Marta Bac 20 m Carmen Escobar sold Lottery and rifaba objects between the neighbours of Malasana. After his death, they have raised a small altar in his memory. Learn more at this site: Sela Ward. He began selling lemon and parsley in a street post more than 60 years ago, recalls Toni, a 76 year old woman that knew it from a young age. The dogs are still stopping to sniff the Corredera Baja San Pablo with the Holy Spirit street corner. There, Carmen Escobar Matute, lottery and animal lover, always gave them some candy and caressed them. But not only the dogs keep alive the memory of Carmen after his death last week. In that corner, the residents of the District of Malasana have improvised a small altar with candles, flowers, messages of affection and to food. It is a tradition in my country, explains Shalaily, the owner of a shop located a few meters from the post that Carmen had. Thus drawings, farewells and the stamps are mixed with a cup of coffee, a couple of batons and a few bananas deposited there for the young woman of Chinese origin. For me, this woman was like my aunt, we all wanted much, explains excited. And it is true. In just ten minutes, several neighbors stand up front of the altar; a few, curious, other, nostalgic. As Toni, an old woman who he met Carmen practically since birth. It was very good woman, recalls this 76-year-old woman. She started selling lemon and parsley in a street post more than 60 years ago, then lettuce, then comics and in recent years a bit of everything, explains. It also sold Lottery and used to raffle all kinds of objects, oil, clothes, even a television. Once played me a bowl, says Toni. Carmen, mother of two and grandmother of six, was widowed young, and had to get his family forward. His mother had a post of lettuce and when she was a baby spent the day in a box with blankets next to vegetables. Later, he inherited the profession of its progenitor. Was always in your corner, do hot or cold, tells Alfredo, the owner of Domino, a nearby bar.Sometimes when it rained, those of jewelry of to the side awning fell you so that it refugiase, explains.We were with her, and she much with us. It was very prankster, recalls one of the clients of the cafeteria. His absence is very noticeable, it continues. However, not only the elderly of this castizo neighborhood reminiscent this endearing saleswoman. My son was very fond, ensures Susana Fernandez, one of the younger neighbors of the street. Carmen always gave him sweets. It’s a shame because life people are going and is increasingly less tradition here, regrets. Carmen died on 20 September at the age of 85 after a kidney operation. However, the dogs have forgotten her. Source of the news: Malasana goodbye Carmen