Alberto José Montt Moscoso (

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, Ecuador, December 22, 1972) is a Chilean

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er and

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mainly known for his online comic-strip ''Dosis diarias'', (in English, Daily Doses), where he has published since 2006 until today. He was born in Ecuador as the son of Alberto Montt (Chilean) and Consuelo Moscoso (Ecuadorian). He studied graphic design and plastic arts in Quito. After graduation, he founded a design firm, and published his works on the magazines ''Gestión'', '' Diners Club'' and the newspaper supplement «La pandilla» in '' El Comercio''. In 1998 he moved to Santiago de Chile. His first job was as an op-ed writer for the newspaper '' El Mercurio''. Afterwards, he worked for the magazines '' Qué Pasa'', ''

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'' and ''Blank'', in addition to illustrating several child books. He has published several illustration books, including, ''Para ver y no creer'' (2001), ''En dosis diarias'' (2008), ''¡Mecachendié!'' (2012), and ''El código de la amistad de Chivas Regal'' (2012). In 2010, he was nominated for an

2010 Altazor Awards The eleventh Altazor Awards took place on April 27, 2010, at the Teatro Teletón. Nominations Literary Arts Narrative *Jaime Collyer – ''La fidelidad presunta de las partes'' *Mauricio Electorat – ''Las Islas que van quedando'' *J ...

in the «Graphic design and illustration» category for his participation in the book ''Recetas al pie de la letra''. The following year, the broadcast network

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awarded him with

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to «Best Spanish language Blog» for ''Dosis diarias''.

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* . {{DEFAULTSORT:Montt, Alberto 1972 births Artists from Quito Naturalized citizens of Chile Chilean graphic designers Chilean comics artists Chilean webcomic creators Ecuadorian emigrants to Chile Living people