Las hermanas Gilda (Gilda sisters) are

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comic characters of the series of the same name created by

Manuel Vázquez Gallego Manuel Vázquez Gallego (1930 in Madrid – 1995 in Barcelona), was a Spanish cartoonist. He was one of the most important artists of Editorial Bruguera. His family were friends with comedians Wenceslao Fernández Flórez and Enrique Jardiel P ...

in 1949. The protagonists are the sisters Hermenegilda and Leovigilda, who live together. The names of the series and its characters refer to the movie ''

Gilda ''Gilda'' is a 1946 American film noir directed by Charles Vidor and starring Rita Hayworth in her signature role and Glenn Ford. The film is known for cinematographer Rudolph Maté's lush photography, costume designer Jean Louis's wardrobe fo ...

'', released three years earlier in Spain, and the deadly conflict between the

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rulers

Hermenegild Saint Hermenegild or Ermengild (died 13 April 585; es, San Hermenegildo; la, Hermenegildus, from Gothic ''*Airmana-gild'', "immense tribute"), was the son of king Liuvigild of the Visigothic Kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula and southern France. ...

and

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who also were family (in this case, father and son).Martínez (2004), pp. 24 a 28.

Plot

Hermegilda and Leovigilda are two sisters of opposite characteristicsMoix (2007), pp. 254 a 257. ''Herme'' is brunette, plump, with her hair in a characteristic bun ; ''Leo'' is tall and slim, with blond hair. Both are unsightly. Hermenegilda is innocent and goofy, and relentlessly pursues a husband, while Leovigilda, more mature, is a skeptical and bitter character, always trying to thwart her little sister. Leovigilda and Hermenegilda represent sexual frustration and repression of Spanish

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regime. The characters are in eternal conflict and there are plenty of slapstick style shots, as usual in the comics of Bruguera. In 1955 censorship became tougher in the comics and the adult tone of the series dropped.

References

Bibliography

* GUIRAL, Antoni (2010). ''By Vázquez: 80 años del nacimiento de un mito''. Barcelona:

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. * MARTÍNEZ PEÑARANDA, Enrique (2004). ''Vázquez (El dibujante y su leyenda)''. Madrid: Ediciones Sinsentido, Colección Sin Palabras, Serie A nª 04. . Depósito legal: M-39015-2004. * MOIX, Terenci (2007). '' Historia social del cómic''. Barcelona:

. Depósito legal: B-2551-2007.

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