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| Painter Salvador Dali's body to be exhumed for paternity suit | Painter Salvador Dali's body to be exhumed for paternity suit |
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| A judge in Madrid has ordered the exhumation of the body of Spanish artist Salvador Dalí to get samples for a paternity suit. | A judge in Madrid has ordered the exhumation of the body of Spanish artist Salvador Dalí to get samples for a paternity suit. |
| A Spanish woman, born in 1956, said her mother, a maid, had a clandestine affair with the painter in 1955. | A Spanish woman, born in 1956, said her mother, a maid, had a clandestine affair with the painter in 1955. |
| In ordering the exhumation, the judge said there were no biological remains or personal objects of the artist to be used in the paternity test. | In ordering the exhumation, the judge said there were no biological remains or personal objects of the artist to be used in the paternity test. |
| The surrealist painter died in Spain 1989, at the age of 85. | |
| He was buried in the theatre and museum he designed himself, in his home town of Figueres in the north-eastern Catalonia region. | |
| Maria Pilar Abel Martínez, a tarot card reader who was born in Girona, made the claim for the first time in 2015. | Maria Pilar Abel Martínez, a tarot card reader who was born in Girona, made the claim for the first time in 2015. |
| She said her mother, Antonia, had worked for a family that spent time in Cadaqués, next to where the painter had a home. | She said her mother, Antonia, had worked for a family that spent time in Cadaqués, next to where the painter had a home. |
| The woman then left her job in 1955, moved to a different city and married another man. | |
| Ms Martínez claimed that her mother told her several times that Dalí was her father, on many occasions in front of others. | |
| "The only thing I'm missing is a moustache," she once said, according to newspaper El Mundo (in Spanish). | "The only thing I'm missing is a moustache," she once said, according to newspaper El Mundo (in Spanish). |
| At the time of the alleged affair, Dalí was married to his muse Gala, born Elena Ivanovna Diakonova. The couple had no children. | At the time of the alleged affair, Dalí was married to his muse Gala, born Elena Ivanovna Diakonova. The couple had no children. |
| The decision also cites that Ms Martínez underwent two paternity tests, both in 2007, but never received the results. | The decision also cites that Ms Martínez underwent two paternity tests, both in 2007, but never received the results. |
| Her legal action is against the Spanish state, to which Dalí left his estate. The court said the decision could be appealed. | |
| If she is confirmed to be the artist's daughter, she could use his surname and be entitled to part of his estate - but Spanish media say she would have to legally request it. | |
| Ms Martínez's lawyer said there was no date for the exhumation, but that it could happen as soon as July. The Gala Dalí Foundation has not commented. | Ms Martínez's lawyer said there was no date for the exhumation, but that it could happen as soon as July. The Gala Dalí Foundation has not commented. |