:Thelmadatter/Alejandro Flores

The first memory that Flores has about the Beatles relates to an old magazine of his grandfather's about the group. He was only 9 years old at the time, but remembers being fascinated by photographs of the band in that publication.(tupper)(vezeni)

A later influence came when he was 14, with the release of two compliation albums covering the years 1962-1966 and 1967-1970. At that time he was living in Los Angeles a city in the south of Chile and the radio began to play the first album. He remembers stting on the couch at his hom and being impressed by the melodies.(tupper)

Some time after that he moved to Concepción while his classmates thought of forming rock bands, the thought about writing a book. This was before the Internet, and he started reading all he could about the Beatles in Chilean and foreign newspapers and magazines. (tupper)

In 1992, he published "Mil fechas en la historia de Los Beatles, a chronology of the bands hits, which was distributed in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay.(tupper)

He admits the Mil fechas book had some weaknesses, especially in documentation.(tupper)

In 1999 he published "Los Beatles: Idolatría sin límites" dedicated to the band's tours outside the UK.(tupper)

But when he began doing research on the Internet he almost immediately realized he could do that topic better. The reworked topic became "The Beatles Giras Internacionales 1964, 1965, 1966" which compiles stories and images related to the band's impact in various parts of the world. Research for this book included contacts with various museums and people who have known members of the group including the head of the largest Beatles fan club in the world in Canada anda professor in New Zealand who has studied Beatles fans for signs of neurosis.(tupper)

Flores believes that these foreign tours has a sociocultural impact through the popularization of their music, stating that "In all the countries that they visited, young people began to form bands, instrument sales rose and fashion changed."(tupper)

Condorito is a comic strip created in 1949 by an artist named Pepo and focuses on a poor condor (which is the national symbol of Chile). It is popular in over 100 countries in South America, Europe and Asia.(yaguilar)

Mexican version introduced in 2016.(yaguilar)

The Spanish is adapted to Mexico and the covers designed for this audience.(yaguilar)

Flores is a author and editor who moved to Mexico.(yaguilar)

He introduced Condorito to Mexican audiences.(yaguilar)

Chilean versions had been introduced before in the 1970s and many Mexicans are aware of the comic, but it faded out.(yaguilar)

He is a fanatic of the Beatles.(librosobre)

Born 1961 (librosobre)

Degree in anthropology.(librosobre)

Has worked for various Chilean newspapers and magazines such as La Gaceta, El Sur.(librosobre)

From 1988 to 1992 he worked on a book to document the group, illustrated with photos called Mil fechas en la historia de Los Beatles.(librosobre)

According to El Mercurio newspaper in Santiago de Chile, the Mil fechas book was the best written on the subject in Latinamerica, better researched than most efforts, and containing information not available anywhere else in Spanish at the time.(librosobre)

Written from a Latino point of view, it seeks to explain aspects of Anglo-Saxon culture that books translated from English did not.(librosobre)

La Epoca called the book "Mil fechas" "practically unique in its genre"(vfuentes)

The book was financed through a grant by Chilean businessman Sergio Chichero.(vfuentes)

Mil fechas tracks the Beatles' history from October 5, 1962 with the release of Love me do to April 10, 1970 with the group disbanded. 2,745 days narrowed to 1,000 dates. It is a list of dates which does not seek to interpret the overall effect of the band. (lanacion)(lesaco)

Born in Los Angeles, Chile (lesaco)

bachelors in anthropology fof the Universidad Penquista.(lesaco)

Taught at the Instituto Santo Tomás.(lesaco)

Has studied personal satisfaction in various towns and cities in Chile, comparing them to similar studies in the United States in 1986.(mgutierrez)

Currently is the editor of Condorito (Mexicanizado) which was introduced in 2013.(rtc)

Condorito was popular in the 1970s and 1980s but disappeared.(rtc)

Mexican language, graphic design and stories.(rtc)

Publications

*Guía Práctica para Tesis y Memoria con Metodología Científica: Recomendaciones y ejemplos

• Satisfacción con la Vida
• The Beatles: Giras Internacionales, 1964, 1965, 1966
• Los Beatles: Idolatría sin límites
• Mil Fechas en la Historia de Los Beatles

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(tupper) Guillermo Tupper Alejandro Flores: El Chileno que siguó la ruta de Los Beatles El Mercurio November 22, 2016

(yaguilar) Llega al país Condorito a la mexicana Yanet Aguilar Sosa El Universal October 28, 2016 E15 http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/cultura/letras/2016/10/28/llega-al-pais-condorito-la-mexicana

(librosobre) Chileno Publicó un Libro sobre Los Beatles El Mercurio, Santiago de Chile February 10, 1993 C19

(vfuentes) Para beatlemaníacos cuantofrénicos Victor Fuentes La Epoca May 23 1993 p 6

(lanacion) Mil fechas en la historia de Los Beatles La Nacion February 7, 1993

(lesaco) Antropólogo le sacó película a "Los Beatles" en mil fechas La Estrella February 6, 1993 p 18

(vezeni) La historia beatle a través de un penquista Brenda Venzeni La Gaceta del Sur p 12

(mgutierrez) ¿Están satisfechos los chilenos con sus vidas? Mariana Gutierrez La Gaceta del sur p4

(rtc) Direccion General de Radio Television y Cinemagrafía La Hora Nacional January 8, 2017 http://www.rtc.gob.mx/horanacional/2017/SEGOB_HN_FEDERAL_8ENERO2017.mp3