Marina Ginestà

✶January 29, 1919

†January 6, 2014

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About their life

Marina Ginestà i Coloma was a Catalan communist born in France, member of the Unified Socialist Youth, and an iconic figure of the Spanish Civil War. She became famous due to the photo taken by Juan Guzmán on the rooftop of the Hotel Colón, Plaça de Catalunya 9, Barcelona during the July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona. It is considered one of the most iconic photographs of the Spanish Civil War.

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Biography from the article Marina Ginestà on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.