Fermín Hontou, also known by his nickname Ombú (11 September 1956 – 25 August 2022), was a Uruguayan cartoonist, illustrator, and caricaturist. He worked for several press media, such as ''Opción'', ''Jaque'', ''La Hora Popular'', ''El Dedo'', ''Guambia'', '' Brecha'', ''Aquí'', ''Cuadernos de Marcha'', ''

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'', ''Unomásuno'', ''Caminos del Aire'', ''Snif'', ''Monga'' (Brazil), ''Fierro'' (Argentina), ''El Ojo Clínico'' (Spain), ''La Voce'', ''La República'', ''Playboy'' (Italy), ''Courrier International'', and ''

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'' (France).

Awards

* 1990: Concurso para Logotipo de la 1.ª Feria Nacional de Artesanías (with

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). * 2000: VIII Salón Internacional de dibujo para prensa,

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. * 2014:

Fraternity Award The Fraternity Award ( es, Premio Fraternidad) is an honor given annually by the Uruguayan branch of the Jewish organization B'nai B'rith. History The Uruguayan branch of B'nai B'rith created the Fraternity Award in 1982, to promote the arts and t ...

, granted by

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Uruguay.

References

1956 births 2022 deaths Uruguayan caricaturists Uruguayan editorial cartoonists Uruguayan illustrators Artists from Montevideo {{Uruguay-artist-stub