Betty Elizalde (January 4, 1940 - November 30, 2018) [1] was an Argentine journalist and broadcaster. She won the Konex Award in 1981.
Betty Elizalde (January 4, 1940 - November 30, 2018) [1] was an Argentine journalist and broadcaster. She won the Konex Award in 1981.
Deolinda Beatriz Bistagnino [2] [3] was born in Argentina, January 4, 1940. Her mother was of Spanish descent and her father was of Italian descent. [3] She started working as a journalist at the age of eighteen. She was one of the classic voices of Argentine radio, in charge of several radio and television programs. Among these was "Siempre Betty" ("Always Betty") which she created in 1996 and conducted on the Radio de la Ciudad. In the 1970s, she had several radio successes, with "El buen día", for AM del Plata; "La burbuja", for Radio Belgrano; "Las siete lunas", for Radio Continental; and "Studio Fiat e Y a mí... ¿por qué me escucha?", for Radio Splendid. [4]
On television, Elizalde worked as a news and information host during the 1970s and 1980s, on programs such as "60 minutos" for Televisión Pública Argentina and "De 7 a 8,", broadcast simultaneously on El Nueve and Radio Belgrano.
Elizalde was the author of the book Perfiles ("Profiles", 1999). She died from lung cancer in Buenos Aires, November 30, 2018. [1]
Luis Alberto Spinetta, nicknamed "El Flaco", was an Argentine singer, guitarist, composer and poet. One of the most influential rock musicians of Argentina, he is regarded as one of the founders of Argentine rock, considered the first incarnation of Spanish-language rock. Born in Buenos Aires in the residential neighbourhood of Belgrano, he was the founder of iconic rock bands including Almendra, Pescado Rabioso, Invisible, Spinetta Jade, and Spinetta y Los Socios del Desierto. In Argentina January 23rd is celebrated as "Día Nacional del Músico" in honor of Spinetta's birth
Ricardo Alberto Darín is an Argentine actor, film director and film producer, considered one of the best and most prolific actors of Argentine cinema.
Ana María Campoy was an Argentine actress of Colombian origin. She was born in Bogotá, the child of a couple of actors who had a theatre company in Spain. She began acting at the age of 4, and at 17 she formed her own company.
Olga Zubarry was a classic Argentine actress who appeared in film between 1943 and 1997. She made over 60 appearances in film, spanning 6 decades of Argentine cinema, but is best known for her work during the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema. Throughout the course of her career, she received four Silver Condor Awards, two Martín Fierro Awards, a Konex Foundation Award and several others for her films and television performances. She is credited with starring in the first film in Argentina which featured nudity, though only her back was shown and she stated repeatedly that she wore a flesh-colored mesh and was not truly nude.
Television is one of the major mass media of Argentina. As of 2019, household ownership of television sets in the country is 99%, with the majority of households usually having two sets. Cable television has become the most used type of delivering, with 73.2% of households having a cable provider.
María Eugenia Suárez Riveiro, better known as China Suárez, is an Argentine actress, singer and model.
Félix César Luna was an Argentine writer, lyricist and historian.
La Grasa de las Capitales is the second album by the Argentine progressive-rock supergroup Serú Girán, released in 1979. After its deeply criticized debut album Serú Girán, the band went in search for a different sound, one that could be closer to the fans' expectations. They grew distant from symphonic rock and became closer to traditional rock and pop while keeping a considerable jazz fusion element in the music, which also was present in the debut album, and to a lesser extent some progressive rock along the way.
Nélida Dodó López Valverde known professionally as Nelly Beltrán was an Argentine actress. She appeared on the radio from the age of 10 and in 85 theatrical performances, 48 films and 3 dozen television shows between 1953 and 1996. She won a Martín Fierro Award as Best Comic Actress for her television work on La hermana San Sulpicio; participated in the film Pajarito Gómez which won the Best Youth Film award at the 15th Berlin International Film Festival; won a Konex Foundation Award; and was honored by the Argentina Actors Association in 2004 for her career contributions.
Aída Luz was an Argentine actress who primarily worked during the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema, performing on both stage and in films. She won multiple awards for her performances including the Martín Fierro Awards, the ACE de Oro, the Premios Estrella de Mar and the Golden Condor from the Argentine Film Critics Association.
María Elena Lucena Arcuri was an Argentine film actress of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–60). She began her career in radio in the 1930s and reached her greatest success with the role of "Chimbela", which was later depicted in film, theater and television. Her extensive film career includes approximately 50 films, including notable performances in Chimbela (1939) and Una noche cualquiera (1951). During the 1940s, she participated in films with comedians like Pepe Arias, Pepe Iglesias "El Zorro", Niní Gambier, Mirtha Legrand and Carlos Estrada. Her most acclaimed film work occurred in Elvira Fernández, vendedora de tienda (1942) by Manuel Romero, Cinco besos by Luis Saslavsky and La Rubia Mireya for which she received the 1948 Best Comedy Actress Award from the Argentine Film Critics Association.
Andrea Gamarnik is an Argentinian molecular virologist noted for her work on Dengue fever. She received a 2016 L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science fellowship for work on mosquito-borne viruses include Dengue fever. She also was granted the Konex Award Merit Diploma in 2013 and the Platinum Konex Award in 2023 for her work in those last decades. She studied at the University of Buenos Aires and the University of California, San Francisco. She has done work for the Leloir Institute. She is the first female Argentinian to become a member of the American Academy of Microbiology.
María Esther de Miguel was an Argentinian writer.
José Luis Espert is an Argentine economist and politician. He is known to be one of the strongest supporters of economic liberalism in Argentina. Since the 2021 Argentine legislative election, he has been a National Deputy elected in Buenos Aires Province for the Avanza Libertad coalition.
Mirta Rosenberg was an Argentinian poet and translator.
Beatriz Taibo was an Argentinian film and TV actor.
Fernando Adolfo Iglesias is an Argentine journalist, writer, politician, and volleyball player. Currently he is a National Deputy elected in Buenos Aires. He is a member of the center right party Republican Proposal.
Elsa Romio de Serrano, commonly known as Elsa Serrano, was an Italian-born Argentine fashion designer.
Tamara Kamenszain was an Argentine poet and essayist.
Aurora Rosa Borrello , better known as Aurora del Mar, was an Argentine film, television, stage and voice actress.