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Former president Juan Domingo Perón
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Jorge Rafael Videla
Porteño Personalities
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Diego Maradona (b. 1960)
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Evita Perón (1919-52)
Known as “El Diez,”
“El Pibe,” “Dios , by his jersey
number, as “the kid” or, simply,
“God,” Diego Maradona is the
face of Argentinian soccer. His
two goals in the 1986 quarter-
final against England are the
most infamous and sublime in
World Cup history.
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Carlos Gardel (1890-1935)
María Eva Duarte, a Pampas-
born actress and dancer, was
one half of the Argentinian
power couple of the century with
General Juan Perón. Her adoring
legions called her by the Spanish
diminutive “Evita” and her
mausoleum in the Recoleta
(see
p10)
is never without a bouquet
or a crowd.
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Juan Perón (1895-1974)
“Gardel sings better every
day,” so goes the refrain in
Buenos Aires. Such is the
unwavering love for this tango
legend, whose singing and
songwriting helped break tango
worldwide
(see pp28-9).
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Susana Gimenez (b. 1944)
Juan Domingo Perón was a
pro-working class, populist
president who promoted social
welfare programs. Also a Nazi
sympathizer, he actively aided
former SS officers to immigrate
to Argentina. Despite his mixed
legacy, the political movement
with his name is still powerful.
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Charly García (b. 1951)
Former actress and current
talk-show host, Susana Gimenez,
though close to retirement age,
does not look a day over 35.
She can still be seen gracing
magazine covers and high-profile
social gatherings every week.
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Carlos Menem (b. 1930)
Together with Luis Spinetta,
Charly García gave rock 'n roll a
rioplatense
accent. After his first
band, Sui Generis, dissolved in
1975, Garcia's solo career
launched him into
rock en
Former president
Menem's tax incen-
tives for foreign inves-
tors facilitated Puerto
Madero's reinvention
in the 1990s. Still, it is
his image of being
ordered by the
Congress to relinquish
a Ferrari gifted by
businessmen, that has
come to symbolize his
corrupt presidency.
Former president Carlos Menem
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