Dec 19 2007

Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Clito Ruiz y Picasso

Published by auria cortes at 5:39 am under Character Development, Devil's Playground (working title), Talking Canvas

oldmanandguitar.JPGThis year I went to Paris. While there, I visited the Pablo Picasso Museum. His work is extraordinary – from his paintings to his sculptures. My favorite quote from him is, “My mother wanted me to become a doctor. Instead, I became Picasso.”                       

Picasso was born in Spain. As a result, his name has twenty one words - Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Clito Ruiz y Picasso.  Puerto Ricans and Spaniards share the tradition of giving their children the surname of both parents. This custom preserves the mothers surname in future generations. 

As I develop characters, one will be known by his full name (twenty one names in honor of Picasso). That’s all I know about this particular character. I’m curious to see how he will come alive based on this one and only fun fact.  

2 Responses to “Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Clito Ruiz y Picasso”

  1. # Camion 19 Dec 2007 at 10:41 am

    It may be fun, but who can remember twenty one names…wow. An insured comes in here with four, and Im like can you break it down for me! How much is just too much? Consuela Maria Perez Garcia Muniz Rodriguez de Que??? DE CACA…whoa buddy, a first and last would be just fine.

  2. # auria corteson 19 Dec 2007 at 10:52 am

    “De Caca” too funny. Yes, it’s a lot of names, but the character will only make an appearance a few times. I’m sure he’ll be corky so the string of names will fit…hopefully. If it doesn’t, I’ll scrap it.

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