The figure of Anita Avila is key in the structure and history of Mariscos Apolo. When we talk about Ana Ávila, we talk about the general manager of one of the fastest growing companies in the province of Granada. When we talk about Anita, we talk about the woman from Lojeña who, together with her husband Apolonio, founded the same company that today has a turnover of more than 40 million euros per year and still maintains a strong link with her land. Anita Ávila has also demonstrated during her career an artistic restlessness that has led her to open the Anita Ávila Museum.
In other countries we can find the figure of the entrepreneur related in some way with philanthropy, that is, with the love for the cultural and economic development of their community. Perhaps in Spain we should see great entrepreneurs in the same way, that is, people who work to improve the lives of those around them.
Get to know the museum
- Sala Mesón: This room of the museum serves as a tribute to ethnology.
- Tribute rooms: Teresa González, as well as José and Maite Ávila have a room named after them. Teresa González, the mother of the businesswoman and artist from Lojeña, has a room in which a textile work is gathered, mainly religious, which has a great value. The Maite Ávila room treasures, among other decorative pieces, a collection of metal embossed pieces that bring to mind the Byzantine Empire and all its art before our eyes. The last room, dedicated to the posthumous memory of her brother José, has 20 canvases in which the artist expresses herself with a realism in which we can walk as if reading a pictorial and sensorial biography of the life of Ana Ávila.
- Artisan Nativity Scene: Because of the Catholic formation of the artist and the cultural character of the museum, it could not miss a room with the artisan nativity scene that you can see in Loja. It has been made according to the Franciscan tradition of 8 centuries ago and in an environmentally friendly way, with recyclable materials.
- Don Quixote: Don Quixote and the work of Cervantes plays an important role in our society. Today it serves as a symbol of our culture and identity to which we must continue to be united through work such as this room to show the legend of the knight of La Mancha to the youngest children.
- Sala Raíces: It is said that the best way to teach is by example. In the history of Loja we find people who, although they do not appear in the historical records, are as important as so many other great names. The Roots Hall pays homage to all the great names in the life of the artist.
For Apolo
It could not be otherwise and Apolonio Alcaide, the husband and co-founder of Mariscos Apolo, also has his own tribute room where the artist tries to bring us the memory of the 60’s where a couple with as many dreams as desire to work, began a story that today is still very much alive. Photographs of the past as well as elements of the furniture or the Mercedes Benz car that we associated with the couple, are present in the Apolo Room of the museum.
Today Apolo has left his name in a great company that grows every year at the hands of his wife, Ana Avila, who continues to be an example as an enterprising woman, artist, daughter, sister, businesswoman and neighbor of Loja.
