Juan Chavetta
Juan Chavetta (25 June 1970 – 7 August 2025) was an Argentine illustrator and writer.
Life and career
Chavetta was born in Zárate on 25 June 1970. During his career, he published illustrations for a number of newspapers, including PIN, El Gourmet , Bacanal and Caras y Caretas. He focused on children's literature in the 2000s, including Quipu, Del Naranjo, AZ, Uranito and Olmo.[1]
His most popular character was Puro Pelo, a character he created for a comic book series, inspired by the Japanese kokeshi doll.[2][3]
Death
Chavetta died of cancer in Zárate on 7 August 2025, at the age of 55.[4]
References
- ↑ Cantero Burroni, Verónica (31 October 2020). El ladrón de sombras (in Spanish). Quipu. ISBN 978-987-504-345-9.
- ↑ Chavetta, Juan (2014). Puro pelo (in Spanish). La Filmoneta. ISBN 978-987-33-4204-2.
- ↑ "La muestra sobre "Puro Pelo" llegará al Museo Dámaso Arce". Municipality of the Olavarría Partido (in Spanish). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ Gigena, Daniel (8 August 2025). "Pesar por la muerte, a los 55 años, del ilustrador y escritor Juan Chavetta, "padre" de Puro Pelo". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2025.
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- 1970 births
- 2025 deaths
- 20th-century Argentine writers
- 21st-century Argentine writers
- 20th-century Argentine illustrators
- 21st-century Argentine illustrators
- Argentine children's book illustrators
- Argentine magazine illustrators
- Argentine comics artists
- People from Zárate, Buenos Aires
- Deaths from cancer in Argentina