"Libby con mate"

shout out to feisty little black haired girls with red dresses from the funny papers gotta be one of my favorite genders

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.

So i decided to participate in the name the book challenge created by @bea-estudiando, because it seems fun and i wanna talk about books!

Day 1: what's the first book you remember reading (that you actually enjoyed)?

i read A LOT as a kid and i would read anything my parents got me tbh. but the first book i remember becoming a fan of was this series of comics called "Mafalda" by the argentinian author Quino. it's about this 8 year old girl who has a lot of existencial questions, enjoys playing with her friends and hates soup! It's really good and i would really recommend it to adults and kids alike!!

Quino (17 July 1932 -  30 September 2020)

Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón, better known by his pen name Quino, was an Argentine-Spanish cartoonist. His comic strip Mafalda (which ran from 1964 to 1973) is popular in many parts of the Americas and Europe and has been praised for its use of social satire as a commentary on real-life issues.

Rest in Power Cinchona !

"Living without reading is dangerous, it forces you to believe what you are told" -Mafalda, Quino

When I tell y’all I’m bawling my freaking eyes off rn

My parent’s love for comics shaped my childhood. My mother has only a few comics; hers are the Tintin, Garfield and Mafalda collections. I started reading Garfield as a kid and, in the same bookshelf, there was some comics with the same size, but old and with faded colors. Most of them featured a girl like me in the cover, but my mother said those were for grown-ups. It wasn’t until high school when I approached her again and she said I could read them. And I loved them.

Mafalda is a lot like me, not only because of the bushy hair. She’s smart, kind, wants to learn and know about everything and always says what she thinks, mostly when she doesn’t like something at all. Her comic strips are funny but also make you think, like all the really good things do.

Soon after, I recollected other of his works and all of them were funny and thoughtful. I’m sure he was that kind of person too. 

Thanks for everything, Quino.

Y el día de hoy descubrí que tumblr está lleno de argentinos, que lindo 💖

Quino eterno🖤

Daily sketch 30 sep 2020

QEPD Quino

Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón was on of the most, if not the most important latin american cartoonist of all time. Mafalda, his feminist, political minded and non conformist girl, is as timeless today as she was 56 years ago. Rest in Peace. I don’t know if there are english translations available (even if she CAN be translated), but she, and all of Quino’s work (he did lots of wordless cartoons), is well worth tracking down.

Oh, and she hates soup.

Descanse en Paz, Quino.

GoodBye Maestro ☹

RIP QUINO

I know this is an all Japanese tumblr, but Quino, an Argentinian cartoonist has died, and I read his comic strips all my life, both mafalda and the classical strips.

Descansa en paz maestro.