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Lady Vulpix
9th May 2012, 06:37 PM
You may not know him, but here in Argentina he was a very famous cartoonist/humorist. He was 63 years old. His real name was Carlos Loiseau, and his most popular character, Clemente (http://www.google.com.ar/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=clemente&source=web&cd=5&ved=0CHsQFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.caloi.com.ar%2Fclemente%2Fcle mente.htm&ei=tP2qT7rBHsGUtwecmqX_AQ&usg=AFQjCNEs2Ef3b6dUUvkVsDNgEIAritf1DQ&cad=rja), actually won a political election once (although he rejected the position because he had never run for it). Clemente was also Argentina's mascot on more than one event. Caloi also created multiple comic strips and hosted a TV show for 17 years.

Until his last day, Caloi continued publishing his comic strips on the Clarín newspaper and the Viva magazine. Today, all the strips on that newspaper said their goodbyes to him.

If you can read Spanish or translate it into something somewhat readable, you can find more information here (http://www.clarin.com/sociedad/historieta-murio-Caloi-padre-Clemente_0_697130318.html).

Magmar
9th May 2012, 10:01 PM
Maurice Sendak died today, too :(