That year, 1967, encouraged by my family and the increasingly uncomfortable trip that gave me the Ferrocarril Sarmiento (which however, I must be grateful because it gave me a topic for more humorous page), I decided to buy a 2CV, driven also by what that it was "the ideal car for those who can not handle."
I did the whole operation at a dealership that was then in Moron, where I became friends with the salesman who Dalmiro Fernández-week joined the cast of local theater. Thus arose also the idea of \u200b\u200bpreparing a script for television (although all relapsed), with which he and some of his fellow try to interest some managers of the environment.
As often happens in these cases, the program came to nothing, but I maintained my friendship with the seller-actor, as he had begun to experience the delights of traveling in my own car without problems of late or canceled trains.
Every time I saw him out, what was going to deal with it daily to travel to the Editorial and return home (from time to time, also when washed), came to my mind an image that I recorded as a child. In the back of No. 2 "Patoruzú", December 1936, when I was 4 years old, appeared a notice drawn by Dante Quinterno for Motor Shell Oil, which saw a smiling girl showing in his hand up a can of lubricant promoted, while a car humanized "stop" on two wheels, in a gesture reminiscent of the dogs will receive a tasty bone . That image of him
stroller that looked briskly through its headlights and pulled out her tongue to lick the grill stayed in my subconscious and began to be revived with the newspaper meeting, is that in reality, the 2CV was not a car, but caricature of a car, and like any good caricature, more human than a portrait.
Really specialists eagerly sought the French car at least had not imagined a face when designing his trunk? Perhaps they do not, but I do.
So my 2CV became a cartoon character, a cartoon then it was destiny, because I had only wanted to satisfy my concerns as a cartoonist.
But I showed it to Dalmiro Fernandez and Fernandez Dalmiro showed it to the zonal inspector Citroen and Citroen zonal inspector showed it in the very same factory, or rather, in the advertising department of the factory, where he was appreciated by Antonio La Banca, whom the character wheel enthusiastic to the point of referral to the agency that took care of the account, to study the possibility of use in any campaign. But the agency did not like the idea of \u200b\u200bincorporating an element that was not fully controlled by them, and comic in my hands again after going through unexpected places.
However, the Bank had been very impressed with that character and not give up to find location. A short time later he called to discuss the possibility of including in a magazine cartoon institutional under his direction, the company had begun to edit.
When I showed the magazine, there arose the other part of my dual personality of comedian and diagrams, and pointed out some details that approach me, diminished quality of the publication. I do not remember how that comment in passing, at the end of the meeting I was committed to a monkey (in our profession, this is another of the meanings of this term, in this case, a "monkey" is a facsimile of a gun-to magazine the advent of the computer for this activity, with photos and text cut from other magazines, allowing better visualization of the project) and get estimates from different printers.
Someone showed me a work of "Aranel"-a print shop located at 1400 Street-Salguero, whose printing level seemed optimal for the magazine that I imagined, and I met with the manager Major-general Méndez-Santiago, who upon learning of the importance of the customer, was favorably disposed to discuss price and terms, moving to the factory in barracks, all the times it was necessary.
The cartoon "Siulnas handles" (title chosen by the Bank to Esteban Peicovich proposal, which was responsible for the drafting of the magazine under the pseudonym of Alexis Max) and began to "Citroën World" as amended, which came soon after noting that change in the editorial.
So it was for some time, I was one among my cartoon characters, partly by choice, is true, but what was not in my mind was that the title of the cartoon bear the name of the author, who apparently tested positive, at least two editors.
THE 2CV, STAR OF A SHORT
humanized
The 2CV was a special experience for me as it was with me every day for 60 miles round trip, and many more when traveling to places of tourism. Therefore, in addition to the cartoon, I took the animation, although in small bore (8 mm). This did not prevent my short film could be on display with great success, the public of the Santa Fe Avenue, but I had to go to the Center Information of the company located there, with all my film crew now because they are heavier sound equipment, but less difficult to carry than years ago when I interviewed Bellizi because own transport available to do so.
The film titled "Why do not I qualified in 24 hours Citroën" (actually he had done to justify the use of several feet of film shooting in Speedway that, for me, boring competition), including several scenes with animated models , made later, and excited the directors of the company, even more than at the time the comic, but Unfortunately, vested interests on both sides and "braids" as usual, removed the possibility that my creativity was well used, although it took the path I had drawn.
But that part of the story is going to leave for the book of memoirs published.
Siulnas
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