Marcello Quintanilha

[1][2] Born in Niterói, he first published comics in 1988, for magazines such as Mestre Kim, General, Metal Pesado and Zé Pereira, under the pseudonym Marcelo Gaú.

That year, during the first edition of the International Comics Festival of Belo Horizonte, he met François Boucq, who became interested in his work and convinced him to send his drawings to European publishers.

The contract with the Belgian publisher made Quintanilha move to Barcelona, to stay closer to the series' writers.

For his 2009 comic Sábado dos meus amores he was awarded the HQMIX Trophy as best Brazilian artist.

[4] In 2022, at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, he is awarded the Prize for Best Album for his work Écoute, jolie Marcia.