''El Gen Argentino'' (Spanish for "The Argentine Gene") is an
Argentine
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...
television programme aired on
Telefe to determine who the public considered "the greatest Argentine in history".
Premiered on 27 August 2007, it was a
spin-off
Spin-off may refer to:
*Spin-off (media), a media work derived from an existing work
*Corporate spin-off, a type of corporate action that forms a new company or entity
* Government spin-off, civilian goods which are the result of military or gove ...
of the 2002 ''
100 Greatest Britons
''100 Greatest Britons'' is a television series that was broadcast by the BBC in 2002. It was based on a television poll conducted to determine who the British people at that time considered the greatest Britons in history. The series included in ...
'' series produced by the
BBC.
The Top 10 were announced on launch night, with almost 350,000 votes cast. In subsequent episodes, two candidates were chosen via an Internet vote for each of the five categories: sports, popular culture and journalism, 19th century politics, 20th century politics, and arts, sciences and humanities.
On the last airing of the show, one personality among them was declared the winner.
Complete list
Facts
*Nominees by area:
**Political figures: 25.
**Sports: 19.
**Presidents: 13.
**Music: 10.
**Literature: 8.
**Science: 7.
**Television, cinema and radio: 7.
**Painters and sculptors: 5.
**Military figures: 4.
**Religion: 2.
**First Ladies: 1.
**Aviators: 1.
**Business and industry: 0.
References
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Argentina
Lists of Argentine people
Telefe original programming