Fermín Hontou, also known by his nickname Ombú (11 September 1956 – 25 August 2022), was a Uruguayan cartoonist, illustrator, and caricaturist. He worked for several press media, such as ''Opción'', ''Jaque'', ''La Hora Popular'', ''El Dedo'', ''Guambia'', '' Brecha'', ''Aquí'', ''Cuadernos de Marcha'', ''

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'', ''Unomásuno'', ''Caminos del Aire'', ''Snif'', ''Monga'' (Brazil), ''Fierro'' (Argentina), ''El Ojo Clínico'' (Spain), ''La Voce'', ''La República'', ''Playboy'' (Italy), ''Courrier International'', and ''

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'' (France).

Awards

* 1990: Concurso para Logotipo de la 1.ª Feria Nacional de Artesanías (with Pablo Casacuberta). * 2000: VIII Salón Internacional de dibujo para prensa,

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. * 2014:

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, granted by

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Uruguay.

References

1956 births 2022 deaths Uruguayan caricaturists Uruguayan editorial cartoonists Uruguayan magazine illustrators 20th-century Uruguayan illustrators 21st-century Uruguayan illustrators Artists from Montevideo {{Uruguay-artist-stub