Baraja PEPLVM
Baraja PEPLVM features cartoons by Ortuño of famous actors and actresses in roles from epic Roman movies.
Baraja PEPLVM features cartoons by Ortuño of famous actors and actresses depicted in their roles in epic Roman movies. The pack is well-designed with Roman-style typography and non-standard suit colours, and is divided into eight categories: governors, myths, powerful women, legionaries, ancient leaders, etc. See the info cards►





Above: Baraja PEPLVM with cartoons by Ortuño of famous actors and actresses, manufactured by Naipes Comas, limited edition of 500 copies, 2004. 32 cards + 1 joker + 6 extra cards in box. The pack was conceived by Enrique García Martín and designed by Alberto Pérez González.

By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
View ArticlesCurator and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.