#mafalda

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Today, Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón, better known as Quino, has unfortunately passed away after a long sucessful life as one of Argentina’s most beloved artists. He was the writer of Mafalda, the little girl who questioned society (and soup) and wasn’t afraid to speak her mind, even in some of Argentina’s most violent and divisive times. The comics of Mafalda remain relevant even today and it’s no exageration that they have raised entire generations of Argentines with their hilarious but thoughtful takes on society, politics, and life in general.

But he also was a master cartoonist, perhaps one of the best in Argentina and the world. Most of his better work does not involve words at all.

To honor him, here’s some of his best work:

As someone who loves in Costa Rica, I just want to say that Quino was not only impactful in Argentina but all America Latina. He was an icon, I remember as a little girl seeing Mafalda strips in the newspaper.

Mafalda is a female political icon, one that stands for the people and gets us in whole new levels.

Αντιγράφω από φίλο σε άλλο social media:

“Έφυγε λοιπόν πριν λίγη ώρα ο Quino, ο αργεντίνος γίγαντας του σκίτσου, που μεγάλωσε τόσες γενιές (και τη δική μας) με τη Μαφάλντα του.

Εξαιρετικός όχι μόνο στα στριπ, αλλά και στις γελοιογραφίες. Με μια υπέροχη, προσωπική γραμμή στο σχέδιο, που κάνει τα σκίτσα του τόσο χαρακτηριστικά ώστε τα ξεχωρίζεις πριν καν πέσει το μάτι σου στην υπογραφή. Και πάντα μελαγχολικός, με γλυκόπικρο χιούμορ, και έναν ανθρωπισμό που ξεχειλίζει σε κάθε σελίδα.

Αντίο.”