Sculptures of comic strip characters dotting the urban landscape. Mafalda, Susanita and Manolito mark the beginning of the Paseo de la Historieta. Mafalda is the most famous, a six year old girl who reflects the Argentinian middle class and progressive youth, is concerned about humanity and world peace, and has an innocent but serious attitude toward problems. The comic strip ran from 1964 to 1973 and was very popular in Latin America, Europe, Quebec and Asia. Introduced in 1965, Susanita is Mafalda's opposite, A frivolous girl with curly blond hair, who displays stereotypical feminine traits; her life revolves around femininity, gossip, dreams of marriage and maternity, and woman antagonism. Her dream is to be a mother and dedicated housewife and she often fantasizes about the possibilities, which often leads to arguments with Mafalda. The son of a Spanish shopkeeper, he is sometimes referred to as gallego (Galician).Manolito and his father follow the Argentine stereotype of the gallego,[9] dull and stingy.