Krtek a kalhotky («Krtek and the trousers»). Photo: Celia Pérez CELIA PÉREZ CARRASCOSA, Prague (Czech Republic) There is no Czech icon more endearing and sweeter than Krtek, which means “mole” in Czech. This cute children’s character was created in 1957 by cartoonist Zdeněk Miler at the Bratři v triku (Brothers in T-shirts) film studio inSigue leyendo «Krtek, a film star and a national symbol»