People readily recognise themselves in Mordillo's over-excited little men and sly little women: their little and their big problems are the same as those experienced by Adam and Eve, by humanity at large and probably by future generations too. We could consider the eternal antagonism between the sexes, developed without interrupting magnetic attractions and unavoidable escapes; the ambivalent attitude towards machines, our useful friends and inscrutable adversaries; the observation of the animal world, a constant source of endless lessons and wonder; the fear of the world, when it is as chaotic as a jungle or as oppressive as a labyrinth with no exit; or even the longed for relaxation offered by sports, which ultimately finds meaning only in itself as an entertaining and deserved escape from reality. A special quality typical of Mordillo is his love of sports. He follows them all with great attention and sooner or later depicts them all, though he shows an undeniable preference for two of them: football, practiced by him with great joy as a boy, and golf, cultivated with the same satisfaction as an adult. In both fields, he is second to none in finding a reason for a smile from the inside. It is obvious that he is used to personally experiencing them and we can also understand why his cartoons are a favourite with sportsmen.

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