Fermín Hontou
Fermín Hontou, also known by his nickname Ombú (11 September 1956 – 25 August 2022),[1] was a Uruguayan cartoonist, illustrator,[2] and caricaturist.[3]
He worked for several press media, such as Opción, Jaque, La Hora Popular, El Dedo, Guambia, Brecha, Aquí, Cuadernos de Marcha, El País, Unomásuno, Caminos del Aire, Snif, Monga (Brazil), Fierro (Argentina), El Ojo Clínico (Spain), La Voce, La República, Playboy (Italy), Courrier International, and Le Monde (France).[4]
Awards
[edit]- 1990: Concurso para Logotipo de la 1.ª Feria Nacional de Artesanías (with Pablo Casacuberta).
- 2000: VIII Salón Internacional de dibujo para prensa, Porto Alegre.
- 2014: Fraternity Award, granted by B'nai B'rith Uruguay.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Fallece el dibujante uruguayo Fermín Hontou "Ombú"". swissinfo.ch. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ↑ Murió el artista visual Fermín Hontou, Ombú (in Spanish)
- ↑ Santacreu, María José (26 August 2022). "Más valientes". Brecha (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ↑ "Nunca una caricatura puede ser un elogio". El País (in Spanish). Uruguay. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ↑ "Noche de fiesta cultural en B'nai B'rith" [Night of Cultural Festival at B'nai B'rith] (in Spanish). Comité Central Israelita del Uruguay. 11 December 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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