Antonio Mariño Souto (known as Ñico) (born
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. , 16 September 1935) is a
Cuba
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n painter. and comics artist.
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He graduated from the Concepción Arenal School in the Centro Gallego in
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. , Cuba, with a degree in
plastic arts
Plastic arts are art forms which involve physical manipulation of a plastic medium by molding or modeling such as sculpture or ceramics. Less often the term may be used broadly for all the visual arts (such as painting, sculpture, film and pho ...
, and also has a degree in journalism. He is a painter, graphic designer, and caricaturist, as well as a founding member of the
National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba
The National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (Unión Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba, UNEAC) is a social, cultural and professional organization of writers, musicians, actors, painters, sculptors, and artist of different genres. It ...
( es, Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba, "UNEAC") and the
Union of Journalists of Cuba The Union of Journalists of Cuba (est. 1963) is a trade association of journalists and academics in Cuba. It is a member of the .
References
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. He is also a member of the Association of Plastic Artists of UNESCO (, "AIAP") and the Latin American Association of Cartoonists ()
He has received 12 international awards and 83 national awards. He is the author of five humorous novels. His work has appeared in numerous publications, as well as national and international catalogues. He has judged national and international events involving journalism and the plastic arts.
Gallery at Wikimedia
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External links
Artist page at Medalia Arts
Living people
1935 births
20th-century Cuban painters
20th-century Cuban male artists
Cuban comics artists
Cuban cartoonists
20th-century Cuban artists
Cuban male painters
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