Quino, Mafalda's father and legend of Argentine drawing, dies

September 30, 2020 at 10:27 hrs.
Quino comic strip. PHOTO: Special
Quino comic strip. PHOTO: Special

 

One day after the 56th birthday of his most emblematic and endearing creation: Mafalda, the graphic humorist passed away, Joaquin Salvador Washed, Better known as Quino, at 88 years old. 

The news of the death of the author, originally from Mendoza, Argentina, became known through the official networks Of his work.

Where he was fired with the message: "Family and friends informed that this morning our beloved teacher, Quino, passed away."

In this regard, several figures from comics and culture expressed their solidarity, including artists trill camachoLiniers

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Quino and Mafalda, a historical idyll

Universal figure of humor, Salvador Lavado conquered universal success from the comic strip starring the character femaleMafalda. 

Which emerged in 1962 and was characterized by denouncing and questioning society, accompanied by Felipe, Manolito, Susanita, Libertad, Guille and company. 

This comic strip arose from a job commission to advertise a brand of washing machines and refrigerators, which consisted of drawing comic strips that show the daily life of a family that is fond of household appliances mandsfield.

The advertisement was rejected and was waiting to be published until 1964 in the newspaper Front page, becoming from then on the most popular comic strip and translated into at least 30 languages.

 

Joaquín Salvador Washed by Quino

Winner of Prince of Asturias Awards 2014 in the category of Communication and Humanities, Quino published other books impregnated with the same critical spirit, such as QuinotherapyPeople on your siteI did not go, and What an unpresentable present!

About himself, Quino wrote an autobiography that begins with the phrase, "A black man was lamenting on the seashore: Whoever was white! (He cried), even if he was Catalan."

"To the sound of this nanny, a baby named Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón, 'Quino', was born to Andalusian parents in 1932 in Mendoza (Argentina). But at the age of four (1936) little Quino discovers that some Spaniards are out there. very bad, that they are killing the good Spaniards ... ", he narrated the drawer.

With his death, Quino leaves an unrivaled space in the field of comics, drawing and graphic humor, but his legacy remains through his sharp comedy combined with his intellectual heritage.

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