He was born in Córdoba, Argentina, in the autumn of 1954. His father was a tailor and his mother carried the lights of the salted desert from the north of Argentina in her eyes.
He received his first and fundamental artistic formation in his early childhood, by twilight in the kitchen, through the soap operas heard during the hour of the siesta, and through the stories narrated by his uncles on the long summer nights.
He studied in the School of Fine arts at the University of Córdoba. Here he was introduced to Velázquez, Rembrandt and Hugo Pratt.
Somewhat later he began to collaborate in newspapers and magazines as illustrator for different periodicals and magazines, both in Argentina and in foreign countries.He also began to participate in different film projects, and together with a group of friends, created an atelier of children’s-cinema.
In 1982 he moved to Brazil where he was published in the newspaper " La Fohla do Sao Paulo ".
In 1983 he arrived in Italy, where besides continuing his film experience, he began to collaborate in the satiric supplement of the newspaper LA REPUBBLICA and in the creation of the magazine L'ANAMORFICO directed by Pino Zac and where Topor, Puig Rosado, Desclozeaux, Barbe, and Cardon were published.
 In 1986 he transferred to Berlin where he worked as an illustrator, Comics Author and director of photography. 
In 1992 he published BLUE TANGO, a cartoon illustration whose main character is Paulo Funes a melancholic detective who comes from the cold and distant south. 
As an illustrator, he co-operated with various German publishing houses including Langenscheidt and for the Magazine  “Ecos de España”.
As director and cinematographer he produced a variety of films for German Television, as well as advertising and business promotional videos, for companies including KRONE, PSI, and HERLITZ.
He also illustrated the covers for the collection of Spillane novels published by  Rotbuch Verlag.
In Italy he was published in “Storie”, " News Settimanale ", " Diario ", and illustrated the book " La 500 "for the publishing house Leconte
Currently, he is workign on an animated feature film in production in Germany. Since 2004, he lives and works, commuting often between Rome and Berlin.

RESUME / CURRICULUM VITAE

All of my work is distributed in the following Web pages:
Comics and drawings illustrations: www.hectornavarrete.com
Watercolours and painting: www.gallery.hector-navarrete.de
Films and advertisement illustrations: www.portfolio.hectornavarrete.com