Lo que usted está a punto de leer es algo raro pero a la vez muy conocido. Raro, porque Cristobal Peña y Lillo, ha escrito (y dibujado) un libro original, con una línea entre el garabato y el diseño más minimalista. Y conocido, porque su temática nos resulta cercana y cotidiana, de todos los días. Este libro viene a ser una enciclopedia de las costumbres en torno al mate. Un wikipedia o matepedia donde podemos encontrar desde los mandamientos en torno a la sagrada infusión, hasta las herejías de la bebida verde. Donde sus enunciados a veces parecen académicos y otras veces de un humor popular. Seguramente si ha tenido un mate en la mano se va a sentir identificado con alguno de estos dibujos. Y una sonrisa se va a dibujar en su boca, si es que no está fruncida por una bombilla. Un punto aparte merecen sus “cototos”. Estos personajes, vienen a ser el estereotipo del tipo. Porque un cototo es un tipo, un cualquiera, un alguien, que a la vez representa a todos. Todos somos cototos o cototas, depende del género. Y me animo a decir que lo que más me gusta de los cototos son sus narices. Esas narices que le dan personalidad, gracia y perfil sobretodo. Esas narices que se meten en todas partes. Porque los cototos, vinieron para husmear porque son curiosos. Pero sobretodo, vinieron para quedarse.
What you are about to read is rare yet well known. Rare, because Cristobal Peña y Lillo, has written (and drawn) an original book , with an idea between doodles and the most minimalist design. It is known, because its topic is familiar to us, with everyday situations. This book is an encyclopedia of mate customs. A wikipedia or matepedia where we can find from the commandments of the sacred infusion to the heresies of this green drink. Phrases sometimes seem to be academic and sometimes just popular humor. If you ever had a mate in your hand you will surely feel identified with any of these drawings. And a smile will be drawn in your lips if they are not shirred by the straw. A special place was earned by "Cototos". These characters are the stereotypical guy. Because a cototo is a guy, a random one, that simultaneously represents all. We are all cototos or cototas, it depends on the gender. And I dare say that what I like the most are their noses. Those noses that give personality, grace and specially side face. Those noses that get everywhere because Cototos came to snoop, they are curious. But above all, they came to stay.
What you are about to read is rare yet well known. Rare, because Cristobal Peña y Lillo, has written (and drawn) an original book , with an idea between doodles and the most minimalist design. It is known, because its topic is familiar to us, with everyday situations. This book is an encyclopedia of mate customs. A wikipedia or matepedia where we can find from the commandments of the sacred infusion to the heresies of this green drink. Phrases sometimes seem to be academic and sometimes just popular humor. If you ever had a mate in your hand you will surely feel identified with any of these drawings. And a smile will be drawn in your lips if they are not shirred by the straw. A special place was earned by "Cototos". These characters are the stereotypical guy. Because a cototo is a guy, a random one, that simultaneously represents all. We are all cototos or cototas, it depends on the gender. And I dare say that what I like the most are their noses. Those noses that give personality, grace and specially side face. Those noses that get everywhere because Cototos came to snoop, they are curious. But above all, they came to stay.
