José Escobar Saliente
Spanish cartoonist (1908–1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Escobar and the second or maternal family name is Saliente.
José Escobar Saliente (22 October 1908 — 31 March 1994) was a Spanish comic book writer and artist, born in Barcelona.[1] He signed as Escobar, and is most famous for his creation Zipi y Zape, as well as the character Carpanta.[2] He was also an author and a theater actor, as well as one of the pioneers of animation in Spain during the 1920s, and worked on early Spanish animated movies, such as La ratita que barría la escalerita (“The little rat who was sweeping the little flight of stairs”).
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José Escobar | |
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Born | José Escobar Saliente (1908-10-22)22 October 1908 Barcelona, Spain |
Died | 31 March 1994(1994-03-31) (aged 85) Barcelona, Spain |
Nationality | Spanish |
Area(s) | Writer, artist |
Pseudonym(s) | Escobar |
Notable works | Zipi y Zape |
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