Tola y Maruja
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Tola y Maruja is a Colombia
n comedy
duo
, formed in 1990 by journalist
and cartoonist
Carlos Mario Gallego (Tola) and writer
Sergio Valencia Rincón (Maruja). Tola and Maruja are two old paisa
ladies, who mock Colombian politics and society.
Since 2008, Maruja is performed by Luis Alberto Rojas. They appear twice a week on Caracol TV
's journalistic magazine
El radar
and on Sundays on Spitting Image
-like Noticiero NP& con los Reencauchados, and write a Sunday weekly column
on El Espectador
newspaper
.
. While at college, Gallego and Valencia, jokingly, spoke as two old ladies in order to amuse their classmates. They produced a humour
magazine called Frivolidad, which folded after 5 issues and later became a theatre
group, which included Tola y Maruja. The duo gained national exposure when appeared on Sábados Felices
, a weekly comedy show produced by Caracol TV. The duo went on performing until 2002, and after internal differences, Gallego and Valencia separated in 2004.
Gallego got the rights of Tola y Maruja and continued to write No nos consta, their column on El Espectador (at the time, a weekly newspaper), as well as a weekly cartoon as Mico. In 2008, Luis Alberto Rojas replaced Valencia as Maruja, and both reappeared on theatre and television since then. Its section on El radar was nominated for the India Catalina award (part of the Cartagena Film Festival
) for Best Journalism and/or Opinion Programme.
(Antioquia
), while Maruja was born Flor Maruja del Perpetuo Socorro Bustamante de Cataño in Cañasgordas
(also in Antioquia). Both refuse to reveal their age. Tola is married to Ananías and has 13 children, while Maruja is married to Perucho and has 11 children. They met on 9 April 1948, during the revolts in Bogotá
after liberal
leader Jorge Eliécer Gaitán
was murdered. They are conservative
and never finished elementary school
.
} YouTube channel El radar Noticiero NP& con los Reencauchados No nos consta, weekly column published on El Espectador
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
duo
Double act
A double act, also known as a comedy duo, is a comic pairing in which humor is derived from the uneven relationship between two partners, usually of the same gender, age, ethnic origin and profession, but drastically different personalities or behavior...
, formed in 1990 by journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
Carlos Mario Gallego (Tola) and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
Sergio Valencia Rincón (Maruja). Tola and Maruja are two old paisa
Paisa
The paisa is a monetary unit in several countries. Linguistic variants of paisa include poisha and baisa . In India, Nepal and Pakistan, the paisa currently equals of a rupee. In Bangladesh, the poisha equals of a Bangladeshi taka...
ladies, who mock Colombian politics and society.
Since 2008, Maruja is performed by Luis Alberto Rojas. They appear twice a week on Caracol TV
Caracol TV
Caracol Televisión is a Colombian private national television network, owned by Julio Mario Santo Domingo.- History :Caracol Televisión started in 1954 when Organización de Radiodifusora Caracol offered to afford national television costs, then state-run, through commercial spots...
's journalistic magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
El radar
El radar
El radar is a Colombian current affairs programme broadcast on weeknights at 23:00 on Caracol TV.It is presented since October 2009 by D'arcy Quinn or its director Darío Fernando Patiño El radar is a Colombian current affairs programme broadcast on weeknights at 23:00 on Caracol TV.It is presented...
and on Sundays on Spitting Image
Spitting Image
Spitting Image is a British satirical puppet show that aired on the ITV network from 1984 to 1996. It was produced by Spitting Image Productions for Central Television. The series was nominated for 10 BAFTA Awards, winning one for editing in 1989....
-like Noticiero NP& con los Reencauchados, and write a Sunday weekly column
Op-ed
An op-ed, abbreviated from opposite the editorial page , is a newspaper article that expresses the opinions of a named writer who is usually unaffiliated with the newspaper's editorial board...
on El Espectador
El Espectador
El Espectador is a newspaper with national circulation within Colombia, founded by Fidel Cano Gutiérrez on 22 March 1887 in Medellín and published since 1915 in Bogotá...
newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
.
History
In 1986, Gallego and Valencia met while studying at Universidad de Antioquia in MedellínMedellín
Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
. While at college, Gallego and Valencia, jokingly, spoke as two old ladies in order to amuse their classmates. They produced a humour
Humour
Humour or humor is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement...
magazine called Frivolidad, which folded after 5 issues and later became a theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
group, which included Tola y Maruja. The duo gained national exposure when appeared on Sábados Felices
Sábados Felices
Sábados Felices is a 1972 joke program aired on Caracol TV since 1998, was first aired in 1972 in Canal Uno when Caracol was a Broadcaster, but when Caracol becomes a Television network it begin aired there, it was host by Alfonso Lizarazo, Alí Humar, Jota Mario Valencia, Carlos Calero and Hernán...
, a weekly comedy show produced by Caracol TV. The duo went on performing until 2002, and after internal differences, Gallego and Valencia separated in 2004.
Gallego got the rights of Tola y Maruja and continued to write No nos consta, their column on El Espectador (at the time, a weekly newspaper), as well as a weekly cartoon as Mico. In 2008, Luis Alberto Rojas replaced Valencia as Maruja, and both reappeared on theatre and television since then. Its section on El radar was nominated for the India Catalina award (part of the Cartagena Film Festival
Cartagena Film Festival
The Cartagena Film Festival, or Festival Internacional de Cine y T.V. de Cartagena de Indias. is a Colombian film festival which focuses on the promotion of Colombian television programs, Latin American films, and videos...
) for Best Journalism and/or Opinion Programme.
The Tola y Maruja history
Tola was born Anatolia del Niño Jesús Muñoz de Tuberquia in YolombóYolombo
Yolombo is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. It is part of the subregion of Northeastern Antioquia....
(Antioquia
Antioquia Department
Antioquia is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders the Caribbean Sea. Most of its territory is mountainous with some valleys, much of which is part of the Andes mountain range...
), while Maruja was born Flor Maruja del Perpetuo Socorro Bustamante de Cataño in Cañasgordas
Cañasgordas
Cañasgordas is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia....
(also in Antioquia). Both refuse to reveal their age. Tola is married to Ananías and has 13 children, while Maruja is married to Perucho and has 11 children. They met on 9 April 1948, during the revolts in Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
after liberal
Colombian Liberal Party
The Colombian Liberal Party is a center-left party in Colombia that adheres to social democracy and social liberalism.The Party was founded in 1848 and, together with the Colombian Conservative Party, subsequently became one of the two main political forces in the country for over a century.After...
leader Jorge Eliécer Gaitán
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala was a politician, a leader of a populist movement in Colombia, a former Education Minister and Labor Minister , mayor of Bogotá and one of the most charismatic leaders of the Liberal Party.He was assassinated during his second presidential campaign in 1948, setting off...
was murdered. They are conservative
Colombian Conservative Party
The Colombian Conservative Party , is a conservative political party in Colombia. The party was unofficially founded by a group of Revolutionary Commoners during the Revolutionary War for Independence from the Spanish Monarchy and later formally established during the Greater Colombia...
and never finished elementary school
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
.
External links
Official website} YouTube channel El radar Noticiero NP& con los Reencauchados No nos consta, weekly column published on El Espectador