Mingote
1919–2012 · Spanish humor cartoonist, writer and academician
Antonio Mingote (Sitges, 1919-Madrid, 2012) was a Spanish humor cartoonist whose career unfolded mainly in the press. Besides drawing, he was a writer, screenwriter and member of the Royal Spanish Academy, taking up seat "r" in 1987.
His career began at the magazine La Codorniz in 1946, under its director Álvaro de Laiglesia, and in 1953 he started a long collaboration with the newspaper ABC that lasted until his death. In 1955 he took charge of the humor magazine Don José, linked to the Tangier newspaper España. His cartoons were gathered in books such as Hombre solo, published in 1970, and Hombre atónito, in which he marvels at human behavior he cannot understand.
He also wrote novels, including Las palmeras de cartón, and scripts for television and film, among them the series Este señor de negro. His legacy lives on in the Premio Mingote, created by Prensa Española in 1967 to honor work in humor and graphic journalism.