Roberto Fontanarrosa

was an argentine cartoonist and writer, he was born in Rosario in november 26 of 1944. He lovcd soccer and was a supporter of Rosario Central. Furthermore, some of his books talk about soccer and all the things that surround this sport. Fontanarrosa went on to write three novels (Best Seller, El área 18 and La Gansada), and seven books of short comic stories (Los trenes matan a los autos, El mundo ha vivido equivocado, No sé si he sido claro, Nada del otro mundo, El mayor de mis defectos, Uno nunca sabe and La mesa de los galanes). There are also a number of book compilations of his newspapers' strips. His work could be seen in different Latin American newspapers including Argentine Clarín, Colombian El tiempo, Uruguayan La República, and Mexican magazine Proceso. He was also a creative collaborator of the humorous-musical group Les Luthi. The last year, on july, Roberto Fontanarrosa widely known as "El negro" died because a respiratory failure .

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