Arturo Moreno (cartoonist)

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Arturo Moreno
Born10 May 1909
Valencia, Spain
Died25 June 1993(1993-06-25) (aged 84)
Barcelona, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Notable works
Garbancito de la Mancha
Signature

Arturo Moreno (10 May 1909 – 25 June 1993[1]) was a Spanish cartoonist, comics artist and animator.

His family moved to Barcelona when he was eight. Moreno began working as a professional artist in the 1920s,[1] contributing to a satirical magazine, Pulgarcito.[2]

In 1942, Moreno founded Diarmo Films with

portmanteau of "Dibujos animados Arola y Moreno" (Spanish for "Arola and Moreno Animations").[3]

In 1948, he emigrated to

Ministry of Education on Tricolor, an educational children's magazine, as well as advertising spots.[2][4]
Moreno returned to Spain in 1956.

He was known as one of the most prominent Spanish animators.[5]

Biography

After moving to Barcelona, Moreno began taking drawing classes. After working as a comic strip artist, he began drawing for Pulgarcito and another magazine, TBO, in 1924. In 1929, he had his first exhibition. At this point, he began to take an interested in animation, after seeing movies featuring Felix the Cat. His debut was a one-minute black-and-white commercial for a chocolate company.

Works

Year Title Publisher Notes
1926 Tommy, aventuras de un joven sportman Pulgarcito
1930 Formidables trapisondas del Grumete Mick, el viejo Mock y el Perro Muck Pocholo Dos entregas
1934 Aventuras de un faraón en el Siglo XX Ki-Ki-Ri-Ki
1935 Punto negro Pocholo
1936 Punto negro en el País del Juego Pocholo Álbum monográfico
1936 Faustino de la O Mickey
1936 Freddy, el pequeño botones Pocholo
194- Selección de historietas judías Bauzá Álbum monográfico
1941 Cupatintas y su pandilla Chicos Primera época de la revista.
1941 Capuchín Mis Chicas
1942 El Califa cigüeña Mis Chicas
1943 El Flautista de Homelín Chicos
1945 Cuentos de Mateo y Lepi Flechas y Pelayos
1949 Moreno Buigas número 6
1956 León y Arpón, trotamuntos Paseo Infantil
1957 Aventuras de Cuqui Maravillas
1957 Pinky Trotamundos Pinocho
1957 Ciclonín Pinocho
1957 Fifilo Paseo Infantil
1958 Jacin Too Bailarín
1970 Humor Gráfico español del siglo XX número 46
1974 Chito Chito
1991 La familia de Ulises Los Archivos del TBO número 6
1998 Cien cómics sobre aspirina Obra póstuma.

Cine

Title Year Length Budget Box office Profits
La risa va por barrios (y/o El capitán Tormentoso)[6] 1942 14 minutes[7] s.d. s.d. s.d.
Garbancito de la Mancha 1945 85 minutes 3 809 618 pesetas[8] s.d. between 2 000 000 and 3 000 000 pesetas[8]
Alegres vacaciones 1948 73 minutes 3 000 000 pesetas[9] s.d. s.d.[Note 1]

Notes

  1. ^ Aunque no se tienen datos de los beneficios que obtuvo la película, Arturo Moreno afirmó que sí se obtuvieron debido a que la productora realizó una tercera película, Los sueños de Tay-Pi.[9]

References

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  2. ^ a b "Comic creator: Arturo Moreno". Lambiek Comiclopedia. 2008-07-11. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
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  5. ^ "Arturo Moreno". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  6. ^ Cuadrado 2000, pp. 877–878.
  7. ^ José María Candel Crespo 1993, pp. 28–29.
  8. ^ a b José María Candel Crespo 1993, pp. 44–50.
  9. ^ a b José María Candel Crespo 1993, pp. 52–55.

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