In 1974 he met the Argentine writer Carlos Sampayo and this fundamental event would mark the beginning of a long and fruitful collaboration. In 1972 he departed for Europe, living in London at first, then Barcelona, and finally settled root in Italy. He emerged as an independent artist in 1963 with his detective series "Precinct 56", inspired by Eugenio Zappietro’s texts for the magazine "Misterix" (in Italian it was published in "Sergente Kirk" magazine). Muñoz made his debut in the world of comics as assistant to Francisco Solano López, illustrating stories written by Héctor Oesterheld for the magazines "Hora Cero" and "Frontera". During this period he would also follow sculpture and painting courses in the studio of Humberto Cerantonio. Born in 1942 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as a child Muñoz manifested a great passion for design, and a particular interest in the world of comics.Īt twelve he enrolled at the "Escuela Panamericana de Arte", where his teachers included Alberto Breccia and Hugo Pratt.
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