Maxipes Fík creator dies at 83

Rudolf Čechura, the creator of the much-loved children’s animated film character Maxipes Fík, died on Monday at the age of 83, his grandson has revealed. A funeral ceremony for the author is to be held next week. Mr Čechura came up with the character for the animated children’s TV series Večerníček some 40 years ago. Maxipes (or Maxidog) who knows how to talk and shares incredible dreams with the little girl Aja, has proven to be one of the most popular characters in Czech animation. He was drawn by Jiří Šalamoun and voiced by Josef Dvořák.

Author: Jan Velinger