This book "Hand of God: Maradona" was compiled for supine braces in 2017 and first published to understand the ball emperor, only for fans to exchange and learn, because the author of this book, Jimmy Burns, is an Englishman, so some views may be a little biased, I hope you can read rationally.
Maradona's father, Chittoro, led the family and all his belongings down the river, slowly passing through the natural landscapes along the river. He greatly respected and loved the beauty of the river, the delta at the mouth of the river was irrigated, the land was very fertile, and birds could often be heard. Along the river there are rows of willow trees, and under the willow trees are huge lotus leaves, and beautiful lotus flowers float on the water. When the boat arrived at the port of Buenos Aires, his eyes and ears were filled with the chaos of reinforced concrete and the noise of urban life. He felt deeply insecure, and soon he was about to be reunited with his wife. Tota temporarily moved into a rent-free house and lived with some relatives. Their legal cottage in Bilafiolito was demolished, and a few days later, relatives living there had to rush to Buenos Aires to join them, hoping to get Maradona's family to give them a place to live.
Today the port of Buenos Aires
In the city's shantytowns, Chittoro built a makeshift hut for the family with some broken iron bricks and cardboard picked up from the dump. The cottage was about the size of the porch of the rich man's house where Tota worked. In such a crowded and dilapidated shed, three small cubicles were separated as bedrooms, separated by worn-out curtains in the middle, in order to be able to have some private space. In fact, these so-called private spaces do not play a role. The members of the family have no secrets at all. In this enclosure, which could not be called a house at all, father and mother had no majesty at all, and no one had the slightest illusion of the future.
By the time maradona's family settled in Birafiolito, General Perón's junta had been overthrown by another faction of soldiers, and Madame Evita Perón had died, according to legend, from uterine cancer. General Perón's opponents stormed their residences, taking out Mrs. Perón's jewelry boxes and paraded them through the streets, displaying 300 lavish dresses she had collected in just a few years in power as vice president. Perón was exiled as a Nazi dictator, but his supporters still retain the myth of their hearts. For decades, argentina's middle class and proletariat regarded Perón's government as the last hope left, longing for it to bring equality and freedom to the country. The cries of "Belon, Belon, Perón" and the melody of the national anthem floated over the stands of the major football stadiums at the same time. In the eyes of the people, Evita was a holy woman, and her death was accompanied by various conspiracy theories. In honor of Evita, an altar was even erected and she was called "St. Eva" in prayer. Millions of Argentines fantasize that she can rise from the dead and return to the suffering world. In Evita's mouth, all the women who believe in Peronism become sacred signs, eliminating waste, cutting back on consumption, and increasing production. Thus, the Housewives of Argentina, despite their poverty, became "mistresses of the fate of the nation." And because of Evita, the humble status of women has become more complete invisibly. They can only take on the role of wife and mother in the family. True self-actualization is trapped in the quagmire of restraint and sacrifice, becoming a tool for obedient men.
Madame Perón's dress was extravagant
At the time of his birth, Diego Armando Maradona's fate was tightly tied to these social realities. Before him, the family had given birth to three girls, and when Diego came to the world, the responsibility of the family immediately fell on his shoulders. The significance of the so-called firstborn in Latin America and third world countries is self-evident. His attitude towards life was deeply influenced by the social and political environment in which he lived. His family moved to the city, especially the capital, the area where the social environment is most volatile. Throughout his life, wherever he went, a small frame hung in his room as a sign of respect. It was a photograph of an adult Maradona on one side and General Perón on the other. In fact, the former president of Argentina and the former world number one player have never met. Maradona was only fourteen years old when Perón died, but this composite photograph shows Maradona's spiritual leader and role model.
Maradona had said he would dedicate the World Cup title to General Perón
Early in his childhood, Diego spent mostly time with female members of the family, including his sisters and two like-minded, hard-line women: his grandmother Salvadora and his mother Tota. Both men were very doting on him. They taught Diego how to pray to the Virgin Mary, how to pray to the gods, and they taught him to draw a cross on his chest. The fate and responsibilities of the family are poured into the eldest son of the family.
Maradona with mother Tota
Diego's early education was all about the women in his family, and Chittoro had a hard time finding a job where he could use his abilities and insights. Chittoro was a very quiet man, rarely complaining, able to silently carry the burden of his family. He went to a bone meal factory in Buenos Aires to find a livelihood. Every morning at six o'clock, he would get up and leave the house and follow the dusty path through the shantytowns to a canal called Riaciello. The river is heavily polluted, the surface of the river is heavy in oil, and the still water is often bubbly and smelly. There were no fish in the river, and there were drainage pipes from nearby factories everywhere, pouring toxic exhaust gases and wastewater into the canal, as well as the carcasses of cattle and sheep, and even the bodies of murder victims. At one point, when General Perón was in power, there were thousands of naked remains floating on the Riacuelo River. But it is this river that divides Buenos Aires, and poverty and prosperity, hell and heaven, are all separated by this river. No one can jump to the other side, and the only way to enter the world of flowers and flowers is to drown.
Today's Riacuelo Canal
Every morning, when Chittoro arrives at the factory, he knows exactly which side of the workshop he should be on. At that time, Argentina was also the world's leading beef exporter, and meat production and sales were the largest industry in the country. Collecting the remaining beef and mutton bones and pressing them into bone meal is the lowest level of livelihood, and the impact of this work on the health of workers is enormous. Due to health and safety concerns, only those from the lowest births, the least educated, and the least skilled will choose to work in bone meal factories. Bolivian Maximo Arumaio, a neighbor of Chitoro, moved from Corrientes at the same time as he moved to Birafiolito in maradona. The Aroomayo family's house is just opposite Maradona's house. He used to watch Chittoro get up early to work every day and then go home exhausted and out of breath after ten hours of hard work. "The work there was too hard, too hard," Arumayo recalled, "and very unhealthy." The factory said it was crushing cow bones, but in fact they didn't know where to buy all kinds of bones. They don't care if the bones were cut from an animal that had died of disease or had been dead for a long time, or even sometimes human bones. The bones were transported into the workshop via a conveyor belt. The noise was enormous and there was dust everywhere. Most of the workers suffered from lung disease and were forced to retire early. Fortunately, Chittoro was saved by his son. ”
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This article is compiled from Jimmy Burns' book Hand of God: The Life of Maradona, published in 2010