Francisco Martínez Roca aka Paco Roca (born in 1969 on
Valencia, Spain
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) is a Spanish
strip cartoonist with experience in graphic novels and advertisement illustrations.
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', " El Mundo".
He's best known for his comic-books like ''
Wrinkles''. Perro Verde Films produced a cinema adaptation titled ''
Arrugas
''Wrinkles'' ( es, Arrugas) is a 2011 Spanish animated drama film directed by Ignacio Ferreras, based on the comic book with the same title by Paco Roca. The story is set in a retirement home and revolves around the friendship between two elderly ...
'' (Spanish for Wrinkles) directed by
Ignacio Ferreras
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and released on September 19, 2011.
Life and career
Roca read comics since childhood, such as Asterix and Obelix, Lieutenant Blueberry and Tintin. In addition to these comic classics, the style of comic authors such as
Richard Corben,
Carlos Giménez and
Frank Miller also influenced him. Later he studied art and then earned his livelihood in an advertising agency.
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Selected works
* 2000- ''El juego lúgubre'' (La Cúpula)
* 2004- ''El Faro (''Astiberri'')''
** English: ''The Lighthouse'' (
NBM Publishing, 2017)
* ''2005- La casa (''Astiberri)
** English: ''The House'' (translated by Andrea Rosenberg,
Fantagraphics, 2019)
* 2007- ''Arrugas'', (Astiberri)
** English: ''Wrinkles'' (
Knockabout Comics, 2008)
* 2011- ''El Invierno del Dibujante, (''Astiberri'')''
** English: ''The Winter of the Cartoonist'' (translated by Andrea Rosenberg, Fantagraphics, 2020)
* 2013- ''Los Surcos del Azar (Astiberri'')
** English: ''Twists of Fate (Fantagraphics, 2018'')
* 2020 ''- Regreso al Edén'', (Astiberri)
Awards
* (2008) Premio Nacional del Cómic
[El dibujante Paco Roca gana el Premio Nacional de Cómic con 'Arrugas'](_blank)
20minutos, 18 de noviembre de 2008.
* (2011)
Barcelona International Comics Convention
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It takes place in the city of Barcelona since 1981, and is an event of reference on the Spanish comic market.
Prizes
The Pri ...
* (2012)
Goya Award at Best Adapted Screenplay
* (2014) Gran Premio Romics at International Comics Festival Rome
* (2019)
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Further reading
* Koldo Azpitarte (2009). ''Senderos. Una retrospectiva de la obra de Paco Roca''. Laukatu Ediciones.
* Santiago García (strip cartoonist) (2010). ''La novela gráfica'', Bilbao: Astiberri Ediciones.
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References
External links
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Paco Roca en Guía del cómic
in Tebeosfera by Félix López
Interview to Paco Roca in DComic
Spanish illustrators
Spanish comics artists
Goya Award winners
1969 births
Living people
Inkpot Award winners
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