Google celebrates this Sunday, July 17, the 90th anniversary of the birth of Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejon, cartoonist known worldwide as Cinchona and who created Mafalda.
Therefore, the technology company dedicated scribble which greets all surfers when they enter their browser.
Legend of Cinema
“Joaquin Salvador Lavado Tejon, better known by his pseudonym Cinchonacreated a cult comic Mafalda. He gave voice to Latin America in times of political instability and censorship. scribble Today marks the 90th birthday of the Argentine-Spanish cartoonist, illustrated by Buenos Aires-based guest artist Azul Portillo. Google.
Cinchona was born in Mendoza, Argentina in 1932. “The son of pro-democracy Spanish immigrants, he grew up trying to understand his country’s unstable government and institutions. His artistic ambitions were encouraged by his uncle Joaquin, an artist and graphic artist. Cinchona he got his nickname to distinguish him from an uncle of the same name.
At the age of 12, Cinchona he entered art school and dropped out three years later when his father died. He moved to Buenos Aires where he dreamed of becoming a cartoonist. After completing his mandatory military service, the artist published his first cartoon in 1954. He spent the next decade honing his craft, releasing a collection of cartoons called Quino World.
“Thanks to the success World Whoor he was commissioned to create a comic as part of an advertising campaign for an appliance brand. When developing a campaign Cinchona created for Mafalda, a curious six-year-old Argentine girl with a special ability to realize the injustices of the world and confuse her parents. The campaign has been cancelled, but Cinchona he stayed with the cartoons”, represents Google. This moment will forever change his outlook on life.
Mafalda conquers Latin America
Since its debut in 1964, the cartoon has featured childish characters who make humorous and snarky comments about authoritarianism, censorship, and inequality.
Quino’s cartoons have been translated into 26 different languages and Mafalda it is still in print today. IN 2014, Cinchona He received the Prince of Asturias Award from Spain and the Legion of Honor from France. His cartoons are sold online and in bookstores around the world. After his death, many Argentines honored his life by leaving flowers at the foot of the statue. Mafalda in Buenos Aires.
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