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Carta Abierta
Espacio Carta Abierta or Carta Abierta (English: ''Open Letter Spot'') is a group of Argentine intellectuals who formed in March 2008 in defense of the Cristina Fernández de Kirchner government, which was facing a conflict with the agricultural sector. Members of Espacio Carta Abierta made their first public appearance on 13 May of the same year in the Gandhi library, in Buenos Aires, present were Horacio Verbitsky, Nicolás Casullo, Ricardo Forster and Jaime Sorín. This was where they presented their first open letter, which was signed by more than 750 intellectuals and artists. Some of the Members are: * Federico Andahazi, writer * Cristina Banegas, actress * Fernando Birri, film director * Jorge Boccanera, poet and journalist * Rodolfo Braceli, writer * Sergio Caletti, journalist * Manuel Callau, actor * Nicolás Casullo, writer and philosopher * Patricio Contreras, actor chileno-argentino. * Roberto ''Tito'' Cossa, actor and theater director * Jorge Dubatti, crí ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Letter
An open letter is a Letter (message), letter that is intended to be read by a wide audience, or a letter intended for an individual, but that is nonetheless widely distributed intentionally. Open letters usually take the form of a letter (message), letter addressed to an individual but provided to the public through newspapers and other media, such as a letter to the editor or blog. Especially common are critical open letters addressed to political leaders. Letters patent are another form of open letter in which a legal document is both mailed to a person by the government and publicized so that all are made aware of it. Open letters can also be addressed directly to a group rather than any individual. Two of the most famous and influential open letters are ''J'accuse...!'' by Émile Zola to the President of France, accusing the French government of wrongfully convicting Alfred Dreyfus for alleged espionage, and Martin Luther King Jr.'s ''Letter from Birmingham Jail'', inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Callau , a common nickname for those named Manuel
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Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of Portugal Places *Manuel, Valencia, a municipality in the province of Valencia, Spain *Manuel Junction, railway station near Falkirk, Scotland Other * Manuel (American horse), a thoroughbred racehorse * Manuel (Australian horse), a thoroughbred racehorse *Manuel and The Music of The Mountains, a musical ensemble * ''Manuel'' (album), music album by Dalida, 1974 See also *Manny Manny is a common nickname for people with the given name Manuel, Emanuele, Immanuel, Emmanuel, Herman, or Manfred. People * Manny Acosta (born 1981), Panamanian pitcher in the Mexican Baseball League * Manny Acta (born 1969), Dominican Maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octavio Getino
Octavio Getino (August 6, 1935 in León, Spain – October 1, 2012) was an Argentine film director and writer who is best known for co-founding, along with Fernando Solanas, the '' Grupo Cine Liberación'' and the school of Third Cinema. Getino was born in Spain and migrated to Argentina in the 1950s. In 1964 he was awarded the ''Premio Casa de las Américas'' for his short-stories book ''Chulleca''. Getino also left a number of essays on cinema and sociology. From 1989 to 1990, Getino led the Instituto Nacional de Cinematografía (INCAA). He died of cancer at 77, on October 1, 2012. Filmography *'' The Hour of the Furnaces'' (''Hora de los hornos'', 1968) *''Argentina, mayo de 1969: Los caminos de la liberación'' (1969) *''Perón: La revolución justicialista'' (1971) *''Perón: Actualización política y doctrinaria para la toma del poder'' (1971) *'' El Familiar'' (1975) Works as writer * ''Chulleca'' (short stories, Casa de las Américas, La Habana, 1963) * ''A diez añ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Gelman
Juan Gelman (3 May 1930 – 14 January 2014) was an Argentine poet. He published more than twenty books of poetry between 1956 and his death in early 2014. He was a naturalized citizen of Mexico, country where he arrived as a political exile of the Military Junta. In 2007, Gelman was awarded the Cervantes Prize, the most important in Spanish literature. His works celebrate life but are also tempered with social and political commentary and reflect his own painful experiences with the politics of Argentina. Biography Juan Gelman Burichson was born on May 3, 1930, in Buenos Aires Villa Crespo neighborhood to Jewish immigrants from Ukraine. As a boy he read Russian and European literature widely under the tutelage of his brother Boris. "I am the only Argentinian in the family. My parents and my two siblings were Ukrainian. They immigrated in 1928.''Juan Gelman: Semblanza'' In the same brief autobiographical text, Gelman states that his mother was a student of medicine and the daught ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Néstor García Canclini
Néstor García Canclini (born 1939) is an Argentine-born academic and anthropologist known for his theorization of the concept of "hybridity." Biography García Canclini was born December 1, 1939 in La Plata, Argentina. Three years after receiving his PhD in philosophy at the University of La Plata in 1975, thanks to a scholarship awarded from CONICET (The National Scientific and Technical Research Council), García Canclini also received another PhD in philosophy from the Paris Nanterre University. He taught at the University of La Plata between 1966 and 1975 and at the University of Buenos Aires in 1974 and 1975. Throughout his academic career he has also served as a visiting professor at University of Naples, UT Austin, Stanford University, University of Barcelona and São Paulo. Since 1990 García Canclini has been working as a professor and researcher at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico City and until 2007 he directed the university’s program studies on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norberto Galasso
Norberto Galasso (born 28 July 1936 in Buenos Aires) is a historian and essayist from Argentina, who wrote numerous books related about the history of Argentina. His career as historian spans nearly 40 years. He studied economy in the University of Buenos Aires, graduating in 1961. In his book ''Los Malditos'' (Spanish, "The cursed ones") he analyzed the history of some people usually being relegated to a second plane by other historians, such as Manuel Ugarte, Arturo Jauretche and Raúl Scalabrini Ortiz Raúl Scalabrini Ortiz (February 14, 1898 – May 30, 1959) was an Argentine writer, philosopher, journalist, essayist and poet, friend of Arturo Jauretche and Homero Manzi, and loosely associated with the political group ''Fuerza de Orientac .... Bibliography * * * References 1936 births Writers from Buenos Aires 20th-century Argentine historians Argentine essayists Male essayists Argentine male writers Argentine socialists Argentine economists Living pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Gaggero
Jorge Gaggero is an Argentinian film director, and screenwriter. He works in the cinema of Argentina. Filmography * '' Sólo cuando respiro'' (1994) * '' Ojos de fuego'' (1995) * '' Un Pedazo de tierra'' (2001) ''A Piece of Earth'' * '' The Secret Sea'' (2002) * '' Cama Adentro'' (2004) a.k.a. ''Live-In Maid'' * ''Vida en Falcon Vida means “life” in Spanish and Portuguese. It may refer to: Geography * Vida (Gradačac), village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Lake Vida, Victoria Valley, Antarctica * U.S. settled places: ** Vida, Montana ** Vida, Oregon ** Vida, Missou ...'' (2005) * ''Montenegro'' (2011) References External links * * Argentine film directors Argentine screenwriters Argentine male screenwriters Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Place of birth missing (living people) {{Argentina-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María José Gabin
Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 * Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, dark basaltic plains on Earth's Moon Terrestrial *Maria, Maevatanana, Madagascar * Maria, Quebec, Canada *Maria, Siquijor, the Philippines *María, Spain, in Andalusia *Îles Maria, French Polynesia * María de Huerva, Aragon, Spain * Villa Maria (other) Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Maria'' (1947 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (1975 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (2003 film), Romanian film * ''Maria'' (2019 film), Filipino film * ''Maria'' (2021 film), Canadian film directed by Alec Pronovost * ''Maria'' (Sinhala film), Sri Lankan upcoming film Literature * ''María'' (novel), an 1867 novel by Jorge Isaacs * ''Maria'' (Ukrainian novel), a 1934 novel by the Ukrainian writer Ulas Samchuk * ''Maria'' (play), a 1935 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Forn
Juan Forn (November 5, 1959 – June 20, 2021) was an Argentine writer, translator, and editor. He wrote four novels (''Corazones cautivos más arriba'', 1987, ''Frivolidad'', 1995, ''Puras mentiras'', and ''María Domecq'', 2007), a compilation of short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest t ... (''Nadar de noche'', 1989) and essays (''La tierra elegida'', 2005, and "Ningún hombre es una isla", 2010). Notes 1959 births 2021 deaths Argentine translators Argentine male writers Place of birth missing People from Buenos Aires {{Argentina-translator-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horacio Fontova
Horacio González Fontova (30 October 1946 – 20 April 2020) was an Argentine actor, singer-songwriter and comedian. He was born in Buenos Aires. He was known for his roles in '' The Plague'' (1992), '' Aballay'' (2011) and ''Underdogs'' (2013). He appeared in the Argentine historical television series ''Algo habrán hecho por la historia argentina ''Algo habrán hecho (por la historia argentina)'' (in Spanish, "''They must have done something (for the history of Argentina)'') is a documentary film for television that narrates the history of Argentina. It was created by the Argentine histori ...''. Fontova died of cancer in Buenos Aires on 20 April 2020, aged 73. References External links Nota y entrevista en el Diario Página12 por Gloria Guerreropor Mauro ApicellaNota y entrevista en el diario La NaciónNota y entrevista en www.rock.com.ar 1946 births 2020 deaths Argentine male film actors Argentine male television actors Argentine male voice actors Argentine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
León Ferrari
León Ferrari (September 3, 1920 – July 25, 2013) was an Argentine contemporary conceptual artist. During his extended art career (1954-2013), his artworks often protested the Argentinian government, the imperialist west, and the Church. Ferrari's protest piece "Western and Christian Civilization", which depicted a near life-size Christ hanging crucified on an American fighter jet, attracted controversy when he created it in 1965, and it has been exhibited many times since. Ferrari caused protests against his work throughout his career, including from Pope Francis when he was still Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio. Biography Ferrari was born September 3, 1920, in Buenos Aires to Susana Celia del Pardo and Augusto César Ferrari; his father was a well-known painter from San Possidonio, Italy. As a young man, Ferrari studied electrical engineering at the University of Buenos Aires. Ferrari worked as an engineer into his thirties. In 1946, Ferrari married Alicia Barros Castro and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Pablo Feinmann
José Pablo Feinmann (29 March 1943 – 17 December 2021) was an Argentine philosopher, writer, playwright, and television host. He also penned several screenplays for domestic film production and international coproductions. Born to Abraham and Elena (de Albuquerque) Feinmann, Feinmann was a Peronist Youth militant during the 1970s, considering Peronism as a real mass movement with the potential to change the country for the better. Nevertheless, he opposed armed violence to achieve political ends, criticizing the foco theory of Che Guevara which, years after the Cuban Revolution, became popular in some sectors of the Marxist-Peronist movement, such as Montoneros. Feinmann abandoned Peronism in the 1990s, during the neoliberal government of Carlos Menem. He later became a supporter of left-wing Peronist president Cristina Fernandez. Death Feinmann died from complications of a stroke on 17 December 2021, at the age of 78. Works Novels * '' Últimos días de la víctima'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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