About Lionel Sosa
Lionel Sosa (born May 27, 1939) is a Mexican-American advertising and marketing executive. == Biography == Sosa grew up in San Antonio, Texas. After graduating from Lanier High School in 1957, Sosa served in the United States Marine Corps. Sosa had long dreamed of being an artist and tried to join the Walt Disney Animation Studios while living in San Clemente, California. He mailed a portfolio of his work to Disney but ran low on funds and had to return to San Antonio after two months. The portfolio was mailed back with a letter stating that the company was "adequately staffed." His first real job after the Marines was for O. P. Schabel; he spent four years emptying and repainting litter cans around San Antonio and was paid $1.75 for each can. During his time with Schnabel, Sosa landed a job with Texas Neon designing neon signs, continuing his work on the litter cans on nights and weekends. Sosa opened his graphic design studio, SosArt, in 1967. Sosa entered political advertising by supporting John Tower. With Sosa's support, Tower won 37% of the Hispanic vote.
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