Born on October 14, 1996 – Libra and 13 years old – Lourdes Maria Ciccone León, daughter of the all-powerful Madonna, can be considered the perfect celebrity icon of her generation, those who will reign from now on. on the covers of crude magazines and two-line news on the internet.
Personifying this perfect idol of the future, Lola, who has divine hair and an impeccable posture, is the last line to be crossed on the limit between being cool and being what moves cool and reframes its definition.
The result of the singer and Latin sex symbol Carlos León, Lourdes has a natural style, her own, unique, associated with a perceptive vision of the world and an aggressive elegance, something that gives her more weapons and powers for the days to come. More power, certainly, than your mother has today. Does anyone remember Madonna at the beginning of her career? Raw, like a virgin, a rare jewel to be polished by your professional obstinacy and changing career?
Lola skips steps. Lola learns at home how the universe works, what it's like to be rich and to be miserable, to have a brother adopted from a poor African country and another almost royalty, despite only being the son of a prodigy British filmmaker. Lola understands fame, the brown press, the papparazzi... Lola knows about religions, spiritual beliefs, yoga, physical exercise routines, the evolution of the human being, the complex panorama of society within the capitalist system, pop, rock, hip hop… Lola knows it best!
Lola even understands that her name was given to her because when her grandmother, Madonna's mother (also called Madonna, Madonna Louise Fortin), was sick (she died of cancer at the age of 30; her daughter was 5), she received many little bottles of water coming from the French Catholic sanctuary of Lourdes. She also understands the weight of being the daughter of a mother who didn't have her own when she was growing up. Lola understands so many things.
For now, the girl – who has physical and psychological characteristics so Frida Kahlianas! – She is still just learning, listening and understanding everything that surrounds her and directly affects her. For now, she just lives at the hem of her mom's skirt and goes on sporadic dates with her handsome papi. For now, just look for the definition of “Lourdes Maria Ciccone León” on Wikipedia and the page will be redirected straight to Madonna's.
Of course, she doesn't have her definition yet, she's only 13 years old. But soon, very soon, when the teenage urgency starts to get to Lola, wait for Madge Mamy! There will be no Dita, Evita or Esther who can help you at this moment. No matter what your little girl decides, she will be relentless.
Astronaut? It will put Neil Armstrong to shame. Futile little girl? People won't even remember that Paris Hilton once existed. President? Who really was Obama, huh? Pop star? “Madonna… that’s Lourdes Maria’s mother”… We are eagerly awaiting your future, dear Lola!
* Article originally published in issue no. 19 of the magazine The Cape – Madonna Special – December 2008.
