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Monte Pío for social welfare
Luis Lapausa Arango, General Operations Service Technician (Carpenter), 1960-2008Monte Pío for social welfare
Luis Lapausa Arango, General Operations Service Technician (Carpenter), 1960-2008
Monte Pío was a company we had here that allowed us to benefit from situations such as the one I just described, for loans and the like. We all contributed a small amount. I don't recall how much, maybe 5 pesetas or so a month. That meant that a sum would accumulate and it was there to help us out. Anyone who needed to could drop by and say, "Let's see if I can get a loan for …. 30,000 pesetas". If there was money, you got the loan. I, for instance, was able to get my loan. Others also asked and got theirs. Later Monte Pío built up and became stronger and we could take out up to 50,000 and pay it back in a year or so. Eventually the system went south because there was a treasurer who had a knack for slot machines. All in all, it was not something we could count on later for retirement.
He began to work at the Museum as an elevator operator, then as a guard and finally, from 1997, as a carpenter for the Museum, which was his true profession.
Interview recorded on December 19, 2017
Interview index
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My three occupations -
A very different museum -
Tips -
An incident with the royals -
In the spirit of Tony Leblanc films -
Morning watchman, carpenter in the afternoon -
Monte Pío for social welfare -
Late 1970s. Anthony Quinn, Charlton Heston and Jimmy Carter -
The 1970s. The visit by Américo Tomás -
The Blue Division -
Alfonso Pérez Sánchez and the trade unions -
Directors willing to discuss things -
Working at the carpentry -
Diego, the concierge -
My grandchildren should know what a watchman and a carpenter are
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Maintenance
Juan Manuel Gómez Agredano
Service Technician for Electricity and Air Conditioning (Electrician), 1972-What's on
Pedro Álvarez Moreno
Head of the Area of Works and Maintenance, 1994-2009
Theme
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Voces del Prado