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At 88 he died Joaquín Salvador Lavado Badger, the Argentine cartoonist known as Cinchona and creator of the popular character Mafalda.
The information was confirmed by its editor Daniel Divinsky, one of the founding partners of Ediciones La Flor, the main publishing house that has published the comic.
Quino died. All the good people in the country and in the world will mourn it.
– Daniel Divinsky (@ DanielDivi1) September 30, 2020
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 its most popular character between 1964 to 1973, although the stories of the iconic girl have been replicated around the world to the present day.
For a few years, the author, who had moved to Mendoza from Buenos Aires at the end of 2017, after becoming a widower, suffered health problems, although he continued to attend various tributes to his work.
The family explained that the death is caused by “Reasons inherent to age and health consequences in recent times”, having lived his life “fully”.
Due to the recent death, he has not yet resolved how the funeral will be, which takes place in a context of strong restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Among the multitude of reactions that occurred on social networks, after knowing the death, is that of Ediciones de la Flor, the publisher in charge of Quino’s work, which paid tribute to his figure on Twitter with the publication of one of his strips.
Ediciones de la Flor changes your mood. How bad people are by Quino @MafaldaDigital pic.twitter.com/9evNC1B6zf
– Editions of the Flower (@Ed_delaFlor) September 30, 2020
On July 17, the emblematic cartoonist had celebrated 88 years with his family, in Mendoza, a day when the country’s Ministry of Culture defined him on their social networks as “creator of a part of Argentine culture” and he recalled that Mafalda “has accompanied with humor and learning over many years” millions of followers of his stories and reflections.
“Mafalda”, the little protester and social fighter whose image and timeless and ironic messages in favor of a better world have gone around the world, became his best known work, although he created a multitude of other characters.
Just yesterday, Tuesday, September 29, a new anniversary, number 56, of the publication of the first strip of Mafalda, in the trans-Andean weekly Front page, in 1964.
The unfortunate news has been replicated in media around the world and has caused an impact on social networks.
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