The Martín Fierro Awards ( es, Premios Martín Fierro) is the name of the most prominent awards for Argentine radio and television, granted by APTRA, the Association of Argentine Television and Radio Journalists.

History

The awards were first given in 1959, limited to television. The next year, the awards adopted their current name, after José Hernández'

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'' (considered by some as the

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of Argentina). It was embodied on a statuette of the

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, by sculptor Luis Perlotti, weighing over . When the award began, the sole television station in the country was Channel 7. As the media outlets grew, the awards expanded to incorporate media from throughout the country. In 1967, radio productions were included in the awards for the first time. Nowadays there is a special rotating venue, honoring the winners from all the

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. Because of the censorship and persecution of artists carried over during the 1976-83

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, the membership of APTRA dwindled and the awards were suspended. It was not until 1988 that the award was revived. Since 1995, it has also included special productions for cable networks, and in 1992 the Golden ''Martín Fierro'' was added to honor the "best of the best". In 2004, the voting became computerized to make it both more secure and simpler, as well as allowing voting to take place immediately before broadcasting.

Inaugural awards

The first year the awards were given, 1959, the ceremony took place at the Cervantes National Theater and the inductees included: *Best actress:

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(La vida de los otros) *Best actor:

Pedro López Lagar Pedro López Lagar (18 June 1899, in Madrid – 21 August 1977, in Buenos Aires) was a Spanish born Argentine film actor of the 1940s and 1950s. Although born in Madrid he moved to Argentina as a young man and began acting in film in 19 ...

(Teatro de Arthur Miller) *Best suspense: Luís Medina Castro (Historia de jóvenes) *Best comedian: Dringue Farías (La familia Gesa se divierte) *Best comic actress

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(El show de Pablo Palitos) *Best soap opera: ''

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'' *Best news program: ''Sala de periodistas'' *Best entertainment program: '' Cabalgata Gillette hasta el infinito'' *Best coordinator:

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(Cinemaspesos) *Best male announcer:

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*Best female announcer:

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*Best trap:

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*Stage direction:

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Special awards

In 1991 APTRA created a special award, the Golden Martín Fierro award. It is given to a single person or production in the annual ceremony, and it is intended as a prize to trajectory or to outstanding quality. The first winner was the host show "Fax", and the most recent one the TV series '' 100 días para enamorarse''. A second main prize, the Platinum Martín Fierro Award, was added in 2009, per the 50th anniversary of APTRA. The first winner of it was

Mirtha Legrand Rosa María Juana Martínez Suárez (born 23 February 1927), known by her stage name Mirtha Legrand (″Legrand″ being a portmanteau for the French , "the great") is an Argentine actress and television presenter. With an 80-year career, Legran ...

References

External links

Archived official websiteWinners of the 50th edition, 2021/2022IMDb
{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin Fierro Awards Argentine culture Mass media in Argentina Argentine television awards 1959 establishments in Argentina

History

Inaugural awards

Special awards

See also

References

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