On social profiles he calls himself Daikyri; but behind that name is Pilar Vila, Rosalía’s sister. Actually, much more than that. Pili is part of her sister’s success. This is their professional and personal relationship.
Two years (almost exact) difference
© @jmvssBetween the arrival into the world of Rosalía and that of her older sister, there are two almost exact years: Pilar was born on September 28, 1990 and Rosalía, on the 25th of the same month in 1992. With such closeness in age, it should not surprise anyone that their relationship and affection are made bombproof.
And Pili is much more than her sister: she is her co-worker and friend. Although the physical distance It has been insurmountable in times like the pandemic, it is common for them to be together. Because, in addition to walking by her side, helping to turn her into the global icon that she is, he has also been in the hard times, like when she broke up her relationship with Rauw Alejandro.
Visual artist and creator of the ‘Rosalia style’
© @Daikyrilover of photograph and of all things creative, Pilar Vila, a graduate in Humanities at the Pompeu Fabra University, is, among other things, the creator of her sister’s original outfits, with whom he shares an identical tattoo on his leg: a garter brooch that represents criticism of the objectification of women. She considers herself a very visual person.
Also for her Motomami It marked a before and after in their lives for different reasons. This album gives its name to the company in which both she and her mother are part of the professional team that surrounds the artist (the sister, as a wardrobe assistant and stylist; the mother, as road manager). Even, as the album credits say, Pilar, the Pili, He has collaborated on the lyrics of two of the songs, Hentai and CUUUUuuuuuute. For her, creating that stylistic world is more of a game than a job. As she has commented on occasion, having grown up and played together means that they have practically identical references. From those games, leafed through fashion magazines, watched movies… all of Rosalía’s looks are born and developed.
© @pilartobellaPili always makes sure that all the outfits she imagines for her sister are very adapted to her, and she confesses that it is simple due to her enormous degree of rapport. And, although Rosalía has a team of stylists, the vision of his sister It is definitive when determining what creative line to follow in each photo session, on each red carpet. Because he knows her tastes perfectly.
A childhood anecdote turned into a metaphor
on the podcast The posh and the quinqui, Rosalía said that both she and Pilar signed up for a futsal team It was the first team of its kind in Sant Cugat del Vallès. While Pilar chose the defense position, her successful sister chose the forward position, “something that,” the singer confessed in the aforementioned podcast, “we consider a metaphor for our life.” Rosalía liked to be up front, scoring, while Pilar preferred working in the shadows.
© @rosalia.vtRosalía’s sister’s style
Pilar Vila’s day-to-day life is quite different from that of her sister. Although he is by her side, physically or emotionally, his life normally passes in Sant Esteve Sesrovires, the Barcelona town where he resides. Over there go to your gym regularly and takes care of her son Genís, but “jumps over the pond” when her sister needs her at different events. Pilar, who eventually worked as a cleaner in a hotel, now lets herself be guided by her instinctfor the references he shares with his sister, to let his imagination fly.
© @rosalia.vtPassion for Genís
Rosalía’s sister has a son born in 2012, Genis. She became pregnant very young and made the decision to be a single mother. In fact, some time ago he said in an interview that his name on social networks, Daikyri, is in some way the image of the teenager who couldn’t be, because she was taking care of a baby instead of going out with her friends. Today, his life has changed on all levelsfrom the emotional to the professional. And, somehow, His own romantic relationship has influenced his sister’s work..
© @DaikyriRosalía adores Genís, her sister’s son. So much so that he dedicated a song to him in Motomami titled G3 N15 in which she apologizes for not being by her side, since the pandemic (when she conceived this album) caught her in Miami, away from her loved ones. “Will you forgive me for what I’ve missed?/It’s been two years now/You’re already ten/The eleven are on the way,” This letter begins. Another sign that the relationship between the two Vila sisters is unbreakable.