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TOPIC STARTER | Astor Piazzolla | Feb 4, 2006 |
You can enjoy his music here: http://www.todotango.com/spanish/download/play.asp?id=654&f=wax&amkyw=arg
Adiós, Nonino.
Astor Piazzolla, brilliant, iconoclastic tango musician and composer, has become ... See more
You can enjoy his music here: http://www.todotango.com/spanish/download/play.asp?id=654&f=wax&amkyw=arg
Adiós, Nonino.
Astor Piazzolla, brilliant, iconoclastic tango musician and composer, has become a national hero in Argentina and a cult figure for classical and jazz lovers worldwide, but only after a lifetime of controversy and struggle.
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Among the firsthand observations of others who knew Piazzolla well are those of his lyricist Horacio Ferrer, his fellow musicians, and his colleagues. Translator Fernando Gonzalez, an Argentine native and American popular music critic who covered Piazzolla’s career in the United States, has annotated the Amadeus edition for the widening audience that is rediscovering Astor Piazzolla
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| Other famous Argentines | Feb 6, 2006 |
Gabriela Sabatini, Mia Maestro...Maradonna..
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Kurt Porter wrote:
Gabriela Sabatini, Mia Maestro...Maradonna..
Coming soon...
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Las Leonas are Argentina's national women's field hockey team. They have been World Hockey Cup champions, and they have achieved a total of five World Cup medals, two Olympic medals, three Champions Trophy medals, and five Pan American medals. Their nickname translates literally as "The Lionesses", but they are known worldwide as Las Leonas.
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Las Leonas are Argentina's national women's field hockey team. They have been World Hockey Cup champions, and they have achieved a total of five World Cup medals, two Olympic medals, three Champions Trophy medals, and five Pan American medals. Their nickname translates literally as "The Lionesses", but they are known worldwide as Las Leonas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Leonas
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TOPIC STARTER | Adolfo Pérez Esquivel | Feb 8, 2006 |
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel was born in Buenos Aires in 1931. After training as an architect and sculptor he was appointed Professor of Architecture. In 1974 he relinquished his teaching post in order to devote all his time and energy to the work of co-ordinating the activities of the various non-violent elements in Latin America.
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Adolfo Pérez Esquivel was born in Buenos Aires in 1931. After training as an architect and sculptor he was appointed Professor of Architecture. In 1974 he relinquished his teaching post in order to devote all his time and energy to the work of co-ordinating the activities of the various non-violent elements in Latin America.
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In 1980 he was awarded The Nobel Peace Prize.
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TOPIC STARTER | Ernesto Sábato | Feb 13, 2006 |
Ernesto Sábato was born in 1911, in the town of Rojas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Sábato is a novelist and essayist whose work is characterized by deep intellectual content on the difficult separations between good and evil. He obtained his doctorate in physics and studied philosophy in the University of La Plata.
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Ernesto Sábato was born in 1911, in the town of Rojas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Sábato is a novelist and essayist whose work is characterized by deep intellectual content on the difficult separations between good and evil. He obtained his doctorate in physics and studied philosophy in the University of La Plata.
[...] He did post-doctoral work at the Curie Laboratory in Paris in 1938 and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1939, and returned to Argentina in 1940. After working in the physics world for approximately ten years he decided to devote exclusively to painting, literature and education.
[...] At present, Ernesto Sábato lives in Santos Lugares, province of Buenos Aires, where he devotes his time exclusively to painting, since, by medical prescription, he is not able to read and write.
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TOPIC STARTER | CArlos Gardel (El Morocho del Abasto = El Zorzal Criollo = Tango) | Feb 14, 2006 |
The figure of Carlos Gardel epitomizes the very spirit of the Tango. It is generally assumed that he was born Charles Gardes un Toulouse, France, on December 11th, 1890, although some other sources suggest Tacuarembó, Uruguay. It is undisputed, however, that he moved to Buenos Aires with his mother Berthe Gardes, in 1893. He later changed ... See more
The figure of Carlos Gardel epitomizes the very spirit of the Tango. It is generally assumed that he was born Charles Gardes un Toulouse, France, on December 11th, 1890, although some other sources suggest Tacuarembó, Uruguay. It is undisputed, however, that he moved to Buenos Aires with his mother Berthe Gardes, in 1893. He later changed the spelling of his name and became an Argentinian citizen in 1923.
...the myth of Carlos Gardel has come to embody the very symbol of tango music. In Argentina, where his figure constitutes a cult in itself, reaching almost religious proportions, there is a popular saying that summarizes the reverence ad unabated affection professed by its people: Gardel cada día canta mejor ... ( Gardel sings better every day ...)
http://comunidad.ciudad.com.ar/ciudadanos/herman/Gardel/gardel_eng.htm
His voice here - "El día que me quieras"
http://www.todotango.com/English/download/play.asp?id=678&f=wax&amkyw=gardel
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TOPIC STARTER | Paloma Herrera | Feb 15, 2006 |
Paloma Herrera was born in 1975 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She began her ballet studies with Olga Ferri at age 7. As a young dancer, she was a first prize winner at several major competitions in South America, and, at the age of 11, studied at the Minsk Ballet School in Russia before returning to Buenos Aires to dance the r... See more
Paloma Herrera was born in 1975 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She began her ballet studies with Olga Ferri at age 7. As a young dancer, she was a first prize winner at several major competitions in South America, and, at the age of 11, studied at the Minsk Ballet School in Russia before returning to Buenos Aires to dance the role of Cupid in Don Quixote at the Teatro Colon. Herrera was a Finalist at the Fourteenth International Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria in 1990. After the competition, she was invited by Natalia Makarova to take class with the English National Ballet in London and by Hector Zaraspe to continue her studies at the School of American Ballet in New York. After just six months, Herrera was selected to dance the leading role in Raymonda at SAB's annual workshop performance. She joined American Ballet Theatre as a member of the corps de ballet in June of 1991, was promoted to Soloist in June of 1993, and to Principal Dancer in March of 1995.
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TOPIC STARTER | Ernesto "Che" Guevara | Feb 15, 2006 |
Ernesto (Che) Guevara de la Serna (1928-1967) - Nickname "Che" derived from Guevara's habit of punctuating his speech with the interjection "che", a common Argentine expression for a friend.
He was born in Rosario, Argentina into a middle-class family of Spanish-Irish descent. In 1953 Guevara graduated from the University of Bueno... See more
Ernesto (Che) Guevara de la Serna (1928-1967) - Nickname "Che" derived from Guevara's habit of punctuating his speech with the interjection "che", a common Argentine expression for a friend.
He was born in Rosario, Argentina into a middle-class family of Spanish-Irish descent. In 1953 Guevara graduated from the University of Buenos Aires, where he was trained as a doctor.
Guevara lived an adventurous life and his tragic early death in Bolivia created a legend that still lives.
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TOPIC STARTER | Norma Aleandro | Feb 18, 2006 |
Norma Aleandro (born May 2 1936) is an Argentine actress, born in Buenos Aires to actor parents.
She started working in TV series, with minor roles in some films, before working in 1985 in the Argentine Academy Award film The Official Story. For her acting in the film she obtained, among others, the Cannes Award for best actress.
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Norma Aleandro (born May 2 1936) is an Argentine actress, born in Buenos Aires to actor parents.
She started working in TV series, with minor roles in some films, before working in 1985 in the Argentine Academy Award film The Official Story. For her acting in the film she obtained, among others, the Cannes Award for best actress.
She worked in several other Argentine movies: El hijo de la novia, Sol de otoño, El Faro, and costarred some Hollywood films such as One Man's War with Anthony Hopkins and Gaby-A True Story, and had also minor roles such as that in Cousins.
http://www.answers.com/topic/norma-aleandro
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Özden Arıkan
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| A translator's curiosity | Feb 18, 2006 |
Hi Aurora,
It's been quite a while since I watched the movie, but I am sure that the Turkish title given was "The Official History". (Like in English, we have different words for "history" and "story".) So, now I am surprised to see "Story" on the English cover. (Which suggests that the Turkish movie was translated directly from the original, "La Historia Official", I guess.) What's meant was "story" then, eh, but not history? Well, could be interpreted both ways, though, remembering the s... See more Hi Aurora,
It's been quite a while since I watched the movie, but I am sure that the Turkish title given was "The Official History". (Like in English, we have different words for "history" and "story".) So, now I am surprised to see "Story" on the English cover. (Which suggests that the Turkish movie was translated directly from the original, "La Historia Official", I guess.) What's meant was "story" then, eh, but not history? Well, could be interpreted both ways, though, remembering the story of the movie.
Keep us posted about more Argentines!
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Xola wrote:
Well, could be interpreted both ways, though, remembering the story of the movie.
Hi, Özden.
It was probably intended to suggest the two meanings: 'history' (a factual report on facts) and 'story" (with 'softer' and more emotional connotations). Our 'historia' covers the two meanings; however, the first meaning that I perceive as an Argentine in this case, is that of 'What the Government made us think'. The word 'oficial' has a powerful meaning for us: it may refer to 'prensa oficial' [the media always praising the Government], 'periodistas oficialisas' [a couple of journalists well known because they are always in favor of the Government: right or left, militaries or civilians.] So we may end up saying that we don't know: in those sad years 'we did not know'.
Keep us posted about more Argentines!
Özden
So nice of you! It would be great to have you here in August. Let me know if I can be of help (our Xrate, according to the Official History , is very tempting for foreigners these days):
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| History vs. story | Feb 19, 2006 |
Pity, Turkish, just like English, doesn't have a word that covers both meanings as in Spanish or French. But I understand the translator perfectly well: had s/he translated the title as "Official Story", it would've meant "a blatant lie" in Turkish
Thank you for the hospitality. I would have loved to be in Buenos Aires! And I mean it. It doesn't seem very likely, though, but who knows, perhaps a financial ... See more Pity, Turkish, just like English, doesn't have a word that covers both meanings as in Spanish or French. But I understand the translator perfectly well: had s/he translated the title as "Official Story", it would've meant "a blatant lie" in Turkish
Thank you for the hospitality. I would have loved to be in Buenos Aires! And I mean it. It doesn't seem very likely, though, but who knows, perhaps a financial miracle comes my way... And, I believe in miracles
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Xola wrote: And, I believe in miracles
We are two!
Ah... Istanbul... I still remember Parrot's pictures...
Don't feel bad, I didn't know anything about the festival, either!
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