Maradona entre la tierra y el cielo

Years after his retirement as a professional football player, Diego Armando Maradona still remains at the centre of idolatric practices. Starting from this consideration, the present article reconstructs the Argentinian discourse on football and describes the reasons for which the figure of Maradona...

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Main Author: Marcello Serra
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2015-11-01
Series:Cuadernos de Información y Comunicación
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Online Access:http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CIYC/article/view/49538
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spelling doaj-6a8b14af5cb644ddbf72a2c602c054a42020-11-25T00:06:21ZspaUniversidad Complutense de MadridCuadernos de Información y Comunicación1135-79911988-40012015-11-01200132510.5209/rev_CIYC.2015.v20.4953847129Maradona entre la tierra y el cieloMarcello Serra0Universidad Carlos IIIYears after his retirement as a professional football player, Diego Armando Maradona still remains at the centre of idolatric practices. Starting from this consideration, the present article reconstructs the Argentinian discourse on football and describes the reasons for which the figure of Maradona appears to be a prototype of the so called “fútbol criollo” and the embodiment of certain national values, thus leading to his status as an idol and icon of popular culture.http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CIYC/article/view/49538MaradonafútbolhéroeVictor Hugo Morales.
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author Marcello Serra
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Maradona entre la tierra y el cielo
Cuadernos de Información y Comunicación
Maradona
fútbol
héroe
Victor Hugo Morales.
author_facet Marcello Serra
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title Maradona entre la tierra y el cielo
title_short Maradona entre la tierra y el cielo
title_full Maradona entre la tierra y el cielo
title_fullStr Maradona entre la tierra y el cielo
title_full_unstemmed Maradona entre la tierra y el cielo
title_sort maradona entre la tierra y el cielo
publisher Universidad Complutense de Madrid
series Cuadernos de Información y Comunicación
issn 1135-7991
1988-4001
publishDate 2015-11-01
description Years after his retirement as a professional football player, Diego Armando Maradona still remains at the centre of idolatric practices. Starting from this consideration, the present article reconstructs the Argentinian discourse on football and describes the reasons for which the figure of Maradona appears to be a prototype of the so called “fútbol criollo” and the embodiment of certain national values, thus leading to his status as an idol and icon of popular culture.
topic Maradona
fútbol
héroe
Victor Hugo Morales.
url http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CIYC/article/view/49538
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