Toni Batllori
Toni Batllori | |
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| Born | Antoni Batllori Obiols 1951 (1951) |
| Died | 7 January 2023 (2023年01月08日) (aged 71–72) Teyá, Spain |
| Occupation | Cartoonist |
Antoni Batllori Obiols (1951 – 7 January 2023), best known as Toni Batllori, was a Spanish satirical cartoonist, illustrator, and sculptor.
Life and career
[edit ]Born in Barcelona, Batllori started his career in the 1970s publishing illustrations for several magazines, notably En Patufet and El Papus .[1] In 1973 he published his first satirical cartoon for the newspaper El Noticiero Universal [es].[1] In 1980 he began working for the newspaper Avui and for the magazine El Jueves , and later also collaborated with Diario de Barcelona and El País .[1]
In 1991 Batllori started his long collaboration with La Vanguardia , first in the sports section, and from 1994 in the politics section with his comic strip Ninots, which satirized the events of Spanish and international political life.[1] [2] He realized his last comic strip for the newspaper one day before his death.[1] [2]
Batllori was also a painter, a sculptor and a fine art photographer; some of his sculptures are exposed in public places, such as the sculpture "Malip" displayed at the junction of Diagonal and Rambla del Poblenou in Barcelona.[1] During his career he received several awards and honours, notably the Gat Perich Prize in 2004.[1]
On 7 January 2023, Batllori died after a long illness in Teyá.[2]