Las hermanas Gilda
| Las hermanas Gilda | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Editorial Bruguera |
| Original language | Spanish |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | 1949 |
Las hermanas Gilda (Gilda sisters) are
comic characters of the series of the same name created by Manuel Vázquez Gallego in 1949. The protagonists are the sisters Hermenegilda and Leovigilda, who live together. The names of the series and its characters refer to the movie Gilda, released three years earlier in Spain, and the deadly conflict between the visigoths rulers Hermenegild and Liuvigild who also were family (in this case, father and son).[1]
Plot
Hermegilda and Leovigilda are two sisters of opposite characteristics[2] Herme is brunette, plump, with her hair in a characteristic bun ; Leo is tall and slim, with blond hair. Both are unsightly. Hermenegilda is innocent and goofy, and relentlessly pursues a husband, while Leovigilda, more mature, is a skeptical and bitter character, always trying to thwart her little sister.
Leovigilda and Hermenegilda represent sexual frustration and repression of Spanish
Bruguera
.
In 1955 censorship became tougher in the comics and the adult tone of the series dropped.[1]
References
Bibliography
- ISBN 978-84-666-4420-4
- MARTÍNEZ PEÑARANDA, Enrique (2004). Vázquez (El dibujante y su leyenda). Madrid: ISBN 84-95634-49-X. Depósito legal: M-39015-2004.
- ISBN 978-84-02-42030-5Depósito legal: B-2551-2007.
External links
- Las hermanas Gilda part of series "El humor en el cómic" for "La Ciberniz" (in Spanish)
- Las hermanas Gilda, "Kioscopedia" (in Spanish)
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