Mafalda
The comic strip about a girl who worries about the world. Short, funny, full of Argentine «vos», and the pictures help you follow.
What it's about
Mafalda is a comic strip by the Argentine cartoonist Quino, published from 1964 to 1973. Mafalda is a six-year-old girl from a middle-class Buenos Aires family who hates soup, loves the Beatles and worries about world peace, humanity and the adults who run things. Her friends each have a clear personality: Felipe the daydreamer, Manolito the money-minded son of a grocer, Susanita who only wants to be a mother, Miguelito the philosopher and Libertad, tiny and radical. Each strip is only four panels, so it's short, funny and often surprisingly deep.
Resumen en español fácil
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Mafalda es una niña de seis años que vive en Buenos Aires con sus padres y su hermano Guille. Odia la sopa, ama a los Beatles y siempre hace preguntas difíciles sobre el mundo: la guerra, la pobreza, la política. Sus amigos son muy diferentes: Felipe sueña despierto, Manolito solo piensa en el dinero y Susanita quiere casarse y tener hijos. Cada tira tiene solo cuatro viñetas.
Main characters
- Mafalda — a curious six-year-old who worries about the world and hates soup
- Felipe — a shy daydreamer who never wants to do homework
- Manolito — the son of a grocer, obsessed with business and money
- Susanita — dreams only of marriage and children
- Miguelito — a small philosopher full of strange ideas
- Libertad — a tiny girl with big political opinions
How to read it in Spanish
Perfect for intermediate learners: short texts, pictures to help you, and lots of Argentine Spanish with «vos». Some jokes are about 1960s politics, so read a strip twice before deciding you missed the point.
Where to read it
Mafalda is under copyright. Look for the collected editions («Toda Mafalda» or the numbered books) in bookstores or your library.
