Claudio Aguilera Álvarez

Claudio Aguilera Álvarez is a journalist from University of Chile. He holds a Master's degree in Books and Literature for Children and Young Adults from Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. Curator, researcher and teacher specialized in the history of illustrated books, illustration and comics. Author of the books Antología visual del libro ilustrado en Chile and Historieta chilena contemporánea (2006-2016), and of several monographs on Chilean cartoonists, he was founder of PLOP! Galería, the first space dedicated to illustration in Chile, and is currently Head of the Archivo de Gráfica Chilena of the National Library, dedicated to the conservation and research of Chilean graphic heritage.