'Plaza Raffaella Carrà':
is a public space dedicated to her in
the way chosen by the city of Madrid as a permanent tribute to the Italian diva, loved in Spain as in few other places.
Even the date chosen to inaugurate the title is not accidental: in addition to being the day after the first anniversary of his death, today is also one of the key days of the Madrid Gay Pride, the celebration of a collective very close to the Carrà for his commitment in favor of LGBT + rights.
The square dedicated to the show woman is located along via Fuencarral, a well-known street in the city center located near the Chueca district, a symbol of the Lgtb + collective.
To testify the indissoluble link between the Carrà and the Iberian country, he thought about it
Sergio Japino
, historical companion present at the inauguration of the square.
"For her it was sometimes the second, sometimes the first country," he told ANSA.
A special tribute to the singer also came from the vice-mayor of Madrid, Begoña Villacís, who attended the event along with other local authorities.
"Raffaella is a queen", she said, "with her songs we danced happily, feeling free, because whoever sang them was a very free person".
"With her presence and her personality, she left an indelible memory to every Italian and every Spaniard", said the Italian ambassador to Spain, Riccardo Guariglia.