Arturo Moreno (cartoonist)


Arturo Moreno was a Spanish cartoonist, comics artist and animator.
His family moved to Barcelona when he was eight. Moreno began working as a professional artist in the 1920s, contributing to a satirical magazine, Pulgarcito.
In 1942, Moreno founded Diarmo Films with José María Arola. "Diarmo" is a portmanteau of "Dibujos animados Arola y Moreno".
In 1948, he emigrated to Caracas, Venezuela and worked for the Venezuelan Ministry of Education on Tricolor, an educational children's magazine, as well as advertising spots. Moreno returned to Spain in 1956.
He was known as one of the most prominent Spanish animators.

Biography

After moving to Barcelona, Moreno began taking drawing classes. After working as a comic strip artist, he began drawing for Pulgarcito and another magazine, TBO, in 1924. In 1929, he had his first exhibition. At this point, he began to take an interested in animation, after seeing movies featuring Felix the cat. His debut was a one-minute black-and-white commercial for a chocolate company.

Works


YearTitlePublisherNotes
1926Tommy, aventuras de un joven sportmanPulgarcito
1930Formidables trapisondas del Grumete Mick, el viejo Mock y el Perro MuckPocholoDos entregas
1934Aventuras de un faraón en el Siglo XXKi-Ki-Ri-Ki
1935Punto negroPocholo
1936Punto negro en el País del JuegoPocholoÁlbum monográfico
1936Faustino de la OMickey
1936Freddy, el pequeño botonesPocholo
194-Selección de historietas judíasBauzáÁlbum monográfico
1941Cupatintas y su pandillaChicosPrimera época de la revista.
1941CapuchínMis Chicas
1942El Califa cigüeñaMis Chicas
1943El Flautista de HomelínChicos
1945Cuentos de Mateo y LepiFlechas y Pelayos
1949MorenoBuigasnúmero 6
1956León y Arpón, trotamuntosPaseo Infantil
1957Aventuras de CuquiMaravillas
1957Pinky TrotamundosPinocho
1957CiclonínPinocho
1957FifiloPaseo Infantil
1958Jacin TooBailarín
1970Humor Gráfico español del siglo XXnúmero 46
1974ChitoChito
1991La familia de UlisesLos Archivos del TBOnúmero 6
1998Cien cómics sobre aspirinaObra póstuma.

Cine


TitleYearLengthBudgetBox officeProfits
La risa va por barrios 194214 minutess.d.s.d.s.d.
Garbancito de la Mancha194585 minutes3 809 618 pesetass.d.between 2 000 000 and 3 000 000 pesetas
Alegres vacaciones194873 minutes3 000 000 pesetass.d.s.d.