Pasatiempos Gallo
Following their acquisition of Clemente Jacques y Cia in 1967, the playing card business was taken over by Pasatiempos Gallo S.A., which in 1990 became Pasatiempos Gallo S.A. de C.V.
Gallo Intransparente
Pasatiempos Gallo S.A. de C.V.
Following their acquisition of Clemente Jacques y Cia in 1967, the playing card business was taken over by Pasatiempos Gallo S.A., which in 1990 became Pasatiempos Gallo S.A. de C.V. The flagship “Gallo Intransparente” continued to be produced under the new ownership, in different qualities and with slight variations on the Aces of Coins etc. In addition to the two versions shown below, there is also “Gallo Extra Extramatizado”. Other brands including Naipes El Fenix, El Leon, Las Dos Torres and Cassino also continued in production. Today the company is called Don Clemente Inc., based in U.S.A. [Don Clemente website: www.donclementeinc.com →]
Above: 'Gallo Intransparente' by Pasatiempos Gallo S.A. de C.V., Mexico, c.1995. The cards have a grey background. The letters ‘MR’ appear at the top right of the Ace of Coins.
Above: 'Gallo Extra Intransparente' by Pasatiempos Gallo S.A. de C.V., Mexico, c.1995. Each card has a yellow background, plastic coated cards.
García Martín, Enrique: Clemente Jacques, in LA SOTA no.15, Asescoin, Madrid, September 1996
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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