Word: lica
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...which brings us to Siqueiros. I may be prejudiced, but I think that he and his wife, Angélica are two of the warmest, most honest, interesting people I have met. I remember a Sunday afternoon in Cuernavaca when he took over a Mariachi band and gave us a concert of the lusty songs of Obregón's armies; an evening in the California bar when he hunched forward over a café table and practically mesmerized Orozco into sponsoring an exhibit of young Mexican artists; a night in my apartment where he kept a roomful...
...science, mentally exploring its cultural possibilities. But when he goes out in his car he is likely to forget to put gas in it and can frequently be found sitting disconsolately by the roadside waiting for someone to rescue him. Mostly, his car works well - because Angélica drives. She pilots it skillfully through traffic while he sits beside her explaining the fundamental principles of a motor car, two or three new ideas for traffic control, how landscapes can best be painted as seen from the window of a speeding automobile. She sees to it that when...
...unbeatable. Spaniards, high & low, took to her with open arms. Up & down the nation for two weeks and four days (TIME, June 23) they feted her, showered her with gifts and, as a grand climax, pinned upon her well-rounded bosom the Grand Cross of Isabella la Católica. Eva loved it. The promise of Franco's bauble had spurred her trip. The other reasons for the extravaganza were not so clear. But at least Argentina was advertised, and Eva meanwhile had a wonderful time as she flashed her dazzling smile at ambassadors, cooed at crowds, fondled babies...
That way consisted of an adroit plugging of the common bonds of religion and blood which unite Spaniards and Argentines. It also involved some fancy costuming. It was the hottest day of the year when Evita got the diamond-encrusted Grand Cross of Isabel la Católica from Dictator Franco; but she wore a full-length mink cape. At the special performance of Lope de Vega's classic Spanish drama, Fuente Ovejuna in the Teatro Español, Evita turned up in a long cape of ostrich feathers. At the bullfight, which she held up half an hour...