Jorge Ariel Guinzburg (3 February 1949 – 12 March 2008) was an Argentine

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, and TV and

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host.

Background

Guinzburg was born on 3 February 1949 to a

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family in

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. He finished the high school in 1966, along with Carlos Abrevaya. In 1967, Guinzburg and Abrevaya entered the

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but they abandoned their college education soon afterwards. Later on, Guinzburg joined the

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while he worked as a taxi driver. In 1971, he became scriptwriter for Juan Carlos Mareco and some time later for the Fontana Show.

Career

Abrevaya and Guinzburg became members of Satiricón by 1972 and, according to writer

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, both boys were funny, amiable and good natured. In 1977, Guinzburg and Abrevaya started publishing a

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called Diógenes y el Linyera in Clarín, one of the most popular newspapers in

. Guinzburg created more than twenty radio shows such as: El ventilador and Vitamina G. He worked for several advertising agencies and won several awards for his labor. He starred, directed and produced many theater plays. In TV, he wrote and hosted numerous comedy, news and game shows like Peor es nada, El Legado, La Biblia y el Calefón and Mañanas Informales.

Death

Guinzburg died in the Mater Dei clinic on 2008-3-12. He was in the clinic six days before his death because he suffered the fracture of a vertebra. He was affected by a pulmonary disease (a pleural effusion and a pneumonia generated from a lung cancer). He was 59 at the time of his death. Guinzburg was buried at the

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. His grave lays close to the grave of , who died in 2002.

Family

His second wife

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is a TV producer and his daughter

Malena Guinzburg Malena may refer to: People Professional name * Maléna (singer) (born 2007), Armenian singer Given name *Malena Ernman (born 1970), Swedish opera singer *Malena Alterio (born 1974), Argentine-born Spanish actress *Malena Josephsen (born 1977), ...

is a stand-up comedian.

References

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