Like most media groups in Latin America, Abril has suffered in recent years, hit hard by an advertising slump and the vagaries of Brazil's economy, which shrank last year for the first time in more than a decade.
Graduating from the Phoenix JATC in 1994, Abril continued to learn through many positions in the HVAC industry ranging from journeyman, general foreman, superintendent, Local Union 359 business representative, and Local Union 359 business manager.
Out of that came a self-published 'zine, Thinspiration, in which Abril documented the controversial Pro-Ana community which, in her words, "has turned anorexia (Ana) into its dogma" and where activists "venerate the illness giving meaning to their totalitarian 'lifestyle'".
In 2015, Abril relocated his family to Sacramento to further his career in the position of Western States Council Administrator, where his primary focus is to build relationships that will help to move the industry and members.
The images in Laia Abril's Thinspiration fanzine fit into this category.
The images in Laia Abril's Thinspiration Fanzine fit this category.
Other festivals include Las Fallas in Valencia (March), Feria de Abril in Seville (April), or try your hand at tomato-throwing at La Tomatina in Buñol (August).
"The country's in bad shape because he [Chávez] is worried about problems abroad," said Jessica, a young mother in 19 de Abril, a working-class neighbourhood in Caracas.
In an interview, Abril's chairman and editor in chief, Roberto Civita, said the deal, which was signed Wednesday morning after a year of negotiations, should allow the company to resume growth after paying some of its roughly $300 million in debt.
