El Politigato

Kevin Monsalve, also known by his pseudonym GamerKevMo, is a Venezuelan YouTuber and creator of the El Politigato animated shorts series. He is a cartoonist and has also been a professor at the National Film School of Caracas.

Career

Kevin Monsalve is a cartoonist and has been a professor of editing at the National Film School of Caracas.

On 5 March 2018 Monsalve started a series of animated shorts on his Instagram account called "El Politigato" , which went viral. 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. Monsalve said he takes his ideas from Twitter, and the moods of Politigato reflect those of his cat, Hercules;

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.

By 2023 the series had reached over 90 episodes, 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).

Appearances Monsalve was the speaker for the Future Present Foundation's presentation on the role of humor in Venezuelan society in September 2019, He appeared on NOES FM radio in 2018 to discuss the Venezuelan reality with respect to human rights. He was interviewed by about technology, and was a panelist at the National Film School in a discussion of the importance of sound in film.