by Marco Gasperetti
The former unit director, cartoonist and creator of the character Bobo is 82 years old. admitted to the intensive care unit of the Torregalli Hospital in Florence
FLORENCE – Sergio Staino, 82 years old, was admitted to the Torregalli Hospital in Florence and was in a pharmacological coma. serious. The famous cartoonist, father of comics Bobo, who has become an icon of political satire, has long had health problems that have worsened in recent days. hospitalized in the intensive care unit. Toscano di Piancastagnaio, a small town on the Sienese side of the Amiata but by adoption Florentines (he lives in Scandicci), Staino worked for the unit where he was not only the most popular cartoonist but twice the director. His cartoons have also been published by other newspapers and for cult magazines, including Linus, where he started his career.
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After graduating in architecture from the University of Siena (home of another great cartoonist, Emilio Giannelli), Staino taught technical education in some Florentine high schools. Then the great adventure of the comic strip about Linus, directed by Oreste del Buono and the birth of Bobo, who was inspired in appearance by Umberto Eco, but in reality is a graphic representation and an alter ego of himself. For years, Staino has suffered from an eye disease that has nearly rendered him blind, but has not prevented him from continuing his work. Currently Press and Avvenire staff.
November 7, 2022 (Modified November 7, 2022 | 1:27 PM)
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