Biography
The son of Spanish parents, his childhood was spent in Villa Pueyrredón (Buenos Aires) where he had an early interest in drawing. In 1948 he obtained the certificate of Illustrator in the School of Journalism. Two years later part of the animation team Burone Bruch study at the same time making illustrations for children's stories (Tales of Perrault tales Schmid, The Musicians of Bremen and The Three Little Pigs) edited by Codex. Galas Studies for 1952 co-founded, dedicated to the production of animations. Meanwhile, continues to develop his career as an illustrator and publishing some strips in local magazines.
On November 7, 1955, part to Lima, Peru, where he works as a freelance designer for the advertising company McCann Erickson. In 1958 Aesop's Fables illustrated and Samaniego for Editorial Iberia Lima.
After having done illustrations for greeting cards for Hallmark Cards in Kansas City based, left for the United States in 1960. There is used in the Paramount Pictures Studios in New York. Part of the performance of the film in two globally significant characters: Popeye and Little Lulu and creates two characters for the short film Trick for tree.
Three years later, an August 20 direction changes again. This time he travels to Europe, arriving in Paris on 19 September. There, he works at first humorous letters to Mic-Max Edition. In July 1966 began to collaborate with the magazine Le Pelerin and shortly after doing the same in Paris Match. Two years later, work will start being printed in publications from other parts of the world, most notably Germany's Stern. In Paris he met his wife Amparo Camarasa, marrying in 1969 and which has two children: Sebastian Jerome (1970) and Cecile Isabelle (1972).
In 1980 he moved to Mallorca, Spain and was named President of the International Association of Authors of Comics and Cartoons (CFIA) based in Geneva, Switzerland. After 18 years in Spain, returned to France in 1998. The following year he participates in the Creative Workshop Zermatt, Switzerland.
In 2007 leaves ink drawings in color and experiment with new materials: acrylics, pastels and crayons. The following year he performed with Art Petrus a series of reproductions of pictures in high definition. Also that year sold through internet publication numbered and signed by the author: Mordillo Collection.
He currently resides in Monaco.
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