Gentlemind - Episode 1

Diaz Canales, Juan Scénariste Né le 01/01/1972 en ESPAGNE Juan Diaz Canales est né en 1972 à Madrid en Espagne. Il lit très tôt de la bande dessinée avant de s'intéresser au dessin animé. C'est décidé, il en fera son métier : à 18 ans il intègre une école d'animation. C'est là qu'il rencontrera Juanjo Guarnido avec lequel il se liera d'amitié. Juan Canales restera en Espagne alors que Juanjo Guarnido partira en France travailler aux studios d'animation de Disney. Mais cela ne les empêche pas de réfléchir à un projet de bande dessinée qui prendra forme sous le nom de Blacksad. Une série écrite par Canales dans le plus pur style polar noir des années 30. Pendant ce temps Canales continue de fréquenter l'école des Beaux Arts avant de décider de fonder en 1996, avec 3 dessinateurs, une société baptisée Tridente Animation. Il sera ainsi amené à travailler avec des sociétés européennes et américaines. Canales partage son temps entre son activité de scénariste pour la BD (Blacksad) ou l'animation (Otel) et celle de réalisateur de séries télé et films d'animation longs métrages. Blacksad est son premier album. Il a obtenu le prix "Avenir" lors du festival de Lys-lez-Lanoist en novembre 2000.

Teresa Valero was born in Madrid in 1969. Passionate about animation and drawing from an early age, she struggled to pursue her studies in these areas in Spain. She finally received administrative training, before joining the Lapiz Azul studio in 1990, doing pre-production work for TV series including "Tintin" and "Rupert." It was there that she met Juanjo Guarnido and Juan Díaz Canales, with whom she soon became friends. Thanks to them, she also discovered the world of comics. Following her time at Lapiz Azul, she went to work for the Milimetros studio as a pre-production coordinator for series such as "The Pink Panther," "Babar," and "Madeline," as well as feature-length films ("Asterix in America"). In 1996, alongside Juan Díaz Canales, she co-founded Tridente Animation, where she continued her work in television and film. In parallel, she began to offer classes on storyboarding, animation, and narration at the University of Madrid. Her own work in comics would soon follow, with "Sorcelleries" (Dargaud) and "Curiosity Shop" (Glénat). Her most recent graphic novel is the ambitious "Gentlemind," alongside Juan Díaz Canales and artist Antonio Lapone (Dargaud, Europe Comics in English).

Antonio Lapone was born in Italy in 1970. He first worked for an advertising agency before turning towards comics. An avid reader and student of 1950s authors such as Walter Minus, Serge Clerc, and Yves Chaland, he began to develop his own "clear line" style. He soon began to work with Disney in Italy, and earned an award for his debut story "Desy Blonde" (1999). In the years that followed, his work included "Accords sensibles" and "Adam Clarks" with Glénat, among other projects. His latest work is the ambitious "Gentlemind," alongside Juan Díaz Canales and Teresa Valero (Dargaud, Europe Comics in English).