Marika

María del Carmen Vila Migueloa (better known as, Marika Vila; Barcelona, July 16, 1949) is a Spanish illustrator, cartoonist, author, and feminist sociologist. Part of her professional career has been focused on analyzing women's presence within the comics narrative, as well as being a prominent women's rights activist.

Early life and education María del Carmen Vila Migueloa was born in Barcelona, July 16, 1949.

Career In the mid 1960s, Advised by Miguel Fuster in 1973, she also began to draw romance comics.

From 1977 to the early 1990s she worked as a comic book writer for magazines such as Troya, Rambla, Butifarra!, El Papus, and others where she also worked as a director. During this time, she published the series "Noche y día" (1977), "Tango" (1982), "Reflejos" (1983), "Moderna secreta" (1984), and "Mata Hari" (1991).

Since the mid-1980s, she worked as an editorial technician at Planeta DeAgostini, participating in several of the publisher's first successful manga. She has also participated in cartoon productions such as and advertising campaigns.

Awards 2024, Grand Prize, Barcelona International Comic Fair

Selected works Graphic novels Mata Hari (with Andreu Martín) (Isla de Nabumbu, 2019).

Essays Desokupar el cuerpo: las voces de las autoras en el cómic español (Mamotilla, 2024).

Expositions Feminismes. El cos com a conflicte (Centro de Cultura Contemporánea de Barcelona, 2019). Amb veu propia: dones cos a cos (Museu del Cómic de Sant Cugat, 2020). Cossos que parlen. Les representacions del cos en les autores de còmic. 1910-2022 (Cerdanyola Art Museum, 2024).