Gata Cattana

Gata Cattana
Mural painting in Ciudad Lineal[1]
Born
Ana Isabel García Llorente

(1991-05-11)11 May 1991
Adamuz, Andalusia, Spain
Died2 March 2017(2017-03-02) (aged 25)
Madrid, Spain
Other namesAna Sforza
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • poet
Musical career
GenresHip hop
Years active2012–2017

Ana Isabel García Llorente (11 May 1991 – 2 March 2017), known as Gata Cattana and Ana Sforza,[2] was a Spanish rapper, poet and feminist.[3]

In her career she managed to combine hip hop and electronic music with various themes and styles such as feminism and politics. Her lyrics referenced to Andalusian culture, to the mythological topoi of the ancient age – especially Greek, Roman and ancient Egyptian literature – as well as poetry, philosophy and mass culture; her recurring themes included introspection, dialectical materialism, political andalusism, anti-globalization, existentialism and socialist feminism.[4][5][6][7]

She died in the wake of an anaphylactic shock in 2017.[3]

A documentary film about her life and work, Eterna, premiered in 2022.[8]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Inéditos 2015 (2016)
  • Banzai (2017)

Extended plays

  • Los siete contra Tebas (2012)
  • Anclas (2015)

Singles

  • "Samsara" (2016)
  • "Banzai" (2017)
  • "Hermano inventor" (2017)

Bibliography

  • Gata Cattana (2016). La escala de Mohs. self-printed.
  • Gata Cattana (2017). La escala de Mohs. La Muela: Arcesis.
  • Gata Cattana (2019). La escala de Mohs. Barcelona-Madrid: Aguilar. (New edition with extra content)
  • Gata Cattana (2020). No vine a ser carne. Barcelona-Madrid: Aguilar.

References

  1. ^ Jiménez, Marta (26 January 2021). "Gata Cattana, única española en el mural de mujeres que el Ayuntamiento madrileño pretende borrar". Cordópolis – via eldiario.es.
  2. ^ Gaibar, Lis (6 March 2019). "Las vidas de una Gata". El Salto.
  3. ^ a b Liébana, L.C. (22 March 2019). "El último aliento de Gata Cattana" (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  4. ^ "La última gran esperanza de las mujeres en el rap: Gata Cattana" (in Spanish). El País. 16 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Conoce a Gata Cattana, la poetisa que hace rap para la eternidad". Vice (in Spanish). 14 February 2017.
  6. ^ "La rapera Gata Cattana muere a los 26 años". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 2 March 2017.
  7. ^ Hablamos con GATA CATTANA ¿Rapera, trapera o poeta? #WAG1MEETS (in Spanish). WAG1 MAGAZINE. 6 February 2017.
  8. ^ Checa Fernández, Francisco Óscar (13 November 2022). "Y la Gata se hizo eterna". El Salto.