About the book
In this elegant illustrated book, Abraham Menéndez, Abe The Ape, traces the lives of 50 iconic divas who became icons of the collective imagination through their unmistakable personality and style. Their appeal and magnetism crossed the boundaries of time and space and have survived to this day, because they knew how to embody the dreams and illusions of millions of fans around the world who venerated them as goddesses.
With his personal style and sharp irony, Abraham Menéndez pays his personal tribute to them through texts full of curiosities and anecdotes and illustrations brimming with vintage influences.
An original and entertaining journey through the history of cinema, entertainment and international fashion, without forgetting the great Spanish divas.
If you like cinema, fashion and glamour, Divas is the perfect book for you.
Cher, María Callas, Raffaela Carrá, Marilyn Monroe, Joan Crawford, Jane Fonda, Greta Garbo, Britney Spears, Sophia Loren, Rocío Jurado… What do they have in common? They are all women larger than life itself. Complicated lives, ahead of their time, who had to deal with a world dominated by men when terms like “empowerment” were not yet in dictionaries.
Not all of them are here, as history is full of superlative women, but the 50 women in these pages are certainly superlatives. They are certainly superlatives. Singers, actresses, princesses, first ladies, journalists and models who are more foreign than native. A congregation of extremely sensitive beings who are generally united by social incomprehension, misfortune, loneliness, talent and torment. And the respect and admiration of thousands of people, including, of course, the author. Now, they all meet for the first time in Divas, the new project by Abraham Menéndez or, in other words, Abe The Ape, a must-have for fans of cinema, fashion and glamour. 50 women who have made history and left an indelible mark on the collective imagination to become eternal.
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