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Mercedes Raquel Barcha Pardo (November 6, 1932 – August 15, 2020) was the wife of novelist Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014). Life. Barcha was born on November 6, 1932, in Magangué, Colombia. Barcha is best known for her financial and emotional support of her Nobel Prize-winning husband, the author Gabriel García Márquez.
Aug 23, 2020 · Mercedes Barcha, the widow, muse and gatekeeper of the Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez, who played a crucial role in the publication of his breakthrough novel, “One Hundred Years...
Aug 16, 2020 · Mercedes Barcha, who was credited by late husband and Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez with making it possible for him to write his masterpiece “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” has died at the age of 87.
- The Nickname La Gaba
- Beginning of The Relationship with Marquez
- Challenges and 100 Years of Solitude
- Life After Marquez
Many ask how Mercedes got the nickname La Gaba. Many of her friends and strangers call her that. At first glance, the nickname might cast her in a supporting role. It relegates her to the background in the life of a writer famous around the world. But she never stood in anyone’s shadow. The nickname is proof that “Los Gabos” were “two people in one...
To put it simply, Gabriel’s novels retracted the story of his love with Mercedes. From the very first moment, their life was marked by fate. He was drawn to her character. Born in Magangue in 1932, Mercedes was the daughter of a druggist. She was the oldest of seven children. Raised in Sucre, that was the place she met her future husband. Marquez d...
Mercedes and Gabriel traveled across many countries but finally settled in Mexico City. There, they had their children. Mercedes took over the financial responsibilities. While many consider Marquez one of the most famous and popular writers in history, in the beginning, they were barely scraping by. And that was mainly because of the generosity of...
When death separated the couple in 2014, Mercedes completely retired from public life. She only met with close friends and rarely left her home in Mexico City. In the tranquility of her living room, she continued to smoke and enjoy tequila. She never talked about the legacy of her husband. Later in life she started suffering from respiratory proble...
Jul 24, 2021 · Now Garcia has done it for him in “A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes,” a poignant memoir pulling the curtain back on the days before García Márquez and his wife, Mercedes Barcha, died in...
Aug 28, 2020 · Mercedes Raquel Barcha Pardo was born November 6, 1932, the eldest child of the pharmacist in Magangué, on the banks of the Magdalena river as it flows towards Colombia’s Caribbean coast. In...
Mercedes Barcha, the widow, muse and gatekeeper of Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez, who played a crucial role in the publication of his breakthrough novel, “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” died Aug. 15 at her home in Mexico City. She was 87.
