Although I may not be the sort of son who pampers and visits often, my mother is an essential character in my life. I never made it a point to include her maiden name in my stage name, as she would have liked. But it takes a long, long time. Mothers are not made in a day either. And they need not do anything extraordinary to become essential, important, unforgettable, didactic.
Mothers always keep their feet on the ground.
I learned much from my mother, although neither one of us was aware of it. I remember my mother in all stages of her life. Perhaps the most epic stage took place in the village of Badajoz, Orellana la Vieja, a bridge between the two universes, La Mancha and Extremadura, that I inhabited before I was swallowed up by Madrid. Although my sisters do not like for me to remember, during those times near Extremadura, our family's economic situation was quite precarious. But my mother was always creative and had more initiative than anyone I've ever met.