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1 October to 31 October 2025
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From October 1st to 31st , the exhibition Don Elviro has the floor. Graphic humor for a city in transformation (1982-1996) can be visited in the vestibule of the Palencia Public Library . This exhibition aims to pay a well-deserved tribute to the artist and cartoonist Juan Antonio Mellado.

The figure of Don Elviro and the career of Juan Antonio Mellado deserve to be recovered and publicly acknowledged because they represent an important stage of graphic humor in the local press, they constitute a sociocultural testimony of Palencia in the 70s, 80s and 90s, they have influenced subsequent generations of cartoonists and Don Elviro is part of the visual and sentimental identity of the city.

Juan Antonio Mellado Burgos was born in Palencia in 1950. He is a cartoonist, illustrator, and painter. His connection with the Diario Palentino newspaper began in 1979 as a cartoonist and was consolidated with the creation of his famous character Don Elviro in 1982. For more than a decade, Mellado published his comic strips daily in this medium, becoming a key figure in the local press in Palencia. His style is characterized by agile, clean, and expressive lines, and by a humor that is both down-to-earth and full of observation. At the same time, he has developed a solid career as a visual artist, teacher, and collaborator in other media.

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  • Postal address Biblioteca Pública de Palencia - C/ Eduardo Dato, 4. municipality of Palencia . NaN. Palencia