Gilda
16 images Created 17 Oct 2012
Gisela Vola, a talented photographer of our partner in Argentina Sub cooperative, visited the shrine that people built at the side of route 12 to remember tropical pop singer Gilda, who died in that spot in a bus crash in 1996 at the age of 35.
Born as Miriam Bianchi , Gilda had to drop her studies to help to support her family after the sudden death of her father. She wouldn´t be a professional musician until the age of 29, but soon become a success selling tens of thousands of copies of her 6 albums in just 6 years.
The tragic crash that finished her life, along with her mother and one of her children, sparked true worship in Argentina. People mourned her during weeks, sang her songs, built shrines and soon after Gilda was mentioned as a saint, or at least a person with healing powers.
Today, 16 years after his death, Gilda is a growing myth. Her stylish chaplet and with dress are worn by lots of young ladies while her music still sound in the radio almost everyday.
Born as Miriam Bianchi , Gilda had to drop her studies to help to support her family after the sudden death of her father. She wouldn´t be a professional musician until the age of 29, but soon become a success selling tens of thousands of copies of her 6 albums in just 6 years.
The tragic crash that finished her life, along with her mother and one of her children, sparked true worship in Argentina. People mourned her during weeks, sang her songs, built shrines and soon after Gilda was mentioned as a saint, or at least a person with healing powers.
Today, 16 years after his death, Gilda is a growing myth. Her stylish chaplet and with dress are worn by lots of young ladies while her music still sound in the radio almost everyday.
