How the cia and hollywood pulled off the most audacious rescue in history by mendez, antonio, baglio, matt isbn. The book was written by the lead cia operative mendez who was responsible in exfiltrating the six american hostages from iran. Sep 20, 2012 mendez will be present at a book launch party at the international spy museum tomorrow evening. The cia and the canadian government collaborated on a rescue plan, and it falls to cia exfiltration expert tony mendez and his team to get them out. Jan 20, 2019 former spy tony mendez died saturday after a battle with parkinsons disease the 25year cia veteran left behind his wife joanna and son jesse his work inspired the 2012 film argo starring ben affleck. Argo quotes showing 17 of 7 the trick is that you have to believe the lie and believe it so much that the lie becomes the truth. Together and separately, mendez and tony have written several books, including tonys book with matt baglio argo. The making of a modern exorcist, he divides his time between california and italy. Afflecks 2012 movie based on the covert operation mr. Mendez and chambers named their purported sciencefiction film project argo, for the raunchy punchline to a knockknock joke and in a sly nod to the mythological ship that jason used to retrieve. Ben affleck pays tribute to tony mendez after argo spy. Antonio tony mendez, former cia officer portrayed in. Mendez was diagnosed with parkinson disease in 2009 and after a decade long battle with the disease, he passed away on. Tony has had a variety of golden artistic nuggets in his queue this summer.
The author of the master of disguise and spy dust, mendez lives with his family in rural washington county, maryland. The secret cia tactics that helped america win the cold war 2019, with jonna mendez. It centers on mendezs plot to extract six americans from. Tony mendez served the cia for 25 years and after retirement continued to work as an artist. The book, along with bearmans article in wired, served as the source. Antonio tony mendez, a former cia technical operations officer who helped rescue six u. Todays deals your gift cards help whole foods registry sell disability customer support. The experiences i had have shaped me to be a person i do not even understand. Before the event, mendez and goeser signed books mendez recently coauthored a book, argo, with matt baglio and took pictures with guests at a vip reception. After 444 days the other hostages were released on president ronald reagans inauguration. Jan 29, 2019 mendez was able to disguise them as a film crew and smuggle them out in 1980, portrayed in argo, the academy award winning film starring and directed by ben affleck. Jan 19, 2019 tony mendez, the cia master of disguise whose effort to smuggle diplomats out of iran during the hostage crisis inspired the movie argo, has died at age 78. Jesse mendez dean texas tech university college of.
They had one son, jesse lee mendez of charles town, west virginia. Former cia officer, eureka native, dead at 78 local. Antonio tony mendez, former cia officer portrayed in argo. Mendezs book agent, christy fletcher, announced the news on twitter saturday morning. Antonio mendez, portrayed in argo, passes at age 78. Former spy tony mendez died saturday after a battle with parkinsons disease the 25year cia veteran left behind his wife joanna and son jesse his work inspired the 2012 film argo starring ben affleck. Mendez, he is survived by a son and daughter from his first marriage, antonio tobias mendez and amanda lynne mendez, and a son from his second marriage, jesse lee mendez. Mendez orchestrated one of the most audacious covert operations in the agencys history. Mendez was able to disguise them as a film crew and smuggle them out in 1980, portrayed in argo, the academy award winning film starring and directed by ben affleck. A riveting story of secret identities and international intrigue, argo is the gripping account of the historymaking collusion between hollywood and highstakes espionage. The successful beauty chain has been around for more than 40 years and boasts a remarkable track record vip clients like kuh ledesma, imee marcos, pops fernandez, and sharon cuneta can attest to. If youve seen the movie you know the ending, so ill just say its a brilliant book, and a on november 4, 1979, iranian activists stormed the united states embassy in tehran.
Mendez was decorated, and is now widely known, for his onthescene. Mendez and chambers named their purported sciencefiction film project argo, for the raunchy punchline to a knockknock joke and in a sly nod to the mythological ship that jason used to. How the cia and hollywood pulled off the most audacious rescue in history. Together, they had a son named jesse lee mendez who was born in 1993. View jesse mendezs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Based on true events, argo chronicles the lifeordeath covert operation to rescue six americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the iran hostage crisisthe truth of which was unknown by the public for decades.
Tony mendez, argo spy who smuggled us hostages out of iran. As we write he has just received the hard copy of his third book, argo, to be released on the silver screen in october. The first time i sat down to interview tony and jonna mendez was in late 2012, not long after the movie argo opened and propelled the retired cia spies into fame after living a. Tony mendez, the cia agent made famous by the movie argo, helped. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Md a son from his second marriage, jesse mendez of charleston, w. A toplevel cia officer named antonio mendez devised an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them before they were detected. Tony mendez biography facts, childhood, family life. He also dedicated his time to write down four nonfiction books based on his experiences in the agency. Antonio mendez finally details the mindbogglingly complex and dangerous operation he led more than three decades ago. How the cia and hollywood pulled off the most audacious rescue in history was written in association with matt baglio.
Argo by antonio mendez and matt baglio the boston globe. The mission inspired the 2012 hollywood movie, argo where ben affleck played the role of mendez. Pictures and no portion of it may be performed, distributed, reproduced, used. Mendez orchestrated one of the most audacious covert operations in. Argo author antonio mendez writes for mirror book club. Mainely lobstah food truck website chris adams 20140915t10. The former agentturnedauthor took a few minutes to talk about the experience, the new book, and the upcoming movie argo starring and directed by ben affleck releasing october 12. This painting of tony mendez hangs in the cia headquarters at langley, virginia, as a.
It centers on mendezs plot to extract six americans from iran during the 197980 hostage crisis. Although the 2012 film argo starring ben affleck took liberties with the facts, it ensured that tony mendez, pictured in 20, got the recognition. Dec 27, 2018 together and separately, mendez and tony have written several books, including tonys book with matt baglio argo. Oct 15, 2014 argo hero tony mendez battling parkinsons. Flonationals champ, cadet world team member, 3x pan am world gold medalist, 2x state champ. A riveting story of secret identities and international intrigue, argo is the. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover jesses. Before he was a spy, argos tony mendez was an artist. Tony mendez, cia master of disguise who was the real argo. Matt baglio has worked for a variety of news organizations and magazines.
Mailing address counterpunch po box 228 petrolia, ca 95558 telephone 1707 6293683. As their books make clear, the best cover for a real spy is to be neither. Jesse mendez baltimore, maryland, united states i grew up traveling around the world for most of my life. The movie has a lot of language and graphic violence. His most recent book is argo, which tells the story of the operation he ran to rescue six americans hiding in the canadian embassy in tehran during the hostage. Tony mendez, argo spy who smuggled us hostages out of. Official facebook page for jesse mendez music currently always in the studio. Ben affleck portrayed mendez, who guided trapped american. Tony mendez, who died in january, is best known for a previous book he wrote, argo, which became the oscarwinning movie of the same name. The movie, which affleck also directs, is in production. The book, along with bearmans article in wired, served as the source material for argo, which. Exspy and argo hero tony mendez, in front of one of his paintings at his home in western maryland. There were some differences in the book from the movie which is expected from hollywood.
The book, along with bearmans article in wired, served as the source material for argo, which won the. He retired from the cia in 1990 and wrote memoirs of his experiences. Website design for small business by rocketman creative. How the cia and hollywood pulled off the most audacious. Boston globe besides being a talented spy, mendez is also a gifted storytellerhis latest book is a page. For history buffs and affleck fans, argo the book, provides added insight into a wild, if not widely known, incident in the history of american foreign policy and the cia. Antonio joseph mendez november 15, 1940 january 19, 2019 was an american technical operations officer for the central intelligence agency cia, who specialized in support of clandestine and covert cia operations. Two masters of disguise reveal the tools and operations that helped win the cold war, 2002, etc. Antonio mendez finally details the extraordinarily complex and dangerous operation he led more than three decades ago. Jun 10, 2019 tony mendez, who died in january, is best known for a previous book he wrote, argo, which became the oscarwinning movie of the same name.
Mendez will be present at a book launch party at the international spy museum tomorrow evening. The making of a modern exorcist, 2009, he tells the story of the exfiltration from beginning to end. A true story of secret identities and international intrigue, argo is the gripping account of the historymaking collusion between hollywood and highstakes espionage. His firsthand account of the bold cia escape plan from iran is. The book, along with bearmans article in wired, served as. Tony mendez, the cia master of disguise whose effort to smuggle diplomats out of iran during the hostage crisis inspired the movie argo, has died at age 78. The book description in goodreads, is pretty much the book itself. From the spymaster and inspiration for the movie argo. View the profiles of professionals named jesse mendez on linkedin. Another son from his first marriage, ian archer mendez, died in 2010. But argo author antonio mendez did more than pen the book he lived it. As the chief of the cias counterintelligence staff, james jesus angleton became.
Argo hero tony mendez battling parkinsons the washington. Argo by chris terrio based on the may 2007 wired magazine article entitled the great escape by joshuah bearman. When it comes to hair, jesi mendez salon sets the standard of excellence in styling and cutting. By sharing my life with others, i hope someone will.
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