Cristina Vela

Cristina Vela
Born (1983-12-22) 22 December 1983 (age 41)
Jaén, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Area(s)Cartoonist, illustrator

Cristina Martos Vela (born 22 December 1983) is a Spanish cartoonist and illustrator.

Career

Vela, still a teenager, joined the association Viñeta 6, dedicated to the promotion of comics in her hometown, and in whose magazines she collaborates.[1][2] She studied fine arts in the specialty of painting and sculpture at the University of Seville, the city where she settled.[3]

In 2008, Vela obtained a degree. She won first prize at the IX Fernando Quiñones National Competition, awarded by the Youth Department of the Cadiz City Council, for her work Madre, inspired by Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie.[4] She also won second prize for comics from Caja Mediterránea.[1] In 2009, she won the comic contest "Desencaja 2009" with her graphic novel Medusas y ballenas, with erotic overtones, published by Bizancio Ediciones.[5] In 2010, she won the "Valencia Crea 2010" and exhibited at the Trindade gallery in Oporto, at the "Feria Arte Lisboa" and at the "XI Encuentro del Cómic y la Ilustración de Sevilla".[1][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c MATEO PÉREZ, Manuel (22 October 2010). "'Medusas y ballenas', un libro ilustrado por Cristina Vela sobre mujer y erotismo" (in Spanish). El Mundo.
  2. ^ O. A. (2 December 2010). "'Viñeta 6' homenajea en 'Súper Lagarto Humor' a personajes de los tebeos" (in Spanish). Ideal.
  3. ^ ALEJO, Miguel Á (18 November 2009). "Una jienense gana el Certamen Andaluz del Cómic con una historieta erótica" (in Spanish). Ideal.
  4. ^ DONAIRE, Ginés (17 October 2008). "El Peter Pan más siniestro" (in Spanish). El País.
  5. ^ GONZÁLEZ, Nacho (27 November 2010). "Sevilla se convierte en historieta" (in Spanish). El Mundo.
  6. ^ "Paco Cerrejón: "Espero que la percepción del cómic en España se sitúe al nivel europeo"" (in Spanish). Diario de Sevilla. 18 November 2010.