Argentine/Spanish cartoonist Quino (JoaquAi??n Salvador Lavado TejA?n) is the winner of the 2014 Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities.

Best known for his character Mafalda, the 81-year-old cartoonist was born inAi??Mendoza, Argentina (17 July 1932 ), and while currently living in Europe, still publishes a weekly cartoon in the Argentine newspaper “ClarAi??n“, Ai??something he has been doing since 1982.

From the FundaciA?n PrAi??ncipe de AsturiasAi??website:

At its meeting in Oviedo, the Jury for the 2014 Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, made up of InAi??s Alberdi Alonso, JosAi?? Antonio A?lvarez GundAi??n, Alberto Anaut GonzA?lez, Luis MarAi??a Anson Oliart, Juan Barja de Quiroga Losada, Adela Cortina Orts, Albert Espinosa Puig, Soledad Fox Maura, Javier Garciadiego DantA?n, Javier GonzA?lez Ferrari, Jordi GutiAi??rrez RoldA?n, Miguel A?ngel Liso Tejada, JosAi?? Narro Robles, Benigno PendA?s GarcAi??a, JosAi?? Antonio Vera Gil, Enrique de Ybarra e Ybarra, chaired by VAi??ctor GarcAi??a de la Concha and with RamA?n LA?pez Vilas acting as secretary, has decided to confer the 2014 Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities on JoaquAi??n Salvador Lavado TejA?n, known worldwide by his pen name Quino.

Quino achieved international fame with the creation of the universe of Mafalda, a girl who perceives the complexity of the world through the simplicity of a childai??i??s eyes. Mafalda, the foremost character in Quinoai??i??s creative work, is intelligent, ironic, non-conformist, rebellious and sensitive. She dreams of a world that is more dignified, just and respectful of human rights. On Mafaldaai??i??s 50th ai???anniversaryai???, Quinoai??i??s lucid messages still remain valid due to having wisely combined the simplicity of his drawing provera canada with the depth of his thought.

Quinoai??i??s work holds enormous educational value and has been translated into many languages, a fact that reveals its universality. His characters transcend all geographical settings, ages and social conditions.

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