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Ferdie Pacheco collection, 1993-1994

 

Summary

Creator:
Pacheco, Ferdie (1927-2017)
Extent:
0.84 Linear Feet
2 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Ferdie Pacheco Collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consist of two (2) typescripts of Pacheco's 1994 book, Ybor City Chronicles: A Memoir; nine (9) untitled black and white ink drawings; a binder containing color copies of paintings, with a price list and descriptions, from Pacheco's "Ybor Remembered: 1935 to 1945" collection; color slides of unidentified paintings; and Tampa trolley car memorabilia (circa 2002).

Biographical / historical:

Born in Tampa, Florida on December 8, 1927, Ferdie Pacheco earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida and his Medical Doctorate from the University of Miami. Following early success as a pharmacist and physician, Pacheco served for seventeen years as the corner man for twelve boxing world champions, including Muhammad Ali, earning himself the nickname "Fight Doctor." Pacheco went on to work as a television boxing analyst, a career that spanned 25 years and won him two Emmy Awards. As a painter, Pacheco's bold and colorful works are reflections of his life, most notably a childhood spent in the heavy Cuban influences of Ybor City. His artistic skills have earned him numerous awards, including the Best Colorist Award from the Musée du Luxembourg in Paris, as well as the Gold Medal, First Prize, and the Best Latin American Artist Award from Le Centre Culturel Paul-Dumail in Tonneins, France. Pacheco is also known for his work as an author, nationally published columnist, actor, and screenwriter. He currently lives in Miami with his wife, Flamenco artist and photographer Luisita Sevilla. The couple has one daughter, Tina.

Goode, Stephen. "The Many Lives of Dr. Ferdie Pacheco." Nuestro 8 (May 1984): 14.

Graham, Kevin. "Ybor Champion Has His Day." St. PetersburgTimes 30 Jan. 2004, South Pinellas ed. B3.

Hawes, Leland. "'Fight Doctor' Return to Celebrate Ybor's Past in His Style." TampaTribune 23 Feb. 2003, final ed. 4.

Marger, Mary Ann. "Ybor's Renaissance Man Series: Ybor Reborn." St. Petersburg Times. 5 Oct. 2000, state ed. W29.

Note written by Tomaro Taylor; edited and revised by Jean McAllister, 2011

Acquisition information:

Ferdie Pacheco, M.D.

Donation

Arrangement:

By type of material

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

None.  The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright.  Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

Ferdie Pacheco Collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Location of this collection:
The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122
Tampa
FL
33620-5400
USA