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momia?

posted 15 years ago by bokensdorf
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Anna is sometimes called "Momia".

What is momia supposed to mean?

[–] rddavies 15 years ago

In the context of the movie it seemed to be a name for a doll that to the commies was a "reactionary". I think there may have been a "Popia" doll as well. So the
when the commies called Anna "Momia" they were saying "my cute little reactionary". HTH.

[–] bokensdorf 15 years ago

Thank you for your reply.

So, there seemed to be a doll called "Popia" in France and the commies used that name to call Anna as Momia? Why did it turn to M from P?
I don't understand well. But Thanx anyway.

[–] rddavies 15 years ago

My sense is that at least in the Chilean context there were both Momia and Popia dolls - I think both might have been shown in the movie at one point. So only natural that the girl Anna got called Momia. If memory serves.

[–] bokensdorf 15 years ago

I see very well.
Now I have to rent the DVD again to check the dolls.

BTW what do you mean by HTH may I ask?

[–] dan_90802 15 years ago

HTH = hope this/that helps/helped.

[–] bokensdorf 15 years ago

Thank you!

[–] annie-gravi 15 years ago

momia is the name that the chilean communist give to the conservative people, the people that is against their ideology, i dont know how to said it... anna, at the begining was against her father and friends posture, so she was called little momia. is a derogative word.

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[–] Alex_br 14 years ago

"Momia" is the spanish word for "mummy". It's a pejorative way to refer to conservatives and righ-wingers. No relation with any dolls, as far as I understood.