The Martín Fierro Awards () are 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' epic poem
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''
Martín Fierro'' (considered by some as the
national epic of Argentina). It was embodied on a statuette of the
gaucho
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Martín Fierro, 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
Provinces
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.
Because of the censorship and persecution of artists carried over during the 1976-83
military dictatorship
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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.
In 2023, the 51st edition of the awards was held on Sunday 9 July at the Hilton Hotel in
Buenos Aires
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, when the Gold award went to
Telefe
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’s ''Gran Hermano'' (''Big Brother'').
Susana Gimenez received the Martin Fierro Lifetime Achievement Award, while actor
Antonio Gasalla won the Martin Fierro Tribute Award. A new international edition, called the Martín Fierro Latino Awards, was presented on Monday 27 November 2023 at the Manuel Artime Theater in
Miami
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,
Florida
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, U.S.
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:
Myriam de Urquijo (La vida de los otros)
*Best actor:
Pedro López Lagar (Teatro de Arthur Miller)
*Best suspense:
Luís Medina Castro (Historia de jóvenes)
*Best comedian:
Dringue Farías (La familia Gesa se divierte)
*Best comic actress
Olinda Bozán (El show de Pablo Palitos)
*Best soap opera: ''
Historia de jóvenes
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* Historia (TV channel), a Canadian French language specialty channel
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''
*Best news program: ''Sala de periodistas''
*Best entertainment program: ''
Cabalgata Gillette hasta el infinito''
*Best coordinator:
Orlando Marconi (Cinemaspesos)
*Best male announcer:
Adolfo Salinas
*Best female announcer:
Nelly Trenti
*Best trap:
Alén "we can say the surname"
*Stage direction:
Narciso Ibáñez Menta
Narciso Ibáñez Menta (; 25 August 1912 – 15 May 2004) was a Spanish theatre, film, and television actor. He developed much of his career in Argentina, during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema of the 1930s and 1940s.
Biography
Born in Langr ...
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 (; from the French , "the great"), is an Argentine actress and television presenter. With an 80-year career, Legrand is one of the most recognize ...
.
See also
*
Latin American television awards
References
External links
Archived official websiteWinners of the 50th edition, 2021/2022IMDb
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Culture of Argentina
Mass media in Argentina
Argentine television awards
1959 establishments in Argentina