Puerto Rican artist (1900–1989)
Carmelo Filardi (1900–1989) was a Puerto Rican artist of Italian ancestry. He was a cartoonist who had his work published in Puerto Rico's newspaper starting in 1927. He was from Yauco, Puerto Rico and his parents were born in Italy. Filardi specialized in satire and journalistic criticism. To do this, he used depictions of average daily life in Puerto Rico to illustrate his thoughts. He was a caricaturist and his work is included in University of Puerto Rico collections.
His first published cartoon in "El Mundo" was in 1927. In 1947, he published a book called "Un año de historia en caricaturas", which contained a selection of his works from 1946 to 1947. 
In 1971, he published a book called . The book contained a collection of his works from 1948-1963. Eliseo Combas Guerra, wrote the prologue, selected the cartoons and annotated the work for the book, which was published by Editorial Universitaria of the University of Puerto Rico. 
His cartoons which featured life and events about Puerto Rico include one when José Ferrer, a Puerto Rican actor won an Oscar.
Filardi's works and cultural influences have been featured and discussed in numerous books, publications and national archives such as:
There is a Carmelo Filardi Medal award.
Filardi is related to the family which built the Filardi House. His father was Vicente Filardi, the primary builder. His older brothers Juan Bautista and Domingo were also contributors. The professional tennis player Alex Llompart Filardi is also related to Carmelo Filardi.
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