Fernando Lamas

ARGENTINA-PROFILES
By Alejandro Guevara Onofre

INTRODUCTION:

Argentina is a beautiful South American country and home to dance the tango ... and birthplace of Eva Peron, First Lady of Argentina in the 1940s and 1950s ... and Diego Armando Maradona, best known for his nickname "Pelus", one of the most famous athletes in the history of the World.

Argentina is one of the most industrialized countries in Latin America ... The South American country is one of the most stable and democratic in the Third World Aires ... Aires, capital of Argentina, is one of the most romantic and beautiful ... is very famous for its hospitality.

This place is a center of entertainment most dynamic in Latin America. There are many theaters, restaurants and taverns fantastic stages ... very quiet and historic sites ... The South American country has benefited from numerous infrastructure projects that have been provided for the 1978 FIFA World Cup 1990 World Cup, World Cup FIBA World Cup volleyball (1982 and 2002) and Pan American Games (1995).

Films and books on Argentina:

"Evita" (1997), a film about Eva Duarte Peron, former First Lady of Argentina in the 20th century.

"The Return of Eva Peron with the killings in Trinidad," a book on dictatorships in the Third World ... by Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, who won the 2001 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Famous people:

Jorge Luis Borges (writer) / Ernesto Sabato (writer) / Carlos Saavedra Lamas (Lawyer / 1936 Nobel Prize for Peace) / Bernardo Houssay A. (Science: 1947 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine) / Fernando Lamas (actor) / Luis Leloir (1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry) / Mario Alvarez (architect) / Alfredo Agostini (architect) / Cesar Milstein (researcher) / Libertad Lamarque (singer ) / Carlos Gardel (vocals) / Julio Bocca (dancer) ...

DID YOU KNOW ...

Argentina is about 40 times the size of Switzerland. Over 30 million people live there. The vast South American country, bigger than France, Germany and Japan combined, is the birthplace of Jose de San Martin, who was a revolutionary Latin American 18th century.

Italian:

Gabtriela Sabattini (tennis player) / Arturo Illia (former president of Argentina) / Hector Campora (former president of Argentina) / Octavio Dazzan (cyclist) Cappagly Norma (Miss World 1960) ...

OLYMPIC SPORTS AND ARGENTINA ...

Argentina national basketball won its first gold medal ever at the Athens Olympic Games (2004). Final standings: 1-Argentina, 2-Italy-United States 3, 4-Lithuania, 5 Greece, 6-Puerto Rico, 7 Spain, 8-China 9-Australia 10 New Zealand 11 Yugoslavia, 12, Angola ...

SURPRISES ... 1982 ... Buenos Aires hosted the FIVB Volleyball World Championship. There were 24 teams. The favorites were the USSR (Olympic medal), Bulgaria, Japan, Cuba (gold medal at Pan American Games), Brazil (gold medal "Mundialito" ... the Soviet team defeated Brazil 3 - 1) and the People's Republic of China ... Surprinsingly ... Editor Carlos Wagenfield, the home team beat Japan 3-1 for bronze medal ... Before Japanese newspapers reported that the match 3-0 (15-0, 15-3, 15-2). Ironically, Argentina did not qualify for the Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico (1979). Finallly, the USSR (Russia today, Belarus, Estonia ...) captured the gold medal in men, with Brazil and Argentina finished second third ...

DID YOU KNOW ...

Argentina has three idols: Eva Peron ... Diego Armando Maradona ... and Carlos Gardel.

Famous Women:

Norma Leandro (actress) / Gabriela Sabattini (tennis player) / Paloma Herrera (dancer) ... Las Madres de Plaza de May