Manuel Vázquez
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Manuel Vázquez Gallego (Madrid
, 1930 - Barcelona
, 1995), was a Spanish
comic artist and writer. He was one of the most important artists of Editorial Bruguera
.
His family were friends with comedians Wenceslao Fernández Flórez
and Enrique Jardiel Poncela
, who influenced Vazquez's humor.
Gallego started to publish in the 1940s in a new magazine. He started to publish in Editorial Bruguera
in 1947. He created a lot of characters, for example: Las hermanas Gilda (The Gilda Sisters) (The adventures of two very different sisters), Anacleto, agente secreto (Anacleto, Secret Agent) (A surrealist parody of James Bond
), La familia Cebolleta (The Scallion Family) or El tío Vázquez (Uncle Vázquez) (A self- parody)
When Editorial Bruguera disappeared he also joined in adult magazines such as El Papus or Makoki with the alias Sappo. Vázquez died in 1995.
There is a 2010 biopic
film based on his life called El gran Vázquez directed by Óscar Aibar and starring Santiago Segura
.
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, 1930 - Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, 1995), was a Spanish
Spain
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comic artist and writer. He was one of the most important artists of Editorial Bruguera
Editorial Bruguera
Bruguera was a Spanish publishing house based in Barcelona, which was devoted mainly to the production of popular literature and comics. It was created in 1910 as El Gato Negro, changed its name in 1940 and came to possess, as indicated by Jesús Cuadrado:...
.
His family were friends with comedians Wenceslao Fernández Flórez
Wenceslao Fernández Flórez
Wenceslao Fernández Flórez was a popular Spanish journalist and novelist of the early 20th century. Throughout his career, he retained an intense fondness for the land of his birth.- Early life and career :...
and Enrique Jardiel Poncela
Enrique Jardiel Poncela
Enrique Jardiel Poncela was a Spanish playwright and novelist who wrote mostly humorous works....
, who influenced Vazquez's humor.
Gallego started to publish in the 1940s in a new magazine. He started to publish in Editorial Bruguera
Editorial Bruguera
Bruguera was a Spanish publishing house based in Barcelona, which was devoted mainly to the production of popular literature and comics. It was created in 1910 as El Gato Negro, changed its name in 1940 and came to possess, as indicated by Jesús Cuadrado:...
in 1947. He created a lot of characters, for example: Las hermanas Gilda (The Gilda Sisters) (The adventures of two very different sisters), Anacleto, agente secreto (Anacleto, Secret Agent) (A surrealist parody of James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
), La familia Cebolleta (The Scallion Family) or El tío Vázquez (Uncle Vázquez) (A self- parody)
When Editorial Bruguera disappeared he also joined in adult magazines such as El Papus or Makoki with the alias Sappo. Vázquez died in 1995.
There is a 2010 biopic
Biographical film
A biographical film, or biopic , is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people. They differ from films “based on a true story” or “historical films” in that they attempt to comprehensively tell a person’s life story or at least the most historically important years of their...
film based on his life called El gran Vázquez directed by Óscar Aibar and starring Santiago Segura
Santiago Segura
Santiago Segura Silva is a Spanish film actor, screenwriter, producer and director.Santiago was born in the Carabanchel neighbourhood in Madrid. After studying Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid, he decided to pursue a career as a film-maker and in 1989 he directed the short Relatos de...
.
Albums of Manuel Vázquez
- Macana en el Oeste, Ed. Hispano Americana, Col. "Infantil de las Grandes Aventuras", Barcelona, 1946.
- La fuga de El Caimán, Ibero-Americanas, "Cuento de Hadas", 1949.
- Hermanas Gilda, Bruguera, "Magos del Lápiz" (at least two albums), Barcelona, 1949.
- Las Hermanas Gilda: El tesoro maldito, Bruguera, "Magos de la Risa", nº 5, 1950.
- Heliodoro: ¡Detective genial!, Bruguera, "Magos de la Risa", nº 14, 1950.
- Las Hermanas Gilda: El tesoro de Buda, Bruguera, "Magos de la Risa, nº 14, 1950.
- Samba: El fantasma pequeñito y el enmascarado misterioso, Hispano Americana, "Humor de Bolsillo", nº 2, 1950.
- ¡Ahí va ese loco!, Hispano Americana, "Humor de Bolsillo", nº 6, 1950.
- Cápsula Bill, aventurero del Oeste, Hispano Americana, "Humor de Bolsillo", nº 9, 1950.
- El tesoro de los Pies Zambos, Hispano Americana, "Humor de Bolsillo", nº 10, 1950.
- La Cabaña del Tío Joe, Hispano Americana, "Humor de Bolsillo", nº 12, 1950.
- Pepe Almendruco y el Pueblo Fantasma, Hispano Americana, "Humor de Bolsillo", nº 15, 1950.
- El Mago de la Coz, Hispano Americana, "Humor de Bolsillo", nº 18, 1950.
- Heliodoro: Un lunes en Marte, Bruguera, "Magos de la Risa", nº 19, 1951.
- Anacleto, Agente Secreto, Bruguera, "Alegres Historietas", nº 7, 1971.
- Anacleto: El malvado Vázquez, Bruguera, "Alegres Historietas", nº 9, 1971.
- Anacleto: Misión imposible, Bruguera, "Alegres Historietas", nº 13, 1971.
- La Familia Cebolleta: ¡Problemas por doquier!, Bruguera, "Olé!", nº 4, 1971.
- Las Hermanas Gilda y sus locuelas peripecias, Bruguera, "Olé!", nº 9, 1971.
- Anacleto, Bruguera, "Olé!", nº 12, 1971.
- Los cuentos de Tío Vázquez, Bruguera, "Olé!", nº 25, 1971.
- Las Hermanas Gilda: Majoretes del humor, Bruguera, "Olé!", nº 33, 1971.
- Anacleto: Los encarguitos del jefe, Bruguera, "Olé!", nº41, 1971.
- Anacleto ¡nunca falla!, Bruguera, "Olé", nº 49, 1972.
- Los miseriosos casos de Anacleto, Bruguera, "Alegres Historietas", nº17, 1972.
- Las Hermanas Gilda: Herme, la juguetona, Bruguera, "Olé!", nº 52, 1972.
- Angelito: Un encanto de criatura, Bruguera, "Olé!", nº 54, 1972.
- Anacleto en La sábana encantada, Bruguera, "Olé!", Mini Infancia", nº 40/157, 1972.
- La Familia Cebolleta; Los apuros de Don Rosendo, Bruguera, "Olé!", nº 59, 1972.
- Anacleto: Licencia para meter la pata, Bruguera, "Olé!", nº 69, 1972.
- Los fantasmagóricos casos de Anacleto, Bruguera, "Alegres Historietas", nº 19, 1972.
- Anacleto: casos a capazos, Bruguera, "Olé!", nº74, 1973.
- El terror de los espías, Bruguera, "Alegres Historietas", nº 23, 1973.
- Misión cumplida, Bruguera, "Olé!", nº 154, 1978 (presumiblemente incluye dibujos ajenos).
- Don Cornelio Ladilla y su señora María, Ceres, Barcelona, 1979.
- La Familia Cebolleta y otros cuentos, Bruguera, Super Humor, nº 17, 1979.
- Don Cornelio Ladilla y su señora María II, Amaika, "El Papus", nº 8, Barcelona, 1981.
- El sexo en la Prehistoria, Zinco, Barcelona, 1983.
- Las Hermanas Gilda, Bruguera, "Genios de la Historieta", nº1, 1985.
- Tita y Nic, Compañía General, "Garibolo Especial", nº2, Barcelona, 1987.
- Anacleto, Bruch, "Gran Enciclopedia del Cómic", nº 1, Barcelona, 1988.
- Varias historietas, Ediciones B, "Olé!", nº 12 y 25, 1989.
- ¡¡Vámonos al bingo!!, Ediciones B, "Tope Guai!", nº 21, 1989.
- Varias historietas, Ediciones B, "Tope Guai!", nº 22, 1989.
- Los casos del Inspector Yes, Ediciones B, "Tope Guai!", nº23, 1989.
- Historias verdes, Makoki, "Humor Kafre", nº 1, Barcelona, 1990 (reeditado en dos tomos por Glénat España, "Genios del Humor", nº 6 y 7, Barcelona, 1997).
- Sábado, sabadete, Makoki, "Álbumes Makoki", 1991.
- Varias historietas, Ediciones B, "Olé!", nº 2 y 5, 1993-1994.
- Gente peligrosa, Glénat España, "By Vázquez", nº 1, 1994.
- Más Gente peligrosa, Glénat España, "By Vázquez", nº 2, 1994.
- By Vázquez, Glénat España, 1995 (series of 6 numbers).
- Las inefables aventuras de Vázquez, agente del fisco, Glénat España, "Genios del Humor", nº 2, 1997.
- Las cartas sobre la mesa (3 albums: "Admirado maestro...", "Querido Sr. Vázquez..." y "Distinguido gran hombre..."), Glénat España, "Genios del Humor", nº 3, 4 y 5, 1997.