WP Retropod – The Painter Who Became the CIA’s Master of Disguise

By Jonna Mendez | June 7, 2019
WP Retropod - Tony Mendez was an illustrator working in graphic design when he went to an interview for a job working abroad. Soon he was using his skills as an artist to become a disguise guru and expert document forger, and eventually to lead a top secret, daring rescue mission.
Washington Post Retropod – The painter who became the CIA’s master of disguise

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The spy business is all about masking the truth. One CIA agent’s deceptions and sham identities were so enterprising that he earned the nickname “Master of Disguise.”

Tony Mendez was an illustrator working in graphic design when he went to an interview for a job working abroad. Soon he was using his skills as an artist to become a disguise guru and expert document forger, and eventually to lead a top secret, daring rescue mission.

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