Tabaré Gómez Laborde
Tabaré Gómez Laborde (21 August 1948 – 4 July 2023), also known just as Tabaré, was a Uruguayan cartoonist, caricaturist and illustrator.
Tabaré Gómez Laborde | |
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| Born | 21 August 1948 |
| Died | 4 July 2023 (aged 74) Turdera, Lomas de Zamora, Argentina |
| Other names | Tabaré |
| Occupation | Cartoonist |
Life and career
Born in La Paz, Canelones, before starting his artistic career Gómez Laborde worked several years in a pizzeria and later in an advertising agency.[1] He made his professional debut in the 1960s, as a caricaturist for the Montevideo newspaper Hechos.[2] [3] After collaborating with several publications, in 1974 he moved to Argentina, first collaborating with the newspaper Noticias and with the magazine Satiricón.[3]
Gómez Laborde was best known for the comic strip Diógenes y el Linyera, which starting from 1977 ran for over 45 years and over 9,000 strips in the back cover of the newspaper Clarín.[3][4] Other successful Tabaré's comics include Bicherío, Vida Interior and El Cacique Paja Brava.[1][3] He also illustrated children books, created a series of over 50 animated short cartoons (Tabaré se mueve) and collaborated with French, Italian and Spanish publications.[1][2][3]
During his career Gómez Laborde received several awards and honours, notably a Morosoli Award for his career in 2003.[1][3] He was Honorary Professor of Graphic Humor at the University of Alcalá.[3] He died of pancreatic cancer on 4 July 2023, at the age of 74.[2][3][4]
References
- Valenzuela, Andrés (4 July 2023). "Tabaré, el plumín inolvidable". Página 12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- Redacción de Cultura (4 July 2023). "Murió "Tabaré" Gómez Laborde, maestro del humor gráfico". Infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- "Murió Tabaré Gómez Laborde, humorista y creador de "Diógenes y el linyera"". La Nación (in Spanish). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- Bubu, Diego (7 July 2023). "Cultura: Tabaré Gómez Laborde". Prensa Obrera. Retrieved 10 July 2023.