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Carlos María Gutiérrez
Carlos María Gutiérrez (1926-1991) was a Uruguayan writer, journalist and caricaturist. He was a notable contributor at Prensa Latina. He was married to Lebanese-Uruguayan actress Dahd Sfeir. Selected works * ''En la Sierra Maestra y otros reportajes'', journalism (Tauro, 1967) * ''¿Integración latinoamericana?: de la Alianza para el Progreso a la OLAS'', journalism (Cruz del Sur, 1967) with Marcos Gabay * ''El agujero en la pared'', humor (Arca, 1968) with illustrations by himself, signature «Gut» * ''Diario del cuartel'', poetry (Casa de las Américas Casa de las Américas is an organization that was founded by the Cuban Government in April 1959, four months after the Cuban Revolution, for the purpose of developing and extending the socio-cultural relations with the countries of Latin America, ..., collection Los Premios, La Habana, 1970) * ''El experimento dominicano'', journalism (USA, 1972 - Mexico, 1974) * ''Reportaje a Perón'', journalism (Schapire Editor, Buenos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prensa Latina
Prensa Latina, legal name Agencia de Noticias Latinoamericana S.A. (Latin American News Agency), is the official state news agency of Cuba, founded in March 1959 shortly after the Cuban Revolution. Overview In a speech by Fidel Castro in Santiago de Cuba in 1959, Castro denounced the United States media and instead favoured a Latin American service "written in our own language". The creation of the agency was similar to that of ''Agencia Latina'' founded by Juan Perón, to disseminate the government ideology and neutralize the American propaganda.Gonzalez, S. ''The Secret Fidel Castro: Deconstructing the Symbol.'' InteliNet/InteliBooks, 2001. . ''Prensa Latina'' was founded at the initiative of Ernesto Che Guevara. The founder and first manager was Argentinian journalist Jorge Ricardo Masetti. On Masetti's instructions, the first journalists were recruited by March 1959, when the service went into operation. Among the initial group of journalists were Gabriel García Márquez, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brecha (newspaper)
Brecha is a Uruguayan weekly newspaper. History Founded in 1985 by Hugo Alfaro and other journalists that had started their careers at Marcha under the influence of Carlos Quijano. As Quijano had died in 1984 in exile, they decided to take a new name, and try to continue with the original idea: an independent leftist weekly newspaper. Together with '' Búsqueda'', it is considered one of the two most influential political weekly newspapers in Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering .... References Newspapers established in 1985 1985 establishments in Uruguay Newspapers published in Uruguay Spanish-language newspapers Mass media in Montevideo {{uruguay-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dahd Sfeir
Dahd Sfeir (20 July 1932 – 17 August 2015) was a notable Uruguayan actress of Lebanese descent. She was awarded the Helen Hayes Award in 1996. Sfeir was married to author Carlos María Gutiérrez Carlos María Gutiérrez (1926-1991) was a Uruguayan writer, journalist and caricaturist. He was a notable contributor at Prensa Latina. He was married to Lebanese-Uruguayan actress Dahd Sfeir. Selected works * ''En la Sierra Maestra y otros re .... References 1932 births 2015 deaths Actresses from Montevideo Uruguayan people of Lebanese descent Uruguayan exiles Uruguayan expatriates in Sweden Uruguayan expatriates in Cuba Uruguayan expatriates in Venezuela Uruguayan stage actresses {{Uruguay-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casa De Las Américas
Casa de las Américas is an organization that was founded by the Cuban Government in April 1959, four months after the Cuban Revolution, for the purpose of developing and extending the socio-cultural relations with the countries of Latin America, the Caribbean and the rest of the world. Originally a publishing house and information center, it has developed into the best-known and most prestigious cultural institution in Cuba. History The organization was founded by Haydée Santamaría, a member of the 26th of July Movement and one of the few women directly involved in the revolutionary brigades. Under her leadership, it became over the next two decades a physical and cultural refuge for artists and writers who had been persecuted in their homelands for their advocacy of social justice and opposition to military dictatorship. The organization awards the Casa de las Américas Prize, one of the oldest and most prestigious prizes in Latin American literature. It also researches, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 Births
Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos (general), Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Kingdom of Hejaz, Hejaz. ** Bảo Đại, Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of Vietnam. * January 12 – Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll premiere their radio program ''Sam 'n' Henry'', in which the two white performers portray two black characters from Harlem looking to strike it rich in the big city (it is a precursor to Gosden and Correll's more popular later program, ''Amos 'n' Andy''). * January 16 – A BBC comic radio play broadcast by Ronald Knox, about a workers' revolution, causes a panic in London. * January 21 – The Belgian Parliament accepts the Locarno Treaties. * January 26 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system at his London laboratory for members of the Royal Institution and a report ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Deaths
File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, 1991 Russian presidential election, elected as Russia's first President of Russia, president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet Union, Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, erupts in the Philippines, making it the List of large historical volcanic eruptions, second-largest Types of volcanic eruptions, volcanic eruption of the 20th century; MTS Oceanos sinks off the coast of South Africa, but the crew notoriously abandons the vessel before the passengers are rescued; Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Flag of the Soviet Union, Soviet flag is lowered from the Kremlin for the last time and replaced with the flag of the Russian Federation; The United States and soon-to-be dissolved Soviet Union sign the START I Treaty; A tropical cyclone 1991 Bangladesh cyclone, strikes Bangladesh, killing nearly 140,000 people; Lauda Air Flight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
