It has these details, either in one place or another. Sometimes they know each other, other times they don't. Marcelo Bielsa He has given a huge gesture to a person in need of encouragement at a very delicate moment. The former coach ofl Athletic moved a message of support to Julián Zini, Corrientes priest and composer of chamamé lyrics, “one of the favorite musical genres of the Argentine coach”, explains in his information lanacion.com. This 80-year-old priest is recovering from cancer treatment.
Given the admiration that the Rosario professes to this religious, he sent him a very affectionate video. “Father Julián, I am Marcelo Bielsa. I am here in England and I wanted to send you a message to transmit all the energy and strength that those of us who admire your work feel. It is only fair that you receive as a return those that you have given to all of us who have been moved by your letters and all your art ”, he transferred.
Bielsa learned about Zini's poetry through former soccer player Juan Ramón Rocha, “with whom he maintains a strong friendship since they shared the inferiors and the Newell's squad in the 70s. Despite the fact that their careers were divided, they shared a space again work in Athens 2004: Bielsa was DT of the Argentine team that won the gold medal and Rocha, who played for 10 years in Panathinaikos, settled in Greece and is a Greek citizen since 1986, was the AFA liaison with the organization of the Olympic Games”.
Excited
When he learned of his illness, Rocha told Bielsa and they both decided to send them encouragement videos. “I cannot speak of his priesthood but I can say that he isYour messages through the chamamé have moved me, made me happy and energized me. AND That is what I am trying to convey to you because I know that you are overcoming a disease that requires a lot of strength. A big hug and thank you very much father, make yourself better“Bielsa thanked.
An exemplary life
As this media outlet reports, Zini is a priest, poet, author, and composer. “He was born and raised in Corrientes. In 1963 he was ordained as a priest, he made his first musical compositions in the 70s and the bulk of his author's work integrates the repertoire of two renowned chamamé ensembles, “Los de Imaguare” and the “Grupo Reencuentro”. Throughout his life, Zini devoted himself intensively to researching the gender and religiosity of his people and wrote various books.
He highlights in his life the concession in 2005 of the “Tribute to the Trajectory” in the field of Popular Culture in the Senate of the Argentine Nation. In addition, “he is a permanent entertainer of the main festivals of the Litoral and of greater Buenos Aires and in 2016 he had the opportunity to perform at the Cosquín Folklore Festival in Córdoba”.