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May 26th, 2009 by Lena West
Today, I’m wondering why, in a world where Perez Hilton and Obama Girl get so much mainstream airtime, no one has bothered to give Maria Amelia Lopez any “shine” while she was LIVING? Maybe it’s because she doesn’t speak English?Ya think???
Even if you don’t speak Spanish, it’s clear to see that this 95-year-old video blogger was a rockstar in her own right.
Descanse en paz, Doña.
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Tuesday, May 26th 2009 at 6:03 pm |
“Her blog, at amis95.blogspot.com, became a global hit, notching up more than 1.5 million visits. As her fame spread, Mrs Lopez became an unlikely campaigner for digital rights for older people, and even took tea with the Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, the Spanish Prime Minister.” – http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6344077.ece