The Argentine letters today dressed in mourning for the death of Maria Elena Walsh, creator of beloved children's characters and author of books that accompanied several generations of American children.
Walsh died at age 80 at a hospital in Buenos Aires after "a prolonged hospitalization and chronic illness as an epilogue of the afflicted," the medical report issued by the hospital.
The writer, who had minimized his public appearances in recent years due to health problems, turned in reading and music before the disease forced his admission to the clinic. During
his long career he wrote over 40 books for children and wrote over 20 songs that were performed by some of the most popular Latin American singers such as Mercedes Sosa and Joan Manuel Serrat.
writer and composer will be remembered not only for their children's creations, like "Manuelita the Turtle", but policy coherence in phases of social upheaval in Argentina, as the release of "Songs to watch" in the sixties and "Misadventures in the Land-Kindergarten", during the military dictatorship.
"Sleep peacefully next to a sword monitor your dream of ruling "reads" Lullaby for a ruler, one of his most recognized as "The Grasshopper" - "I killed so many times, many times I died" - which refers to the missing of dictatorship and the white handkerchiefs of Mothers and Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo.
precisely during the de facto regime decided not to write more songs and tip in poetry.
"She said what she thought. That phrase, without mincing words, was to Maria Elena, "the actress recalled today Graciela Borges.
Also, the actress and singer Susana Rinaldi evoked Walsh as a person "courageous, passionate and Argentina, which allowed it to grow to his generation" knowing that being a person is the best goal. "
"It was a breath of fresh air from any social, political and, of course, cultural" he summarized.
Born in Buenos Aires in 1930, Walsh was an early creator. She published her first poem at age 15 and his first book, "Autumn Unforgivable" with 17.
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