
María Calero
Pablo´s granma
How I did my project
Birthplace
Her family in the 1954.
Her sisters Antonia and Pepa and her brothers Martín y José María, her aunt Mercedes, her cousin Alberto, her brother-in-law José, her father Antonio and her mather María, her uncle José María and her wife Clara.
María age 16
She holds her cousin Eduardo in her arms.
Baby María 1938
In this photograph, she is a little baby in her father´s arms.
1937
Spanish Civil War
A very famous photograph
Frontpage of ABC newpaper 28/09/1937
The Guernika Bombing
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1937: Music
When my granma was my age
Maria´s Interview transcript
Escacena del Campo ( Provincia de Huelva) 28 september 1937
2) What studies do you have?
Primary studies
3) When you were my age?,What did you do in your free time?
Play with the kids and dancing with the girls
4) What was your favorite actor?And you favorite singer?
I love La Copla: Juanita Reina, Lola Flores, Rocío Jurado etc
5) What did do you want to be? Did you get it?
At that time we only wanted to get married and have children.
6) What were your parents like?
Perfect. They loved each other very much. We were poor but lived very happy.
7) Tell me your best friend' s name and some anecdote that you remember about him or her
Dolores, Luna. They were my best friends.
8) Happy memory and a bitter memory
Happy: Im very happy whift my dads, A bitter: When her grandad died
9) A piece of advice
Study a lot. Be good. Have a good profession
10) What are your favorite songs?
The Copla: Ojos Verdes, Y sin embargo te quiero etc
11) What was your first job?
She worked in the field, collecting cotton.
12) What was your favorite games?
Enjoyed dancing Sevillanas
13) What toys were there at that time?
She had no toys, never had toys
14)What school were you?
In the Convento de las Hermanas de la Cruz, in my street, (Calle Tejada)
15)What did you play with your friends?
Hide and seek, sing around the rosie