Guillem Cifré i Figuerola

Guillermo Cifré Figuerola (1921–1962), known by his first name, Cifré, was a Spanish cartoonist, illustrator and animator, creator of some of the most representative characters of the "Bruguera school", such as El repórter Tribulete (about an incompetent journalist and his tyrannical boss) and Don Furcio Buscabollos, about an unlucky knight and his talking mare in a pseudo-medieval world. Some of his characters were the old bachelor type such as Cucufato Pi or Golondrino Pérez.

As a result, he is considered one of the "Big Five" of that editorial of the 1950s, along with Conti, Escobar, Giner (this, in realistic style) and Peñarroya. He was the father of cartoonist Guillem Cifré.

Biography

Beginnings in Bruguera Figuerola was born in Traiguera, Castellón. His professional career began, along with other future artists of Bruguera, in the studios of Dibujos Animados Chamartín, where he participated in the production of series like Civilón (1942-1944) and Garabatos (1943-1945) His iconographic types and style served as inspiration for future artists.

Armando Matías Guiu considers him one of the three main artists of the Bruguera style alongside Conti and Escobar.