South American Gaucho Playing Cards
Gaucho Playing Cards from South America
Several decks of Gaucho playing cards have been produced in or for South American countries, principally Argentina and Uruguay.
Molina Campos
Above: cards from Naipes Criollos ® "Molina Campos", Buenos Aires, 2004. The cards show characters from gaucho life more →
Naipes Victoria Gaucho
Above: Naipes Victoria Gaucho pack manufactured in Uruguay by, c.1975 more →
See also: Naipes Charabon.
Falta Envido
Above: Naipes Argentinos para Truco "Falta Envido" created by Alberto Soifer and printed by Adans S.A., Buenos Aires, 1982. more →
Naipes Casino Estilo Argentino
Above: Naipes Casino Estilo Argentino published by Justo Rodero, c.1955, with Gaucho suit symbols more →
Other Gaucho themed packs
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Songs and poems of the gaucho tradition reflect themes of love and nostalgia; many are political in nature and deal with the injustices of life.
See also: Gráficos Unidos S.A. (García Morales-Mercant), Dante 1978, Montevideo
- Naipes 'El Gaucho'
Cervantes, Soriano 873, Montevideo - Naipes 'El Gaucho'
Caraven S.A. - Naipes 'El Gaucho'
Baraja Gaucha
Above: Baraja Gaucha with Gaucho designs published by Naipes Fournier specially for Argentina, 1999.
By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.
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