Horacio Altuna

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Horacio Altuna.

Horacio Altuna (born November 24, 1941) is an Argentine cartoonist.

Born in Córdoba, Altuna made his debut in the comics world in 1965 for publisher Editorial Columbia. His first characters were Titan, a Superman-like superhero, Kabul de Bengala (1971, written by Hector G. Oesterheld and Armando Fernandez among the others), Big Norman, Hilario Corvalán and others.

In 1973-1976 he collaborated with Fleetway, Ediciones Record, Charlton Comics, Playboy and the French Humanoïdes Associés.

In July 1975, on the daily El Clarín, Altuna created with writer Carlos Trillo the journalist Hugo Chávez, best known as "El loco Chavez", one of the Argentine most popular comics strips ever. Also with Trillo are the series Charlie Moon and Las puertitas del señor López.

In 1982 he moved to Sitges, Spain, drawing stories for the Editorial Toutain and short erotic stories for Playboy.

In 1986 He won the Yellow Kid prize, and since 1982 lives in Spain. As of February 2005, he publishes the comic strip Familia Tipo in the newspaper El Periódico.

First page of the Altuna's erotic comic strip O Expresso do Prazer ("The Pleasure Express", in Portuguese) published in december 1988 Brazilian edition of Playboy magazine.

[edit] Published works

• El loco Chávez (1975, with Carlos Trillo)
• Las puertitas del Sr. López, with Carlos Trillo.
• Merdichesky, with Carlos Trillo.
• El último recreo, with Carlos Trillo.
• Tragaperras, with Carlos Trillo.
• Ficcionario (1983)
• Chances (1985)
• Imaginario (1987-88)
• Time/Out (1986).
• Various cartoons for Playboy (since 1988)
• Hot L.A. (1992, 2000)
• El Nene Montanaro (1994, 2002)

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