Open AccessDiego Armando Maradona i Ameryka Łacińska – historie splecione
Author(s) -
Alicja Fijałkowska-Myszyńska
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ameryka łacińska
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2081-1152
pISSN - 1506-8900
DOI - 10.7311/20811152.2020.109.110.04
Subject(s) - legend , humanities , latin americans , history , phenomenon , crowds , art , art history , political science , philosophy , law , computer science , epistemology , computer security
On November 25th, 2020, Diego Armando Maradona, the legend of Argentine, Latin American and world football, passed away. Although his life has aroused controversy, being a series of bothspectacular ups and painful downs, the fans never turned away from him and Maradona’s funeral, despite the ongoing pandemic, gathered real crowds. This text attempts to explain the phenomenon of Diego Armando Maradona by presenting his story in relation to the history of Latin America and proving that the Argentine attacker was a reflection of both the advantages and the problems of the region he came from and with which he identified himself.