Ana Isabel García Llorente (11 May 1991 – 2 March 2017), known as Gata Cattana and Ana Sforza, was a Spanish rapper, poet and feminist. In her career she managed to combine hip hop and

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with various themes and styles such as

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and politics. Her lyrics referenced to

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n culture, to the mythological ''

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'' of the

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– especially Greek, Roman and ancient Egyptian literature – as well as poetry, philosophy and mass culture; her recurring themes included

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, political andalusism,

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and

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. She died in the wake of an

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in 2017. A documentary film about her life and work, ''

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'', premiered in 2022.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Inéditos 2015'' (2016) * ''Banzai'' (2017)

Extended plays

* ''Los siete contra Tebas'' (2012) * ''Anclas'' (2015)

Singles

* "Samsara" (2016) * "Banzai" (2017) * "Hermano inventor" (2017)

Bibliography

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References

Singers from Andalusia People from the Province of Córdoba (Spain) Spanish women poets Spanish women rappers Spanish feminists 21st-century Spanish singers 21st-century Spanish poets 1991 births 2017 deaths 21st-century Spanish women singers {{Spain-singer-stub