Quirino cristiani biography of abraham

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Quirino Cristiani (July 2, 1896–August 2, 1984) was an Argentineanimationdirector and cartoonist, responsible for the world's first two animated feature films as well as the first animated feature film with sound.

Cristiani was born on July 2, 1896, in Santa Guiletta, Italy. His family moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1900, and Quirino spent his childhood soaking up the fast pace and left-leaning politics of the great southern metropolis.

Quirino cristiani biography of abraham

He came to consider himself a porteño first (as the natives of the port of Buenos Aires called themselves) and an Argentinian second.

As a teenager, he developed a passion for drawing, which led him through a brief course with the Academy of Fine Arts to the publication of political caricatures for the city newspapers.

Soon the perfect target for his satire presented himself.

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