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Joaquín Salvador Lavado, better known by his pen name Quino (; born 17 July 1932), is a Argentine Spanish〔 cartoonist. His comic strip ''Mafalda'' (which ran from 1964 to 1973) is very popular in Latin America and many parts of Europe. ==Biography== Joaquín Salvador Lavado was born in Argentina province of Mendoza, 17 July 1932. was called "Quino" since childhood, to distinguish him from his uncle, the illustrator Joaquín, who helped to awaken his vocation of cartooning at an early age. In 1945, after the death of his mother, he enrolled and started his studies at Escuela de Bellas Artes de Mendoza.〔()〕 Shortly after, his father died when Quino was 16 years old; a year later he abandoned his studies, with the intent to become a cartoonist. Soon he would sell his first illustration, an advertisement for a fabric store. He tried unsuccessfully to get a job with the editorial houses in Buenos Aires. After serving in the military draft in 1954, he decided to reside in Buenos Aires under poverty-stricken conditions. His first humor page was published in the weekly magazine ''Esto Es'', which lead to the publication of other works in many other magazines: ''Leoplán'', ''TV Guía'', ''Vea y Lea'', ''Damas y Damitas'', ''Usted'', ''Panorama'', ''Adán'', ''Atlántida'', ''Che'', el diario ''Democracia'', etc. In 1954, his cartoons became regulars in ''Rico Tipo'', ''Tía Vicenta'' and ''Dr. Merengue''.〔("Silent Satire" ), retrieved June 8, 2009〕 After this, he started to make more advertisement illustrations. On May 21 of 2014, he was given the Premio Príncipe de Asturias de Comunicación y Humanidades. This prize was validated on 25 October of the same year, 2014, when he received a statuette designed by the painter and sculptor Joan Miró. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Quino」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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