Maginet Pelacanyes - Tarragona - España
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N 41° 06.909 E 001° 15.465
31T E 353726 N 4553002
Maginet Pelacañas.Le falta la paloma que lleva en su mano derecha. Maginet Pelacañas. He needs the pigeon that he carries in his right hand.
Waymark Code: WMZCHA
Location: Cataluña, Spain
Date Posted: 10/19/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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"El diumenge 17 de març de 1996 ens va deixar Josep Maria Tarrasa a l'edat de 82 anys, despres de dedicar-se tota una vida a la beneficiència, la ràdio (que era la seva passió) i a Tarragona.
Va ser creador del popular Maginet Pelacanyes i amb la seva veu va donar a mols tarragonins una vida plena de contingut, reflexió i emoció. Josep Maria Tarrasa va néixer el 1913 al carrer Fortuny. El any 1933 va començar a traballar a la ràdio i en aquest mateix any van iniciar-se les emissions regular de Ràdio Tarragona. Un any després, Tarrasa es converteix en Maginet Pelacanyes.
El any 1947 es casa amb Pepita Aloguín i emprèn una carrera ascenden en la seva professió i en la seva vida, ja que comença a dedicar-se als actes benèfics.
Conegut a tot l'Estat i fins i tot internacionalment, Tarrasa ha entrevistat multituds de personatges. La seva passió per Tarragona va fer que aquest home, d'aquesta categoria professional, no marxés fora de la ciutat.
Tots els que el coneixien van quedar conternats per la seva mort. Era una persona amb molta vitalitat, amb molta força espiritual, que mai deia un no a qui li demanava alguna cosa. Tenia un gran esperit d'ajuda i de donar el millor d'ell mateix."

"On Sunday, March 17, 1996, Josep Maria Tarrasa left us at the age of 82, after dedicating a whole life to charity, radio (which was his passion) and in Tarragona.
He was the creator of the popular Maginet Pelacanyes and, with his voice, he gave a lot of tarragonins a life full of content, reflection and emotion. Josep Maria Tarrasa was born in 1913 at Fortuny Street. In 1933 he began to work on the radio and in that same year the regular broadcasts of Ràdio Tarragona began. A year later, Tarrasa becomes Maginet Pelacanyes.
In 1947, he married Pepita Aloguín and started a career in his profession and in his life, as he began to dedicate himself to charity events.
Known throughout the state and even internationally, Tarrasa has interviewed a multitude of characters. His passion for Tarragona made this man, from this professional category, not leave outside the city.
Everyone who knew him was shocked by his death. He was a person with a lot of vitality, with a lot of spiritual strength, that never said a person who asked for something. He had a great spirit of help and to give his best."
Character Type: Cartoon

Character originator: Josep Maria Tarrasa

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