Atlas, Charles

Atlas, Charles
orig. Angelo Siciliano

(30 oct. 1893, Acri, Italia–24 dic. 1972, Long Beach, N.Y., EE.UU.).

Fisicoculturista estadounidense nacido en Italia. Atlas emigró a EE.UU. a los diez años. En 1929, junto al publicista Charles P. Roman, lanzó un curso de ejercicios isotónicos y de mantenimiento nutricional. Sus clases de fisicoculturismo por correo se convirtieron en leyenda para tres generaciones, gracias a los avisos publicitarios en las revistas de historietas. El anuncio habitual ilustraba escenas en las que un joven esmirriado perdía a su novia a manos de un fornido salvavidas (quien además le pateaba arena en la cara), para después reconquistarla luego de tomar el curso de Charles Atlas.

Enciclopedia Universal. 2012.

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