With fame comes backlash. Not everyone is a fan of the phenomenon. Critics argue that the glorification of "pilladas" normalizes verbal abuse and cyberbullying.
"Pilladas de Torbe" María Sousa (Episodio de TV 2011) - IMDb maria sousa pilladas
Her life came, softly and without fanfare, to resemble the things she kept. It was a life of small ceremonies: a loaf shared at the market, a ribbon tied on a necklace found on the beach, the carved initials on the bench beside the church. When she died—old, with a face like a weathered map—the town mourned, quietly and precisely. They put her notebook into a wooden box and placed it in the bakery’s back shelf, where apprentices could read it and learn how to listen. They kept the corkboard, scratched and full, and taught children to tie notes to it. With fame comes backlash
In 2018, she was invited to speak at a regional symposium on "Forgotten Crafts of the Douro Valley," where she emphasized that "to restore an object is to converse with the generation that made it." This philosophy has guided her workshops, where she teaches younger generations the patience and precision required for manual restoration. "Pilladas de Torbe" María Sousa (Episodio de TV