Mauricio de Sousa

Writing Oct 27, 1935 (91 years old) Santa Isabel, SP, Brazil

Mauricio Araújo de Sousa was born in Santa Isabel on October 27, 1935. His father, Antonio Mauricio de Sousa, is a poet and his mother, Petronilha Araújo de Sousa, also delved into poetry. Mauricio developed an interest in cartooning at a young age, and began to draw posters and illustrations for periodicals. At 17 years of age, he worked for a daily newspaper called Folha da Manhã as a crime reporter. In 1959, Sousa quit that job and began his comic book career, and created "Turma da Mônica" (Monica's Gang).

The comics of Mauricio de Sousa have gained international fame, been featured on licensed merchandise, and have even been adapted for movies, television, video games, and even a São Paulo amusement park, the Parque da Mônica ("Monica's Park"). Two other Parque da Mônica facilities were also located in Curitiba and Rio de Janeiro, but they both closed in 2000 and 2005, respectively. From 1970 to 1986, Mauricio's comic books had been published by Editora Abril, until Globo took over in January 1987. His work has been published in many magazines and newspapers since 1959. Since January 2007, the comic book series is published by Panini Comics.

22 Acting Credits

51 Crew Credits

Mauricio de Sousa

Acting

Monica and Friends: Bonds

Monica and Friends: Lessons

Chuck Billy and The Marvelous Guava Tree

Monica's Gang in an Adventure in Time

Turma da Mônica em Cine Gibi 2

Os Trapalhões no Rabo do Cometa

Turma da Mônica Jovem: Reflexos do Medo

Turma da Mônica em Cine Gibi 5: Luz, Câmera, Ação!

As Aventuras da Turma da Mônica

Turma da Mônica em Cine Gibi: O Filme

Mauricio de Sousa: The Movie

Between Frames: The Art of Brazilian Animation

Monica and Friends: How It All Began

A Rádio do Chico Bento

Se Liga na Turma da Mônica, Vol. 1

Momentos Inesquecíveis do Desenho Animado Publicitário

A Turma do Pererê.DOC

Bios

Will Eisner: Profissão Cartunista

Malditos Cartunistas

Cidade da Criança: Uma História Afetiva

Desenheiros do Instagram

Crew

Monica and Friends: Bonds

Monica and Friends: Lessons

Chuck Billy and The Marvelous Guava Tree

Monica's Gang in an Adventure in Time

Monica and Friends

Turma da Mônica em Cine Gibi 2

Monica and Friends

Turma da Mônica em Cine Gibi 3: Planos Infalíveis

Turma da Mônica Jovem: Reflexos do Medo

Turma da Mônica em Cine Gibi 4: Meninos e Meninas

The Princess and the Robot

As Aventuras da Turma da Mônica