The popularity it has achieved beyond the frontiers of Argentina is largely based on political developments following the Second World War. But the heroism of these nuns is not the principal reason for the worldwide fame of this work. Ariel Ramírez (Argentina, 1921-2010) was inspired to compose the work by the story of two German nuns who put their own lives at risk to save people suffering at the hands of the Nazis. This new version of the Misa Criolla was produced to mark the fiftieth anniversary of its creation in 1964. This process helped in the formation of a national identity that could transcend frontiers and social barriers, while also shaping the outline of a great continental homeland.
From that background, they subsequently spread to the larger cities as part of the need for self-recognition of Indian and Mestizo roots. Latin-American folk songs were regularly performed in the peñas and clubs of the mid-20 th century, especially in the Andean region.
Misa Criolla and popular devotion in Early Music, 2014
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