A Special Birthday

October 8th, 2008

See those nice rascals over there? For many Latinamerican kids of my generation (and even further than that) these were the imaginary friends of our youth. While on my recent trip to Argentina, I was blessed enough to have the golden chance to meet their creator, Mr. Manuel Garcia Ferré, even if for a short while. Imagine meeting your favorite rock star or TV celebrity out of the blue  — that pretty much illustrates what it meant to me.

It just happens that today is Mr. Ferré’s birthday. He’s 79 and still pretty active commanding the media empire that his creations, motion pictures, and millions of kids built - Anteojito, the kid with the oversized spectacles and his uncle Antifaz - the guy with the eternal Zorro-style mask; Pi-Pio, the cowboy chicken of the Far West; Larguirucho, the undefined creature that constantly swings between good and evil, and of course Hijitus, the kid with the magical hat, or sombreritus, which turns him into a powerful superhero when the need arises.

So it was just fitting to quickly put together a humble, but really heartfelt birthday gift to him on this date. Happy birthday from us all, don Manuel!

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