Daniel Azulay
Daniel Azulay (born May 30, 1947 in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil ; † March 27, 2020 there ) was a Brazilian comic artist and cartoonist , author, musician, television presenter, painter and illustrator .
Live and act
Daniel Azulay comes from a Jewish Sephardic family with roots in Moroccan Jews who emigrated to Brazil. Azulay was very active in the Jewish community of Rio de Janeiro. He studied law from 1969 and taught himself how to draw comics. During this time, the first cartoons appeared in newspapers and magazines.
He was versatile as a painter, sculptor, musician, author, illustrator of children's books and as a television presenter of children's programs with educational content.
With his broadcasts he shaped educational television in Brazil from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. Part of the programs were creative ideas to make exciting and safe toys from regional products, to explain drawing to the children and to sensitize them to the topics of waste avoidance and environmental protection .
Between 1982 and 1984 he published the children's newspaper "Revista de a turma do lambe-lambe", which had 20 issues.
He had been battling chronic leukemia for a long time and was infected with SARS-CoV-2 in hospital , which resulted in his death from COVID-19 in March 2020 . He was the first prominent COVID-19 death in Brazil.
Awards (selection)
- Premio Claudia de Souza (de Literarte), 2013.
- Prize from HQ MIX in the Masters category, 2018.
TV programs (selection)
- A turma do lambe-lambe , (1975 to 1985).
- Officina de desenho Daniel Azulay (1996).
- Turma do lambe-lambe (2003 to 2005).
- Azuela do Azulay (2003 to 2004).
swell
- Daniel Azulay ficou conhecido como desenhista e criador da 'Turma do lambe-lambe' | Pop & Arte. In: g1.globo.com. March 27, 2020(Brazilian Portuguese).
- Daniel Azulay at discogs.com
- Morre, no Rio, o artista plástico Daniel Azulay. In: istoe.com.br. ISTOÉ Independente, March 28, 2020(Brazilian Portuguese).
- Marcus M. Gilban: Cherished Jewish Brazilian artist and educator dies of COVID-19. In: The Times of Israel . March 30, 2020, accessed on March 31, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Confira os vencedores do 30 ° Troféu HQ Mix. In: universohq.com. August 30, 2018, accessed March 29, 2020 (Brazilian Portuguese).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Azulay, Daniel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian comic artist, presenter and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rio de Janeiro , Brazil |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 2020 |
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro , Brazil |