Facts: - area: writer , artist - death date: 31 march 1994 - birth date: 22 october 1908 - nationality: spanish - birth place: barcelona , spain Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jose escobar saliente .
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jose escobar saliente -lrb- in catalan , '' josep escobar i saliente '' -rrb- -lrb- 22 october 1908 -- 31 march 1994 -rrb- was a spanish comic book writer and artist , born in barcelona .he signed as '' escobar '' , and is most famous for his creation '' zipi y zape '' , as well as the character '' carpanta '' .he was also an author and a theater actor , as well as one of the pioneers of animation in spain during the 1920s , and worked on early spanish animated movies , such as '' la ratita que barria la escalerita '' -lrb- '' the little rat who was sweeping the little flight of stairs '' -rrb- .