09/30/2020 - 12:04
Clarín.com
Society
The cartoonist
Miguel Rep said
goodbye with an emotional message on the networks to Quino, the creator of Mafalda, who died this Wednesday at the age of 88.
"
My second father left
. Thanks for everything, Quino (1932-2020)," wrote the cartoonist for the newspaper
Página 12
.
And he attached a cartoon with a drawing of Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón being carried by birds and the message: "We sensed it ... the real Little Prince was Quino."
Quino's death was confirmed by his editor, Daniel Divinsky.
Reportedly, the renowned cartoonist had suffered a stroke in recent days and, although doctors managed to stabilize him, his general condition worsened.
After the news of the death was announced, dozens of figures from the political and artistic environment fired the cartoonist on the networks.
My second dad left.
Thanks for everything #Quino
(1932-2020)
🖤 pic.twitter.com/v12TCQExyo
- Miguel Rep (@miguelrep) September 30, 2020
"Thank you for your art, for your talent and for your commitment to Argentina. Goodbye, Quino," published the Casa Rosada's Twitter account.
"Goodbye, dear Quino. His immense legacy reached every corner of the world. With his work he showed us the power of imagination and marked generations with characters that accompanied us and taught so much for decades," wrote
Rody Suárez
, governor of Mendoza, province native of the cartoonist, where he spent his last days.
Thank you for your art, for your talent and for your commitment to Argentina.
Goodbye, Quino.
pic.twitter.com/F8vsKpFJs7
- Casa Rosada (@CasaRosada) September 30, 2020
Along the same lines, the
radical
senator
Julio Cobos
pointed out that "the size and importance of his legacy with Mafalda and the other characters is the best parameter to measure his work and his fundamental contribution to the culture of our country."
The
Royal Spanish Academy
also dedicated a tweet to him: "Quino, creator of the unforgettable Mafalda and one of the most international cartoonists in Spanish, has left us. His accurate words traveled to both sides of the Atlantic thanks to his cartoons and his peculiar sense of humor ".
Quino, creator of the unforgettable Mafalda and one of the most international cartoonists in Spanish, has left us.
His accurate words traveled to both sides of the Atlantic thanks to his cartoons and his peculiar sense of humor.
pic.twitter.com/bh7tG1uw4Y
- RAE (@RAEinforma) September 30, 2020
For his part, the actor and screenwriter
Santiago Segura
wrote: "At the age of 88 he leaves us a genius of humor. A titan of the Argentine comic. Joaquin Lavado 'Quino'. Master of graphic humor and creator of Mafalda. His cartoons will continue here to our enjoyment. DEP ".
Son of Spaniards and holder of awards such as the Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities and the Medal of the Order and Letters of France, Quino developed the adventures of his most popular character between 1964 and 1973, although the stories of the iconic babe are replicated around the world to the present day.
Quino left us.
The size and importance of his legacy with Mafalda and the other characters is the best parameter to measure his work and his fundamental contribution to the culture of our country.
Thanks for everything, teacher.
pic.twitter.com/f0jN6AfdwU
- Julio Cobos (@juliocobos) September 30, 2020
During his last active years, Quino published mainly in
Clarín
and only drew Mafalda again for campaigns at the request of organizations such as UNICEF or the Argentine Government.
For a few years, the author, who had moved to Mendoza from Buenos Aires after becoming a widower at the end of 2017, suffered health problems, although he continued to attend various tributes to his work.
Goodbye dear Quino.
His immense legacy reached every corner of the world.
With his work, he showed us the power of imagination and marked generations with characters that accompanied us and taught us so much for decades.
(Follow) pic.twitter.com/3fxKLuf1Re
- Rodolfo Suarez (@rodysuarez) September 30, 2020
At 88 years old, he leaves us a genius of humor.
A titan of the Argentine comic.
Joaquin Lavado "Quino".
Master of graphic humor and creator of Mafalda.
Your vignettes will remain here for our enjoyment.
D.E.P.
pic.twitter.com/BHbQ8FC2Qz
- Santiago Segura (@SSantiagosegura) September 30, 2020
JPE