We hope you can learn more about our cuntry as well as the city we all live in: Rosario.
Don't forget to see the images that illustrate the information!
Don't forget to see the images that illustrate the information!
sábado, 17 de noviembre de 2007
Buenos Aires - E of Argentina
Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina which is on the shore of Río de la Plata river, invites you to stroll and visit its graceful buildings and sidewalk cafes on grand avenues.
·Open air markets – This is a Sunday experience, browse and mingle with the Argentines.Try the Flea Market (San Telmo) or the Antique Market (Plaza Dorrego).
·National History Museum – Located in one of the city's prettiest parks, the Parque Lezama, with its winding paths of magnolias, palms and elms, this museum combines 400 years of history with fine art
·Parque de la Costa – Plan a whole day for the largest amusement park in South America, located on the Río de la Plata, 45 minutes from Buenos Aires (get there by train, "colectivo" or bus). If you're fluent in Spanish, there are a many live shows. It has loads of attractions: several roller coasters, Ferris wheel, the "Legends of Jurupira" adventure ride, paddle wheel boat tours, a "midway", "Neverland" (children's rides), laser and dance shows featuring tango (what else!), tap, jazz, etc. There are lovely patio dining areas, and "theme" restaurants celebrating Argentine diversity: German hofbrau, English pub, Argentine parillada.
·Shopping - When you want to shop for local crafts, Puerto de Frutas is the place: leather, artisans, etc. The best day to go is Sunday, when the biggest variety of crafts people come to display their wares.
Rosario - CE of Argentina
Rosario is the city where we all live!! It has several museums, among which are to be noted: the Juan B. Castagnino Fine Arts Museum, the Firma y Odilo Estévez Municipal Decorative Art Museum, the Dr. Julio Marc Provincial Historical Museum, the Museum of the City, and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Rosario (MACRo). The Dr. Ángel Gallardo Provincial Natural Sciences Museum and there are projects to move the National Oriental Art Museum, which currently shares a building with the National Decorative Art Museum in Buenos Aires, to Rosario.
There are many theaters of varied size and importance, such as El Círculo, the Sala Lavardén and the Broadway.Rosario has a public astronomical complex consisting of an observatory (inaugurated in 1970) and a planetarium (1984) located within Urquiza Park.
The National Flag Memorial (Spanish, Monumento Nacional a la Bandera) in Rosario, Argentina, is a monumental complex built near the shore of the Paraná River. It was inaugurated on 20 June1957, the anniversary of the death of Manuel Belgrano, creator of the Argentine flag, who raised it for the first time in an island on the opposite shore of the river on 27 February1812.
The complex has a total area of about 10,000 square metres, and was built mostly using stone from the Andes, under the direction of architects Ángel Guido and Alejandro Bustillo, and the sculptors José Fioravanti, Alfredo Bigatti and Eduardo Barnes.
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Misiones - NE of Argentina
Iguazu Falls
Imposing and majestic, in the midst of the wild landscape of untamed subtropical vegetation within Iguazu National Park, the traveller can discover an incomparably marvellous natural spectacle that has been declared a World Natural Heritage Site: the Iguazu Falls. Located17 kilometers to the south-east of Puerto Iguazu, and 22 kilometers from the point where the River Iguazu flows into the River Parana. They are in the area bounded by the cities of Puerto Iguazu (Argentina), Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil) and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay), which has been given the name of The Iguazu International Tourism Zone by a Special Tourist Meeting of the MERCOSUR.
The River Iguazu has its source in the State of Parana in Brazil and, as it approaches its confluence with the River Parana, there is a multiplicity of rocks, islets and elongated islands that split it up into numerous branches. When these reach the gorge, each of them turns into a waterfall, and together they make up the huge "fan of the Falls", on the border between Brazil and Argentina.
Salta - NW of Argentina
Salta
Hernando de Lerma, Tucuman's governor, founded the city of Salta, capital of the province, on April 16th, 1582. The city is usually called
"Salta, la linda (Salta, the beauty)". It's a city of colonial style -white walls, red-tiled roofs and terraces with nice wells-. The landscape
mountains, valleys, canyons and the Puna- together with the flora and fauna protected by its National Parks, make of Salta a tourist region of excellence.
One of the attractions Salta has is El Tren de las Nubes ("The Train of the Clouds") that offers an amazing trip, full of emotion, andayscends up to 4200
metres above the sea level. Surrounding the city there are several towns full of monuments and historical places, as well as ruins, testimony of the past.
Cafayate
It is placed in the centre of the Calchaquí valleys in the province of Salta, is internationally known for the quality of its wines and its
beauty. Undoubtedly, the charm of this important city is fully appreciated when walking its streets, admiring the matchless architecture of its
Cathedral, the wooded and flowery square, the old stone mill, and the museums filled with history and tradition.
Jujuy - NW of Argentina
Humahuaca
Humahuaca is a traditional town placed in the Quebrada de Humahuaca. It's near Rio Grande, in the middle if the mountains. There are a wide
variety of museums with crafts, paintings and sculptures. Apart from all this, the area is famous for its mountainous landscape.
Purmamarca
Pumamarca rises 2275 metres above the sea level and is encircled by the River Purmamarca in the north and by hillocks, forming a canyon, in the south.
As it is placed at the base of the Cerro de los Siete Colores the place has a special charm. All the houses of the town have walls made of adobe and
roofs are made of straw. Pre-Hispanic traditions prevailed, especially in celebrations. The cult of the Pachamama (Mother Earth), as well as some other
rituals, still exists in Purmamarca. Music, played with typical instruments, is very important in this region. One of the most wonderful marvels of the area
is in Purmamarca:
The Cerro de los Siete Colores ("Hill of the Seven Colours") that has sedimentary rocks of different colours -ochre, red, purple- and is placed behind the
city in the Canyon of Purmamarca, a canyon that meets the Canyon of Humahuaca.
Mendoza - W of Argentina
Mendoza is on a major road between Argentina and Chile. It is a frequent stopover for climbers heading up Aconcagua (the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere) or for other mountaineering, hiking, horseback riding, rafting, and outdoor activities. In the winter, skiers come to the city for its easy access to the Andes.
Mendoza has an intense cultural activity, and the city is a main centre for professional congresses and meetings. There are several museums, the main ones being the Museo Cornelio Moyano (a natural history museum) and the Museo del Área Fundacional (Foundation Area Museum, historical). In Maipú, 15 km southeast from Mendoza, there is the Museo Nacional del Vino (National Wine Museum), which focuses on the history of winemaking in the area.
Río Negro - S of Argentina
Bariloche
San Carlos de Bariloche is a city situated on the foothills of the Andes, surrounded by lakes and mountains. The name Bariloche comes
from de Mapudungun word Vuriloche meaning “people from venid the montain”.It is famous for skiing but also great for sight-seeing, water sports, trekking and climbing. Cerro Catedral is one of the most important ski centres in South America. During the summer, beautiful beaches such as Playa Bonita and Villa Tacul, welcome sun-bathers and some brave lake swimmers. The city is also famous for its chocolates. There are a lot of excursions, including snowboarding, 4x4 excursions. The night life is very active, there are a lot of discos and night clubs.
Chubut - S of Argentina
Puerto Madryn - SE of Argentina
Puerto Madryn is a city in the province of Chubut in the Patagonia region. It is the head town of the Viedma Departmente and has about 58000 habitants.
It is situated in the “Golfo Nuevo”, which is formed by “Península Valdés” and “Punta Ninfas”. The coast is full of cliffs and beaches. The weather is templated.
The economy depends on the industrial parg, fishing activities and tourism. In winter, there are excursions like sightings of Franca Whales, dolphins, “toninas”, penguins, sea elephants and a los of like of birds. During the summer beaches are full of people, where sea sports can be practised. Puerto Madryn is the Nacional Capital of diving. It has cristaline and peaceful waters which leads light to prenetate up to 70 metres deep. Puerto Madryn is one of the most beautiful coastal cities of Argentina and it has a lot f places to visit and be amazed at.
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Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina which is on the shore of Río de la Plata river, invites you to stroll and visit its graceful buildings and sidewalk cafes on grand avenues.
·Open air markets – This is a Sunday experience, browse and mingle with the Argentines.Try the Flea Market (San Telmo) or the Antique Market (Plaza Dorrego).
·National History Museum – Located in one of the city's prettiest parks, the Parque Lezama, with its winding paths of magnolias, palms and elms, this museum combines 400 years of history with fine art
·Parque de la Costa – Plan a whole day for the largest amusement park in South America, located on the Río de la Plata, 45 minutes from Buenos Aires (get there by train, "colectivo" or bus). If you're fluent in Spanish, there are a many live shows. It has loads of attractions: several roller coasters, Ferris wheel, the "Legends of Jurupira" adventure ride, paddle wheel boat tours, a "midway", "Neverland" (children's rides), laser and dance shows featuring tango (what else!), tap, jazz, etc. There are lovely patio dining areas, and "theme" restaurants celebrating Argentine diversity: German hofbrau, English pub, Argentine parillada.
·Shopping - When you want to shop for local crafts, Puerto de Frutas is the place: leather, artisans, etc. The best day to go is Sunday, when the biggest variety of crafts people come to display their wares.
Rosario - CE of Argentina
Rosario is the city where we all live!! It has several museums, among which are to be noted: the Juan B. Castagnino Fine Arts Museum, the Firma y Odilo Estévez Municipal Decorative Art Museum, the Dr. Julio Marc Provincial Historical Museum, the Museum of the City, and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Rosario (MACRo). The Dr. Ángel Gallardo Provincial Natural Sciences Museum and there are projects to move the National Oriental Art Museum, which currently shares a building with the National Decorative Art Museum in Buenos Aires, to Rosario.
There are many theaters of varied size and importance, such as El Círculo, the Sala Lavardén and the Broadway.Rosario has a public astronomical complex consisting of an observatory (inaugurated in 1970) and a planetarium (1984) located within Urquiza Park.
The National Flag Memorial (Spanish, Monumento Nacional a la Bandera) in Rosario, Argentina, is a monumental complex built near the shore of the Paraná River. It was inaugurated on 20 June1957, the anniversary of the death of Manuel Belgrano, creator of the Argentine flag, who raised it for the first time in an island on the opposite shore of the river on 27 February1812.
The complex has a total area of about 10,000 square metres, and was built mostly using stone from the Andes, under the direction of architects Ángel Guido and Alejandro Bustillo, and the sculptors José Fioravanti, Alfredo Bigatti and Eduardo Barnes.
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Misiones - NE of Argentina
Iguazu Falls
Imposing and majestic, in the midst of the wild landscape of untamed subtropical vegetation within Iguazu National Park, the traveller can discover an incomparably marvellous natural spectacle that has been declared a World Natural Heritage Site: the Iguazu Falls. Located17 kilometers to the south-east of Puerto Iguazu, and 22 kilometers from the point where the River Iguazu flows into the River Parana. They are in the area bounded by the cities of Puerto Iguazu (Argentina), Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil) and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay), which has been given the name of The Iguazu International Tourism Zone by a Special Tourist Meeting of the MERCOSUR.
The River Iguazu has its source in the State of Parana in Brazil and, as it approaches its confluence with the River Parana, there is a multiplicity of rocks, islets and elongated islands that split it up into numerous branches. When these reach the gorge, each of them turns into a waterfall, and together they make up the huge "fan of the Falls", on the border between Brazil and Argentina.
Salta - NW of Argentina
Salta
Hernando de Lerma, Tucuman's governor, founded the city of Salta, capital of the province, on April 16th, 1582. The city is usually called
"Salta, la linda (Salta, the beauty)". It's a city of colonial style -white walls, red-tiled roofs and terraces with nice wells-. The landscape
mountains, valleys, canyons and the Puna- together with the flora and fauna protected by its National Parks, make of Salta a tourist region of excellence.
One of the attractions Salta has is El Tren de las Nubes ("The Train of the Clouds") that offers an amazing trip, full of emotion, andayscends up to 4200
metres above the sea level. Surrounding the city there are several towns full of monuments and historical places, as well as ruins, testimony of the past.
Cafayate
It is placed in the centre of the Calchaquí valleys in the province of Salta, is internationally known for the quality of its wines and its
beauty. Undoubtedly, the charm of this important city is fully appreciated when walking its streets, admiring the matchless architecture of its
Cathedral, the wooded and flowery square, the old stone mill, and the museums filled with history and tradition.
Jujuy - NW of Argentina
Humahuaca
Humahuaca is a traditional town placed in the Quebrada de Humahuaca. It's near Rio Grande, in the middle if the mountains. There are a wide
variety of museums with crafts, paintings and sculptures. Apart from all this, the area is famous for its mountainous landscape.
Purmamarca
Pumamarca rises 2275 metres above the sea level and is encircled by the River Purmamarca in the north and by hillocks, forming a canyon, in the south.
As it is placed at the base of the Cerro de los Siete Colores the place has a special charm. All the houses of the town have walls made of adobe and
roofs are made of straw. Pre-Hispanic traditions prevailed, especially in celebrations. The cult of the Pachamama (Mother Earth), as well as some other
rituals, still exists in Purmamarca. Music, played with typical instruments, is very important in this region. One of the most wonderful marvels of the area
is in Purmamarca:
The Cerro de los Siete Colores ("Hill of the Seven Colours") that has sedimentary rocks of different colours -ochre, red, purple- and is placed behind the
city in the Canyon of Purmamarca, a canyon that meets the Canyon of Humahuaca.
Mendoza - W of Argentina
Mendoza is on a major road between Argentina and Chile. It is a frequent stopover for climbers heading up Aconcagua (the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere) or for other mountaineering, hiking, horseback riding, rafting, and outdoor activities. In the winter, skiers come to the city for its easy access to the Andes.
Mendoza has an intense cultural activity, and the city is a main centre for professional congresses and meetings. There are several museums, the main ones being the Museo Cornelio Moyano (a natural history museum) and the Museo del Área Fundacional (Foundation Area Museum, historical). In Maipú, 15 km southeast from Mendoza, there is the Museo Nacional del Vino (National Wine Museum), which focuses on the history of winemaking in the area.
Río Negro - S of Argentina
Bariloche
San Carlos de Bariloche is a city situated on the foothills of the Andes, surrounded by lakes and mountains. The name Bariloche comes
from de Mapudungun word Vuriloche meaning “people from venid the montain”.It is famous for skiing but also great for sight-seeing, water sports, trekking and climbing. Cerro Catedral is one of the most important ski centres in South America. During the summer, beautiful beaches such as Playa Bonita and Villa Tacul, welcome sun-bathers and some brave lake swimmers. The city is also famous for its chocolates. There are a lot of excursions, including snowboarding, 4x4 excursions. The night life is very active, there are a lot of discos and night clubs.
Chubut - S of Argentina
Puerto Madryn - SE of Argentina
Puerto Madryn is a city in the province of Chubut in the Patagonia region. It is the head town of the Viedma Departmente and has about 58000 habitants.
It is situated in the “Golfo Nuevo”, which is formed by “Península Valdés” and “Punta Ninfas”. The coast is full of cliffs and beaches. The weather is templated.
The economy depends on the industrial parg, fishing activities and tourism. In winter, there are excursions like sightings of Franca Whales, dolphins, “toninas”, penguins, sea elephants and a los of like of birds. During the summer beaches are full of people, where sea sports can be practised. Puerto Madryn is the Nacional Capital of diving. It has cristaline and peaceful waters which leads light to prenetate up to 70 metres deep. Puerto Madryn is one of the most beautiful coastal cities of Argentina and it has a lot f places to visit and be amazed at.
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Standouts in Science and Technology
Argentines have been responsible for major breakthroughs in world medicine
René Favaloro developed the techniques and performed the world's first ever coronary bypass surgery, and Francisco de Pedro invented a more reliable artificial cardiac pacemaker.
Medicine's Nobel laureate Bernardo Houssay discovered the role of pituitary hormones in regulating glucose in animals.
Medicine's Nobel laureate César Milstein did extensive research in antibodies.
Chemistry's Nobel laureate Luis Leloir discovered how organisms store energy converting glucose into glycogen, and the compounds which are fundamental in metabolizing carbohydrates.
Luis Agote performed one of the first two blood transfusions with pre-stored blood in history.
Enrique Finochietto designed operating table tools such as the surgical scissors that bear his name ("Finochietto scissors")
Roberto Zaldívar is a pioneer in laser-eye procedures and research.
In other areas, Juan Vucetich is the father of modern dactiloscopy.
Raúl Pateras de Pescara demonstrated the world's first flight of a helicopter.
Hungarian-Argentine László Bíró mass-produced the first modern ball point pens,
Eduardo Taurozzi developed the more efficient pendular combustion engine
Juan Maldacena, an Argentine-American scientist, is a leading figure in string theory. An Argentine satellite, the PEHUENSAT-1 was successfully launched on January 10, 2007 using the PSLV .
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René Favaloro developed the techniques and performed the world's first ever coronary bypass surgery, and Francisco de Pedro invented a more reliable artificial cardiac pacemaker.
Medicine's Nobel laureate Bernardo Houssay discovered the role of pituitary hormones in regulating glucose in animals.
Medicine's Nobel laureate César Milstein did extensive research in antibodies.
Chemistry's Nobel laureate Luis Leloir discovered how organisms store energy converting glucose into glycogen, and the compounds which are fundamental in metabolizing carbohydrates.
Luis Agote performed one of the first two blood transfusions with pre-stored blood in history.
Enrique Finochietto designed operating table tools such as the surgical scissors that bear his name ("Finochietto scissors")
Roberto Zaldívar is a pioneer in laser-eye procedures and research.
In other areas, Juan Vucetich is the father of modern dactiloscopy.
Raúl Pateras de Pescara demonstrated the world's first flight of a helicopter.
Hungarian-Argentine László Bíró mass-produced the first modern ball point pens,
Eduardo Taurozzi developed the more efficient pendular combustion engine
Juan Maldacena, an Argentine-American scientist, is a leading figure in string theory. An Argentine satellite, the PEHUENSAT-1 was successfully launched on January 10, 2007 using the PSLV .
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Sports
Argentina is one of the most popular South American’s countries because of its first-rate sportsmen and women.
The most important sport is football. The Argentina National Football has won two football World Championships, an Olympic Gold medal, 14 South American Championships, one Confederation Cup and 6 Youth World Champions Cups. Football has its own celebrities, including Diego Maradona.
Basketball is also a very popular sport in Argentina, the Argentine Basketball team also won the Olympic Gold medal in 2004, and one of its personalities is Emanuel Ginobili.
Football
Football in Argentina is part of our country’s culture. That sport is played all over the country by most boys everywhere and by grown-ups in the indoor football fields that can be found almost everywhere. Argentina has won many Championships including World Cups and Olympic gold medals.
Basketball
Basketball is also a very popular sport. Argentina won the first World Championship in 1950; the sport gained country-wide popularity after Argentine National Team’s successes of the 2000.
Rugby
Rugby in Argentina is still largely amateur, however, there are many professional players. The Rugby Argentine National Team, popularly known as Los Pumas, has proven itself capable of scaring and more than occasionally defeating rugby giants.
Probably the best known players are Hugo Porta, current Pumas captain Agustin Pichot and current coach and former player Marcelo Loffreda.
Tennis
Tennis has become since the 1970s with Guillermo Vilos and later with Gabriela Sabatini in the 1980s, quite popular among people of all ages. Argentina won the World Team Cup three times.
Field hockey
The Hockey National Team, popularly known as Las Leonas, conquered the World Hockey Cup in 2002 and the Olympic Silver medal in 2000. The men’s team hasn’t been able to win any international tournament, except for the Pan American Games in 1971 and 2003
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The most important sport is football. The Argentina National Football has won two football World Championships, an Olympic Gold medal, 14 South American Championships, one Confederation Cup and 6 Youth World Champions Cups. Football has its own celebrities, including Diego Maradona.
Basketball is also a very popular sport in Argentina, the Argentine Basketball team also won the Olympic Gold medal in 2004, and one of its personalities is Emanuel Ginobili.
Football
Football in Argentina is part of our country’s culture. That sport is played all over the country by most boys everywhere and by grown-ups in the indoor football fields that can be found almost everywhere. Argentina has won many Championships including World Cups and Olympic gold medals.
Basketball
Basketball is also a very popular sport. Argentina won the first World Championship in 1950; the sport gained country-wide popularity after Argentine National Team’s successes of the 2000.
Rugby
Rugby in Argentina is still largely amateur, however, there are many professional players. The Rugby Argentine National Team, popularly known as Los Pumas, has proven itself capable of scaring and more than occasionally defeating rugby giants.
Probably the best known players are Hugo Porta, current Pumas captain Agustin Pichot and current coach and former player Marcelo Loffreda.
Tennis
Tennis has become since the 1970s with Guillermo Vilos and later with Gabriela Sabatini in the 1980s, quite popular among people of all ages. Argentina won the World Team Cup three times.
Field hockey
The Hockey National Team, popularly known as Las Leonas, conquered the World Hockey Cup in 2002 and the Olympic Silver medal in 2000. The men’s team hasn’t been able to win any international tournament, except for the Pan American Games in 1971 and 2003
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Typical Food
Dulce de leche
It is a popular sweetener used here, in Argentine cooking. It is made by boiling equal parts of milk and sugar it has a very sweet, caramel taste and has a consistency between honey and butter. Ice cream is of excellent quality and dulce de leche is one of the most famous flavours.
Mate
This popular beverage is drunk through a long metal straw called “bombilla”, which goes on a gourd full of mate leaves and boiling water. It is common to be offered as a drink during friendly get-togethers.
Asado/parrilla
We love our meat, and the “asado”, or our barbecued, is the way we like it best- grilled on a huge spit over a pit full of red hot coals.
Typical drinks
Our wines are excellent and inexpensive. Their outstanding quality is recognized worldwide. Whiskies and gins are other classic local drinks.
One typical drink is the “clericó”, a kind of fruit salad in a jar, immersed in plenty of wine and soda.
Empanadas
The traditional cuisine is called “criolla” and it is represented by empanadas, salty pastries which can be filled with meat, chicken, ham and cheese, etcetera.
Alfajor
The “alfajor” is a traditional and very popular sweet layered pastry which reminds a “yo-yo”. It’s commonly filled with “dulce de leche” (caramelized milk) and coated with chocolate.
In the breakfast or just before the evening, we enjoy eating “facturas”, a general name used to indicate “medialunas” (croissants) and a variety of other pastry and baked goods.
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It is a popular sweetener used here, in Argentine cooking. It is made by boiling equal parts of milk and sugar it has a very sweet, caramel taste and has a consistency between honey and butter. Ice cream is of excellent quality and dulce de leche is one of the most famous flavours.
Mate
This popular beverage is drunk through a long metal straw called “bombilla”, which goes on a gourd full of mate leaves and boiling water. It is common to be offered as a drink during friendly get-togethers.
Asado/parrilla
We love our meat, and the “asado”, or our barbecued, is the way we like it best- grilled on a huge spit over a pit full of red hot coals.
Typical drinks
Our wines are excellent and inexpensive. Their outstanding quality is recognized worldwide. Whiskies and gins are other classic local drinks.
One typical drink is the “clericó”, a kind of fruit salad in a jar, immersed in plenty of wine and soda.
Empanadas
The traditional cuisine is called “criolla” and it is represented by empanadas, salty pastries which can be filled with meat, chicken, ham and cheese, etcetera.
Alfajor
The “alfajor” is a traditional and very popular sweet layered pastry which reminds a “yo-yo”. It’s commonly filled with “dulce de leche” (caramelized milk) and coated with chocolate.
In the breakfast or just before the evening, we enjoy eating “facturas”, a general name used to indicate “medialunas” (croissants) and a variety of other pastry and baked goods.
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TV Programmes
The TV programmes below are the most popular among Argentine audience.
Caiga Quien Caiga
Caiga Quien Caiga is a news summary which deals with current issues about politics, showbiz and sports from a sarcastic view. It laughs at reality and plays with information. Every week three presenters show us different kinds of reports that show Argentina reality in a different way.
Their reporters interview politicians, common people and TV or cinema stars, asking them unusual questions so as to make them react unexpectedly.
CQC has become a TV icon because of its original way of interviewing personalities. The name of the programme reflects its spirit: denouncing illegal or immoral actions disregarding the hierarchy of the people involved.
Televisión Registrada
Televisión Registrada , also known as TVR, is a news programme that weekly shows with humour all that has happened in Argentina TV. The programme is characterized by the use of files to show TV mistakes.
Bailando por un Sueño
Bailando por un sueño is a TV programme which aims at entertaining the audience by showing a anonymous dreamer and a celebrity dancing in a contest to show their dancing skills with different rhythms like: tango, salsa, rock, hip hop. The couple that wins the competition has the possibility of helping other people in need.
Duro de Domar
Duro de Domar shows reports of the current life with images taken from a variety of TV programmes and a TV presenter who reads them in a funny way.
El Gen Argentino
El Gen Argentino is a TV programme based on an English format created by BBC producers, where the most representative personalities of the Argentine people should be voted in different categories such us literature, sports, arts, science and history.
People can vote through internet or by sending an instant message.
In each edition, specialists analize and discuss about the different personalities presented.
Caiga Quien Caiga
Caiga Quien Caiga is a news summary which deals with current issues about politics, showbiz and sports from a sarcastic view. It laughs at reality and plays with information. Every week three presenters show us different kinds of reports that show Argentina reality in a different way.
Their reporters interview politicians, common people and TV or cinema stars, asking them unusual questions so as to make them react unexpectedly.
CQC has become a TV icon because of its original way of interviewing personalities. The name of the programme reflects its spirit: denouncing illegal or immoral actions disregarding the hierarchy of the people involved.
Televisión Registrada
Televisión Registrada , also known as TVR, is a news programme that weekly shows with humour all that has happened in Argentina TV. The programme is characterized by the use of files to show TV mistakes.
Bailando por un Sueño
Bailando por un sueño is a TV programme which aims at entertaining the audience by showing a anonymous dreamer and a celebrity dancing in a contest to show their dancing skills with different rhythms like: tango, salsa, rock, hip hop. The couple that wins the competition has the possibility of helping other people in need.
Duro de Domar
Duro de Domar shows reports of the current life with images taken from a variety of TV programmes and a TV presenter who reads them in a funny way.
El Gen Argentino
El Gen Argentino is a TV programme based on an English format created by BBC producers, where the most representative personalities of the Argentine people should be voted in different categories such us literature, sports, arts, science and history.
People can vote through internet or by sending an instant message.
In each edition, specialists analize and discuss about the different personalities presented.
Cinema
The first film exhibition in Argentina is in 18 July in 1896 in The Odeon theatre.
During the silent film period over 200 movies were shot, including dramas, thrillers, comedies and movies on countryside subjects.
The main filmmakers of the time were Moglia Barth, Francisco Mugica, Manuel Romero, Daniel Tinayre, Luis Saslavvsky, de Savalia, and Luis Cèsar Amadori with writers such as Mario Soffici and Leopoldo Torres Ríos.
Argentina film industrial really advanced with sound films in 1933. The most popular being the film Tango.
Between 1973 and 1975, with democratic government and a considerably stable economy, Argentine cinema reached great reviews and box-office success, and even some films were nominated for the Oscar.
La Historia Oficial written by Luis Puenzo and Aída Bortnik and directed by Luis Puenzo was awarded an Oscar Academy Award as the Best Foreign Film in 1985. The film starred by Norma Aleandro and Héctor Alterio is about a couple in Buenos Aires with an adopted child who is a victim of the disappearances that occurred during Argentina’s Dirty war in the 1970s.
The 1989 Argentine economic crisis, with flourishing inflation, forced producer - directors to depend on state subsidies or foreign co-productions.
In the 1990s, Marcelo Piñeyro began his career as a director presenting Tango Feroz.. All his subsequent films achieved excellent results in ticketing. Other directors also emerged, especially young people, that despite the fierce crisis that was installed at the beginning of the twenty - first century.
They have rescued the international prestige of the Argentine cinema, which today is one of the most internationally respected and rewarded.
During the silent film period over 200 movies were shot, including dramas, thrillers, comedies and movies on countryside subjects.
The main filmmakers of the time were Moglia Barth, Francisco Mugica, Manuel Romero, Daniel Tinayre, Luis Saslavvsky, de Savalia, and Luis Cèsar Amadori with writers such as Mario Soffici and Leopoldo Torres Ríos.
Argentina film industrial really advanced with sound films in 1933. The most popular being the film Tango.
Between 1973 and 1975, with democratic government and a considerably stable economy, Argentine cinema reached great reviews and box-office success, and even some films were nominated for the Oscar.
La Historia Oficial written by Luis Puenzo and Aída Bortnik and directed by Luis Puenzo was awarded an Oscar Academy Award as the Best Foreign Film in 1985. The film starred by Norma Aleandro and Héctor Alterio is about a couple in Buenos Aires with an adopted child who is a victim of the disappearances that occurred during Argentina’s Dirty war in the 1970s.
The 1989 Argentine economic crisis, with flourishing inflation, forced producer - directors to depend on state subsidies or foreign co-productions.
In the 1990s, Marcelo Piñeyro began his career as a director presenting Tango Feroz.. All his subsequent films achieved excellent results in ticketing. Other directors also emerged, especially young people, that despite the fierce crisis that was installed at the beginning of the twenty - first century.
They have rescued the international prestige of the Argentine cinema, which today is one of the most internationally respected and rewarded.
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