13 Facts About Quino

Quino retained an affection for his parents' Spanish culture and flamenco into his later years.

Quino obtained Spanish citizenship in 1990 and remained a dual citizen of Spain and Argentina.

Quino was called "Quino" from his childhood on, to distinguish him from his uncle, the illustrator Joaquin, who helped to awaken his vocation of cartooning at an early age.

Shortly after, his father died in 1948 when Quino was 16 years old.

Quino's friends reflected different personalities like the insecure but studious Felipe, the gossip-girl Susanita, the sturdy but dim-witted Manolito, the naive Miguelito, the rebel and witty Libertad and Mafalda's baby brother Guille.

In 2009, Quino participated with an original Mafalda work, created for El Mundo, in the Bicentennial: 200 years of Graphic Humor that the Museo del Dibujo y la Ilustracion held at the Eduardo Sivori Museum of Buenos Aires.

Quino subsequently divided his time between Buenos Aires, Madrid, and Milan.

Quino won many international awards and honors throughout his career.

In 1982, Quino was chosen Cartoonist of the Year by fellow cartoonists around the world, he won the Konex Platinum Award for Visual Arts in 1982 and 1992, the Konex Special Mention in 2012 and the Konex of Honour in 2022.

In May 2014 Quino was presented with the Senator Domingo Faustino Sarmiento cultural award by the Senate of Argentina.

In 2014, Quino was awarded the Prince of Asturias award in recognition of his work, 50 years after creating the character of Mafalda.

Quino received the prize from King Felipe VI of Spain on 24 October 2014 at a ceremony in Oviedo, Spain.

Quino died on 30 September 2020 from a stroke, at the age of 88.