His stories and songs (starting with As the cicada ) were recorded in a generation. Manuelita turtle, elephant Dailan Kifki and Mono Liso were some of the characters that made Maria Elena Walsh icon of children's literature. Yesterday, the writer died, aged 80, in the sanatorium of the Trinity of Buenos Aires, after a long hospital stay for "chronic conditions," the medical report.
born in 1930 and daughter of a railway worker, Walsh was the author of over 40 children's books, and acted as a poet, playwright and songwriter. In 1952, exiled in Paris, where he formed the musical duo and Mary Leda with fellow Leda Valladares. Back in Argentina, his music was spread by artists such as Joan Manuel Serrat, Jairo and Mercedes Sosa, who popularized the song As the cicada. In 1999, his character, Manuelita turtle, won international fame to be made into a film by English director Manuel García Ferré.
also played in their literature controversial issues, highlighted by the policy coherence that remained convulsed years for Argentina. Articles and tribulations Country Kindergarten (1979), abuse of power, released during the military dictatorship, or Death Penalty (1991), became the reference of local journalism. "She said what I thought. That phrase, without mincing words, was to Maria Elena, "the actress said yesterday Graciela Borges. The singer Susana Rinaldi remembered as" a breath of fresh air to any social, political and cultural development ". His remains will be buried in Chacarita cemetery in Buenos Aires.
See his work at: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar% C3% ADa_Elena_Walsh
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