Miguel Angel Gallardo

Miguel Angel Gallardo studied at Massana School. The recorded working language is Spanish and Catalan. The field of work recorded is comic, caricature and illustration. Segar and Manuel Vázquez Gallego are recorded as an influence. Works named in the authority record are Makoki and Perro Nick. Distinctions recorded are Saló del Còmic great award, Premi Crítica Serra d'Or de Literatura Infantil i Juvenil and Junceda Award.

• Birth Name — Miguel Ángel Gallardo Paredes • Born — 27 December 1955 • Birthplace — Lérida, Spain • Died — 21 February 2022 • Place of death — Barcelona, Spain • Nationality — Spanish • Notable Works — Makoki Maria y yo • Website — https: www.miguel-gallardo.com

He was known as a representative of the Spanish underground comics' scene of the 1970s and 1980s, publishing in magazines such as El Víbora, Cairo, Complot and Viñetas and characters such as Makoki. Later, he opted for the biographical genre, with the publication of works such as Un largo silencio and the award-winning María y yo (Maria and Me). In 1982, thanks to the popularity of the character, the short-lived magazine Makoki appeared, of which Gallardo and Mediavilla were the directors and in which they published the story Makoki in New York, considered by critics to be inferior to their previous works. In 2009, he published with Paco Roca Emotional World Tour, where they tell the anecdotes related to the promotion of their latest comics. In 2011, he illustrated the first two covers of the new war feats. Gallardo died on 21 February 2022, at the age of 66.