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Edwin Aguilar, recognized illustrator for being one of the cartoonists in the series “The Simpsons” He died of a brain thrombosis on Saturday, April 10, according to his relatives for more than twenty years. The news of the death of the maker of Salvadoran descent has shocked his followers. We tell you what we know.
Salvadoran cartoonist Edwin Aguilar, who illustrated the characters from the series “The Simpsons” for decades, died in Los Angeles at the age of 47 last Saturday. In this connection, The Amicohoops platform indicated that Aguilar had been in intensive care since April 7.
Who was Edwin Aguilar? The illustrator was originally from Intipucá, San Miguel, El Salvador. He was an assistant director on the most popular animated series on the Fox network, and at the age of nine he migrated to the United States to meet his family.
He lived with his brothers in the city of Los Angeles, California, where he had the opportunity to study and become a cartoonist. He studied illustration at the Art Center of Design in Pasadena, California. He also won a scholarship to study animation specialization at the Bridges Visual Institute of Santa Monica.
His career started as an animation assistant for the company Graz Entertainment, which was mainly devoted to creating animation programs for children. Gained experience with the Transformers and GI-Joe project.
He later collaborated with the production company Hanna-Barbera Productions Inc, known for his cartoons like Tom and Jerry, The Jetsons and The Flintstones. In addition, he was part of the team of cartoonists that worked with Charles Martin “Chuck” Jones.
Edwin Aguilar was the first Latino to work on animated series like Looney Toons, “Bugs Bunny” shorts and more.
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