Jordi Amorós
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| Born | Jordi Amorós i Ballester 7 April 1944 Barcelona, Spain |
| Died | 24 May 2026 (aged 82) Vic, Spain |
| Other name | Ja |
| Occupations | Cartoonist, animator |
| Notable work | Encuesta Historias de amor y masacre Sor Angustias de la Cruz Obispo Morales |
Jordi Amorós i Ballester (7 April 1944 – 24 May 2026), also known as Ja, was a Spanish cartoonist and animator, who worked for magazines such as El Papus and El Jueves, author of satirical comics series like Encuesta (1976) and Obispo Morales (2006).
Life and career
Jordi Amorós i Ballester was born in Barcelona, Spain on 7 April 1944.[1] In animation, he directed Histories of Love and Slaughter (1979; the first Spanish adult animated film),[2][3] Mofli, el último koala (1986) and Despertaferro (1990).[4]
Jordi Amorós died on 24 May 2026, at the age of 82.[5]
References
- ↑ "Jordi Amorós Ballester". Tebeosfera. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ↑ Bendazzi, Giannalberto (23 October 2015). Animation: A World History: Volume II: The Birth of a Style - The Three Markets. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-317-51990-4.
- ↑ Rovira, Maria Pagès (12 August 2025). Animation in Spain: Magic Tricks, Drawings on Cels, and CGI. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-040-39051-1.
- ↑ Hernández, María Lorenzo (8 November 2021). Mundos imaginados. Con A de Animación 13 (in Spanish). Nau Llibres. ISBN 978-84-18047-62-6.
- ↑ Serra, Laura (25 May 2026). "Muere el histórico humorista gráfico Jordi Amorós, el subversivo Ja". Ara en Castellano (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2026.
External links
- Jordi Amorós at IMDb