Undoubtedly, one of the viral phenomena of this World Cup in Qatar 2022 was the so-called “Grandma la-la-la-la-la!“, the lady from Villa Luro who, after each game of the Albiceleste, surrounds herself with hundreds of fans to sing to the rhythm of Go west, the classic by the Village People. And with obtaining the third star it was obvious that the ritual would have to be repeated .
In the streets of Villa Luro, “Nonna” was seen cheering again as if it were a necessary part of this title. So, how we all feel a little… Right?
The video – as expected – has circulated on social media and is already part of the color of this World Cup, like the song “Muchachos” which has become popular asking for the third cup which has finally arrived.
Who is the “grandmother la-la-la-la-la!”
María Cristina Mariscotti became a “viral charm” for Argentina at the World Cup, as the Washington Post headlined in a statement.
Just over 20 paragraphs and at least three videos were dedicated in their web version to tell their story, in which they explored their relationship with football and, specifically, their rise to fame as protagonists of the World Cup celebrations.
A Boca fan like his father Pedro, he feels football in a particular way. He celebrated his first World Cup star in 1978 with his friends and cheered every game of Carlos Salvador Bilardo’s team in 1986.
Argentina’s triumphs in Qatar 2022 went viral, when a group of young people from his neighborhood who gathered in a house on the corner of Andalgalá and Caaguazú to attend the Argentina national team matches, started approaching his house to sing to him . .
“Grandma, la-la-la-la”, recites the song they invented in the midst of the euphoria for the victory against Mexico, adapting the text to the melody of Go west, the classic by the Village People, later reprized by the boys of the pet Shop.
“But I’m not a grandmother! They tell me because of my hair and my age and it doesn’t bother me, but I’m not,” said the singing muse in Clarín. María Cristina (76) became popular after her neighbors from Liniers l’ they surrounded during a party while the national flag was waving and filmed themselves humming that phrase.
As to whether or not he knew the kids who started singing to him, he said he’s seen them a few times “because they’re from the neighborhood,” but “nothing else.” “Likewise, what I liked the most about all this is that they always took care of me and made me feel at ease. For example, during the ride they asked that no one push me. Then, when everything it finished, they walked me to my house and waited for me to go in,” he detailed.
The ritual began after Lionel Messi’s goal cry in the second match. As soon as she heard the effusion, the lady approached her door with a flag. She returned, and when the game was over, she didn’t hesitate to cross the street and walk to the corner to join in the festivities. “That’s where it comes from. They haven’t stopped telling me grandma, that I’m not… And history repeated itself,” she had explained.
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Source: Clarin
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