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A film about the life and dreams of the creator of MafaldaThrough previously unseen images and testimonies, we discover Quino, his work, and his world. Alongside him, we journey through his biography, his origins, and the long path that led him to become a global icon—before finally returning to his native Mendoza, widowed and nearly blind, to bid farewell to the light of his childhood.Quinografía also seeks to reflect on artistic ways of approaching archival material and on how the present and the past engage in dialogue, guided by a Mafaldian certainty: adults have no idea what they are doing with the world.Directors: Mariano Donoso and Federico CardoneFeaturing:Quino (protagonist, unpublished interview); Jorge Valdano; Samper Pizano (Colombian writer, friend and neighbor of Quino in Madrid); Álex Grijelmo (journalist, El País); Joan Manuel Serrat; Julio Le Parc; Yamil and Juan Le Parc; Milena Busquets; Coleta Ravoni (editor of Mafalda in Italy alongside her husband and Umberto Eco); Luigi Bona (Museum of Comics, Milan); Gabriele Manca; Marie Joe Ayoub (Lebanese muralist based in Paris); Stephan Beaujean (editor and former director of the Angoulême Festival); Daniel Divinsky (Argentine publisher); Judith Gociol (National Library); Luis Scafati (illustrator); Tute (illustrator); Miguel Rep (illustrator); Diego and Guillermo Lavado (nephews); Adela (Quino’s wife); Marcela Furlani (niece, visual artist); Marcela Furlani and Mariana Guzzante (voice-over).<figure id="figure-n59yu59p9mjd7jqhi"><img id="n59yu59p9mjd7jqhi" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/bOAnAl57JeCov071sacDeSK89REofNArZCm0YjYuczUiXOJZCgiEcna4JEwgiW4v.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 " style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: 70% 70%;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionx="70%" data-positiony="70%" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/bOAnAl57JeCov071sacDeSK89REofNArZCm0YjYuczUiXOJZCgiEcna4JEwgiW4v.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: 70% 70%;"></figure><a data-mce-href="https://sodre.gub.uy/espectaculos/quinografia-2/" href="https://sodre.gub.uy/espectaculos/quinografia-2/" title="Quinografía en Auditorio Nelly Goitiño (Sodre)" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-mce-selected="inline-boundary">https://sodre.gub.uy/espectaculos/quinografia-2/</a> Country: Argentina, 2025Running time: 75 minutes

Quinografía

<blockquote>A renowned jazz club and restaurant located just 100 meters from Playa Portezuelo, in Punta Ballena, Maldonado Department, Uruguay.</blockquote>Medio y Medio 2026 marks the celebration of 30 years of a journey that began in December 1995 and has been shaped by all kinds of adventures. Looking back invites reflection on how this project was built, the role of those who made it possible, and the long list of names that, in its early years, once seemed unimaginable. This history is woven from personal, family, and territorial stories, always with the certainty that Medio y Medio could not have been born anywhere other than Punta Ballena.A utopian vision, the momentum of constant work, and a persistent desire to escape routine became essential driving forces behind a proposal that blends local identity with a strong commitment to artistic excellence. From this perspective also emerges an awareness of the importance of all those who have inhabited Punta Ballena—a territory that became inseparable from the project. This bond is reflected in the 30th anniversary artwork—a collage by Argentine artist Carolina Santantonin—which places the figure of Don Antonio Lussich as a symbolic vessel for the stories of the venue, the festival, and the land where they were born.Within this ongoing dialogue between place and project, the celebration pays tribute both to the people of this land and to the more than one thousand artists who have taken the stage over the years. This edition brings together over 10 weeks of festival programming, more than 40 concert nights, and over 60 artists, including Los Auténticos Decadentes, Os Paralamas do Sucesso, Cuarteto de Nos, Ratones Paranoicos, Ruben Rada, Skay Beilinson, La Delio Valdez, Agarrate Catalina &amp; León Gieco, Conociendo Rusia, Catupecu Machu, El Plan de la Mariposa, Zoe Gotusso, Kevin Johansen &amp; Liniers, Louta, La Beriso, Cruzando el Charco, Juana Molina, Paulinho Moska, Los Cafres, Coti, Hugo Fattoruso &amp; Fernando Cabrera, Silvia Pérez Cruz, Kchiporros, Chacho Ramos, La Abuela Coca, Yami Safdie, Mosquito Samba de Roda, Zorrito Von, Florian, Julieta Rada, Mat Alba, Marttein, Hipnótica, Balta la Grecia, Lisandro Skar, Mari Jasca, Leo Gandelman, El Purre, Ángela González, Funkchula, Paul Higgs, Fiesta Orum, Sandwich Piano Bar, Adrián Lacroix, and Bla Bla &amp; Cia. <a href="https://redtickets.uy/productor/MedioyMedio" data-mce-href="https://redtickets.uy/productor/MedioyMedio">https://redtickets.uy/productor/MedioyMedio</a><figure id="figure-1j0jvls50bmj9aajuu"><img id="1j0jvls50bmj9aajuu" src="https://cdn.durable.co/covers/4vAMuG2jhzlsTEQBeZweTax2YwjKHYeKFCBCfgKJthWSvSZpLJxPxGzZej5HXzkp.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 " style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: undefined undefined;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="16:9" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/covers/4vAMuG2jhzlsTEQBeZweTax2YwjKHYeKFCBCfgKJthWSvSZpLJxPxGzZej5HXzkp.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: undefined undefined;"></figure>

30 Years of Medio y Medio - Festival 2026

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30 Years of Medio y Medio - Festival 2026