Vallès, the one and only. One more portrait for "Barcelona, valoRs afegits" / by Toni Ricart

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Survivor of the battles of the end of the Franco regime and the transition to democracy, Josep Maria Vallès is one of the artists who brought a breath of healthy air to the humorous scene in Spain, together with Ja, Oscar, Ivà and others.

Vallès began to publish in the early 60s in magazines like Garbo and Matarratos. Later he collaborated in the Madrid magazine Hermano Lobo and in Barcelona in legendary titles like Por Favor, Muchas Gracias, El Papus, magazines that underwent the harassment of the Franco regime through fines, censors , kidnappings or suspensions. He has also published in Bésame mucho, Europa Viva, El Víbora, TMEO, Makoki among others.

He has also taken on several professional keys and has been a cinematographic producer, an animation film maker and also a screenwriter for several television shows.