Archive for the ‘Argentina’ Category
Argentine Children Murder Baby
2:29 pm By Maegan La Mala · Argentina|children|crime|Latin America · Comments Off
22 May 2008
Some shocking news out of Buenos Aires, Argentina: two children, aged 7 and 9 have allegedly murdered a baby and declared to police that they did so “with pleasure”:
Argentine society is witness to the horror and confusion caused by the revelation of the details around the death of a 2 year old girl. It happened on Sunday…Milagros Belizán [pictured] was first beaten over the head, later hung on the wall and finally beaten relentlessly with wooden boards and suffocated little by little until she died. Medical examiners say she endured “long agony…
The crime was originally blamed on an adult, and authorities had to intervene to avoid the man being lynched by neighbors. Later the bizarre truth came out. Witnesses had seen two boys abusing the baby in the street, the police questioned them, and when they told the story of what they had done, they did so with pride and excitement.
The children accused of the crime reportedly come from a violent family environment. Police are looking to take the boys out of their homes because of death threats from neighbors.
Via / El País
Grandmothers Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
5:57 am By Maegan La Mala · Activism|Argentina|Justice|Latin America|society · Comments Off
13 May 2008
Las Abuelas de la Plaza de Mayo, an Argentine activist group fighting for justice in the disappearance cases of hundreds of Argentine citizens — many children and pregnant women — during the country’s “Dirty War” have been nominated for a 2008 Nobel Peace Prize
…for their fight to give restore the identity of some 500 children stolen during the last dictatorship, in an act before congress.
Estella Carlotto, president of the organization, in a speech about the candidacy, said: “We are regular women among the thousands of Argentine women who do not back down in desperate situations…Each grandchild we get back is like a Nobel Prize.”
The last Nobel Peace Prize for Argentina was in 1980, for activist Adolfo Pérez Esquivel.
Via / El Universal
Spain Isn’t Crying for Isabel
3:32 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Argentina|Justice|Spain|Women · Comments Off
28 Apr 2008
A Spanish court decided not to extradite Isabel Peron, wanted in Argentina to face charges of violating human rights.
The National Court on Monday ruled that the accusations against Peron, 77, could not be termed crimes against humanity and that there was insufficient evidence of her involvement.
The court ruled, therefore, that she could not be extradited.
Peron is wanted by a judge for questioning over the disappearance of 24-year-old Hector Aldo Fagetti Gallego and the arrest of a minor, Jorge Valentin Beron, in 1976.
Another judge wants to question her as part of a probe into the Anti-communist Alliance, a death squad blamed for killing at least 1,500 government opponents from 1973-1976.
Diego Maradona Shows His Kicking Skills on Journalists
8:27 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Argentina|Celebrities|Internet|Sports|TV · Comments Off
24 Apr 2008Futbol legend Diego Maradona reacted to being closed in on my journalists as he left a Buenos Aires courthouse by kicking and cursing. La Mano de Dios was leaving an arbitration hearing with his former manager. What really set Maradona off was the treatment of his ex-wife Claudia Villafane.
No se, for all his controversies, if I were being surrounded in a crowd like that I’d be kicking and cursing too. Pero, why doesn’t he have bodyguards or something?
ALAS Concert Gives Sanz, Calle 13, Ricky Martin , Shakira y Mas Wings
3:47 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Argentina|mexico|Music · Comments Off
21 Apr 2008
ALAS stands for América Latina en Acción Solidaria and the organization’s mission of strengthening and expanding public and private sector support for Early Childhood Development in Latin America is being supported by two free concerts on May 17th in both Mexico City and Buenos Aires, featuring the hottest names in la musica Latina. the list of participating artists reads like a who’s who of Latin music and is expected to grow in the coming weeks. Artists who have signed on so far are : Alejandro Sanz, Aleks Syntek, Babasónicos, Calle 13, Chayanne, David Bisbal, Diego Torres, Fito Páez, Gustavo Cerati, Jorge Drexler, Juan Luis Guerra, Juanes, Los Tigres del Norte, Maná, Miguel Bosé, Paulina Rubio, Ricardo Montaner, Ricky Martin, Shakira and Timbiriche.
For more info visit Movimiento ALAS website and stay tuned for VivirLatino for updates.
How To Offend a Nation : Argentina Mad About los Simpsons
1:30 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Argentina|TV · Comments Off
17 Apr 2008
Spot the offense. Is it the desaparecidos comment? That fact that Eva Peron wasn’t mentioned but Madonna was? Maybe it’s the idea that Argentina and other Latin American nations have a history of less than democratic governments?
One Argentine legislator wants the episode banned, following in the footsteps of Venezuela, who has banned not one episode but the whole damn show because of it’s moral quality (or lack thereof).
Via / The Latin Americanist
Olympic Torch In Argentina : Symbols Are Powerful
10:00 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Argentina|Controversia|Sports · Comments Off
11 Apr 2008
Symbols are powerful, and the Olympic Torch, making its way around the world, is supposed to be a symbol of good sportsmanship. With the Olympics taking place in China, that country’s occupation of Tibet and protests against the occupation and the repression that comes with occupation have changed the meaning of the symbol.
Now the Olympic torch has arrived in Argentina, it’s only stop in Latin America. Thousands of police have been mobilized after protesters warned of a Buenos Aires surprise.
Activists were already preparing protests. One, Jorge Carcavallo, unfurled a giant banner along the torch route reading ”Free Tibet.”
Falun Gong member Axel Borgia said the spiritual movement banned by China would protest as well, but he wouldn’t give details. ”The Olympic Games and crimes against humanity cannot coexist in China,” Borgia said.
Handlers let no one publicly view the arrival of the flame in Buenos Aires. Latin American sports stars like soccer great Diego Maradona, Gabriel Batistuta, and former tennis star Gabriela Sabatini are all invited to form part of the official torch runners.
Image Via / Huffington Post
Santo Who Day? Zizek: Urban Beats Club Tonight at S.O.B’s
7:57 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Argentina|Music|New York City · Comments Off
17 Mar 2008
Looking for a way to avoid the drunken throngs and puddles of vomit that seem to overrun NYC on St. Patrick’s Day (don’t act like you don’t know what I’m talking about). Take refuge tonight inside S.O.B’s (204 Varick Street, NYC), where the weekly Buenos Aires, Argentina party Zizek: Urban Beats Club takes over.
Zizek is about emerging Hip Hop, Dancehall, Cumbia, and Reggaetón sounds and their respective variations: Grime, Crunk, Bastard Pop and Mashups. The idea is to give these styles, ideas and rhythms an Argentine touch, with the aim of putting Buenos Aires on the map of the global music scene. The star of Zizek has been Cumbia, a Latin American sound born from the fusion of old and new worlds in Colombia that has been long looked down on as dance music for the lower classes in Argentina. Its distinctly syncretic roots promote robust adaptability and cumbia is being transformed by avant-garde musicians and producers from the USA all the way down to Argentina.
Also at the party will be the NYC alternative Latino party maestros, Nacotheque, with DJs, Amylu and Marcelo Cunning.
Just added : This party is the official after party for the Mala Rodriguez show, also tonight at Irving Plaze. S.O.B’s is offering free admission to anybody who comes with their La Mala ticket stub! That means two shows for one people!
Seriously someone come and watch my kids.
$10 Advance/$12 Day of; Available on Ticketmaster and the S.O.B.’s Box Office, 212-243-4940. Doors open 8pm.
Cristina Follows Hugo in Screwing with the Time
5:03 pm By Maegan La Mala · Argentina|Latin America|society · Comments Off
25 Jan 2008
That saying “I’m on Latin American time” is ringing true these days. Back in August, Hugo Chavez decided he was going to change the time in Venezuela to make sure workers wake up more rested. Now newly elected Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is following suit…and it’s pissing some Argentines off:
…She decreed that the clocks should go forward by an hour on December 30th for eleven weeks in a desperate attempt to allay energy shortages.Its geographical position suggests that most of Argentina should be four hours behind Greenwich Mean Time. But it has been only three hours behind for most of the period since 1969, when a military government made summer time last the whole year. Now it is just two hours behind, until mid-March.
The shift is intended to forestall further electricity blackouts—a big power cut left much of Buenos Aires in the dark earlier this month. The cause of the energy shortage is simple: four years of price controls under Ms Fernández’s husband, who preceded her in the presidency, have left average energy costs a third below those of neighbouring countries, boosting demand and discouraging investment in supply.
What this means for residents of Argentina is that at 10:00 p.m., it’s still light outside, throwing off sleep and wake cycles. That sounds like the opposite of what Cristina’s Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez wanted for his program. Even worse, The Economist reports that “early signs are that the switch may not save energy.”
Via / The Economist
Pink Panther to Take Argentina and Chile
3:09 pm By Maegan La Mala · Argentina|Chile|Latin America|Marketing|TV · Comments Off
25 Jan 2008
The Pink Panther — La Pantera Rosa as he’s known in Spanish — is apparently still huge in Latin America. So much so that the Panther’s studio, MGM, is launching a huge branding campaign there to incite renewed Panteramanía:
New York-based Big Tent Entertainment has entered into an agreement with MGM Consumer Products to become the exclusive licensing agent for Argentina and Chile, the two companies announced Thursday. “Latin America is a burgeoning marketplace for branded entertainment and I believe it will continue to be so for the foreseeable future,” said Richard Collins, president and CEO of Big Tent.Paul Flett, vice president of worldwide marketing and promotions at MGM, added that the characters of Pink Panther and Rocky have remained hugely popular in both territories over the years — with Panther TV episodes still airing there to buoyant numbers.
The marketers are pointing to a growing middle class with more disposable income in the region as a factor for the upcoming Panther Push. It’s interesting that Latin America they are focusing on selling people recycled stuff from the 80s and 90s rather than new cartoons.
Via / Yahoo! Entertainment
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