Ziraldo Alves Pinto

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Ziraldo, 2013

Ziraldo Alves Pinto (born October 24, 1932, in Caratinga, Minas Gerais) is a Brazilian author, painter, comic creator, and journalist. Normally known just as "Ziraldo", his books have sold about ten million copies, have been translated to many foreign languages and adapted to the theater and cinema. His children's books, such as the popular "O Menino Maluquinho",have also been the basis of successful films and television series in Brazil.

He and other progressive artists created the non-conformist comic newspaper "O Pasquim" during a period of military dictatorship in Brazil.

Biography

He began working in the newspaper Folha de São Paulo, in 1954, with a column dedicated to humor. Ziraldo gained national notoriety when working at the magazine O Cruzeiro in 1957 and subsequently at Jornal do Brasil in 1963. His characters (including Jeremias o Bom, the Supermãe and Mirinho) won readers.

In 1960, he launched the first Brazilian comic book made by a single author, Turma do Pererê, featuring the Saci of Brazilian folklore, which was also the first comic book produced entirely in color in Brazil. Although it reached one of the largest runs of the season, Turma do Pererê was canceled in 1964, shortly after the start of the military regime in Brazil. In the '70s, Editora Abril relaunched the magazine, this time, however, without the same success.^[1]

Ziraldo is father of the film director Daniela Thomas and the Golden Globe Award-nominated film score composer Antonio Pinto[Gabriel Parente].

External links

References

↑ de Moya, Alvaro. "Ziraldo Alves Pinto". http://www.tecsi.fea.usp.br/eventos/Contecsi2004/BrasilEmFoco/ingles/comunica/quadrin/autilu/ziraldo/index.htm Access in May 7, 2013

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 79439628 LCCN: n82089431 ISNI: 0000 0000 8453 8000 GND: 120633280 SUDOC: 117994073

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Name	Alves Pinto, Ziraldo
Alternative names	Ziraldo
Short description	Cartoonist, writer
Date of birth	October 24, 1932
Place of birth	Caratinga, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death

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