Ruma Barbero facts for kids

Ruma Barbero, whose full name is Rumaldo Antón Barbero de Diego, was born on February 3, 1971, in Somió, Gijón, Spain. He is a very talented Spanish artist, known for both creating amazing comic books and playing music. From 1990 to 1995, he studied Fine Arts at the University of Salamanca, where he focused on sculpture.

Ruma Barbero's Creative Journey

Starting with Music: Felpeyu and Los Ciquitrinos

In 1991, Ruma Barbero helped start a music band called Felpeyu. He formed the band with his friend Ígor Medio, who was also a comic book artist. They started the band in Salamanca while they were both studying art there. Ruma played the percussion for the band. He also worked with another music group called Los Ciquitrinos.

Diving into Comics: Cactus Comics and More

In 1996, Ruma Barbero helped create a publishing company called Cactus Comics. Other artists like Ígor Medio, Javi Rodríguez, Andrea Parissi, and Son were also part of this company. Cactus Comics published some of the most popular comics from Asturias at that time. Some of these comics included "Little Memo", "Los Aguarones", "Anselmo Ensombras", and "Love Gun".

Ruma also contributed to the magazine El Llapiceru. He drew a comic strip for the newspaper Les Noticies called "Marcianaes". This strip showed his unique view on things happening in Asturias. Besides his comics, Ruma Barbero also worked with newspapers like El Comercio, El Diariu Independiente, and Güei. He also contributed to the magazine Interferencies and the Anuario de la Música Asturiana. In the Anuario, he published the first known photo-novel written in the Asturian language.

Teaching and Design Work

From 1996 to 1998, Ruma Barbero worked as a high school teacher. He and Xosé Antón García-Sampedro, also known as Son, won several regional comic awards, including "El Llapiceru."

As a graphic designer, Ruma created many album covers for music groups. These included covers for Felpeyu, La Bandina, DRD, Verdasca, Blima, Tuenda, Duerna, Música Tradicional d'Allande, Música Tradicional en conceyu L.lena, and Música Tradicional en concechu Quirós. He also designed posters for the theater company Nun Tris, as well as for concerts and music festivals.

Award-Winning Graphic Novels

In 2009, Ruma Barbero won the Alfonso Iglesias Comic Prize for his graphic novel called "Manzajú". This book was a graphic novel about his own life. He also created a special Comic-CD for Los Ciquitrinos called "Faciendo l'indio" in 2009, which combined comics and music.

Since 2011, Ruma has published a digital fanzine called Aguantando Cachones. This fanzine includes new, never-before-seen work and also collects some of his older pieces. Since September 2012, he has been a founding member of a funny online magazine called Fundición Príncipe de Astucias.

In November 2012, he released "La Chelita. El Salvador 1992". This graphic novel was based on the real experiences of international aid workers and veterans of the Salvadoran Civil War. For this work, Ruma Barbero won the award for the best book in Asturian in 2012, given by the Tertulia Malory. A year later, in 2013, he published "Aguantando cachones", which brought together the comics he had shared on his blog from 2011 to July 2013.

Ruma Barbero has also written song lyrics for many bands. These include Felpeyu, Los Ciquitrinos, Tejedor, Blima, Pandereteres de Fitoria, and the Aire project.

Awards and Recognition

Ruma Barbero has received several awards for his amazing work:

• Comarca de la Sidra Prize of Comic in Asturian (2003) for his comic strip Marcianaes.
• Alfonso Iglesias Prize (2009) for his graphic novel Manzajú.
• Award for Best Book in Asturian (2012) for his graphic novel «La Chelita», given by Tertulia Malory.

See also

In Spanish: Ruma Barbero para niños