Cece Delgado
Cecilia Delgado | |
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| Born | La Paz, Bolivia |
| Occupation | Artist |
Cece Delgado is a Bolivian artist who writes and draws comics. She was born in La Paz, Bolivia, but grew up, studied, and worked in the city of Santa Cruz.
Career
[edit]Delgado published her first comics in Bolivian magazines in 2007.[1] In 2009 she won a scholarship with seven other young Bolivian artists to participate in a cultural exchange and be part of the para ser parte del The Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark. This experience led to the production of a short firm called La Abuela Grillo.[1]
In 2010, she presented her first "Keila and Keisy" comic at an opening event for Comics Week at the Simon I Center.[2] With this comic, she had developed a saga of stories with these characters, between the art and the narrative. In 2012, a short film version of this project won a prize for best short national film in the International Film Festival of Santa Cruz (FENAVID).
In 2016, she published a book of stories titled El viaje de la noche in which she explored a fantasy narrative with philosophical themes.[1] The stories were accompanied with her own images, in a style inspired by the works of William Blake.
In 2019, she introduced the experimental comic Drama Pink, a collaboration with the Mexican artist Stephanie Clark. In Drama Pink, they explore diverse concepts related to autism and the feminine perspective.
Recently, she has continued to work as an author and illustrator on multiple projects.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Delgado was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome in 2019.[1][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Deber, El. "Cece Delgado: "El cómic me permitió entender mis emociones" | El Deber". eldeber.com.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-25.
- ^ Spellmann, Linda (2010-08-04), Keila y Keisy en 'Ladrones de Juguetes', retrieved 2025-03-25
- ^ "El mundo de Cece Delgado". La Razón. Retrieved 2025-03-25.