She is one of the two beautiful women that you can
always meet in the Museum counter, always attentive to a clueless question,
always smiley and cheerful. Here are some
of the functions she performs: assist the public, coordinate calls and
simply provide warmth to visitors. It is easy to make her smile.
At the risk of falling into a stereotype, she is Andalusian
and proud of her land. She was born in Lora del Río. She lived in Barcelona -
when she was little, her parents emigrated to Catalonia as many other Andalusian
did in the 60s. And now she lives in Seville, specifically in Castilleja de la
Cuesta. “I am sorry, but for me there isn´t anything like Andalusia… The
people, the climate, the sea, the food..” Cliché? Yes. Really? At least for
Lola.
We could say that she started working in Casa de la
Ciencia a long time before it existed: she is a veteran de CSIC (11 years
exactly). She worked, first, in Biological Station in Doñana, later CicCartuja …
and in Museum from its´ first opening day.
“I like working
here because I like dealing with people. Especially children and seniors, and
we see them in Museum a lot.” Lola notes that of course there are some people
who are not always as nice but it is part of the job. “I like that there are
people that are interested in the museums, in the science. The culture in the
country isn´t dead despite what some might say. And of course, the Planetarium
is loved by anyone.”
In other order of priorities, she is passionate about
James Bond movies (her favorite embodiment is Pierce Brosnan). She likes reading
as well, especially historical novels: her latest reading has been the trilogy
Martin Silver Eye, by Matilde Asensi Martin. Her biggest dream is to see her
nephews grow up and finish college (they are going to be born in November so
still have few years left...).
Suele veranear en Mazagón ("como las playas de Huelva no hay ninguna") y se ha recorrido toda España a golpe de tren y carretera. Galicia, Madrid, Castilla y León, Castilla La Mancha... Y también Lisboa, que no es España pero se parece un poco. Ay los pastéis de Belem...
Usually spending the summer in Mazagon ("there
are no better beaches than Huelva") and has traveled throughout Spain hitting
rail and road. Galicia, Madrid, Castilla y León, Castilla La Mancha ... and
Lisbon even though it is not Spain it does look alike.
Lola
is a person that always has a good time. A funny anecdote: usually carries two
ID cards, CSIC staff and the company´s. One day she accidentally stained the
collar of the shirt with lipstick. To hide it, CSIC badge came in handy. But
that did not go unnoticed by a man who was visiting the museum, who literally
said:
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