Famous Argentinian Media Personalities

The son of an actor, Michel Brown is a popular Argentine actor, singer, and presenter in his own right. Starting his career with the show Jugate Conmigo and the soap Chiquititas. He later starred in the popular telenovela Pasión de Gavilanes and followed it up with Pasión de Gavilanes and Los Rey.

Manuel Belgrano was an Argentine lawyer, politician, economist, journalist, and military leader. Widely regarded as one of the most important Libertadores of Argentina, Belgrano played a prominent role in the Argentine Wars of Independence and is credited with creating the Flag of Argentina. Manuel Belgrano is regarded as one of the greatest heroes in the history of Argentina.

Bartolomé Mitre was an Argentine soldier, statesman, and author. He is best remembered for his service as the President of Argentina from 12 October 1862 to 12 October 1868. A major political figure that best characterized liberalism in 19th century Argentina, Bartolomé Mitre was also a historian, journalist, writer, and poet.

Argentine author and diarist Adolfo Bioy Casares is best remembered for his collaborations with Jorge Luis Borges. He soared to fame with his short novel The Invention of Morel, which later inspired the movie Last Year at Marienbad. He also won the prestigious Cervantes Prize for Literature.

Argentine author Roberto Arlt brought in the genre of the novel of the absurd in Argentine literature. He is perhaps best known for his novels such as The Rabid Toy and False Love, and plays such as Three Hundred Million. His works have inspired the "Boom" generation of writers of Latin America.

Argentine poet José Hernández is best known for his long epic poem Martín Fierro. Having spent a part of his life in the pampas, he learned the ways and means of the gauchos and often described them in his works, such as The Gaucho Martin Fierro, a fine work of gaucho poetry.

Argentine publisher and journalist Jacobo Timerman was imprisoned and tortured for writing extensively on the Argentine military regime's Dirty War and human rights violations. After being sent into exile, he penned his experiences in prisons and house arrest in his memoir, Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number.

Argentine journalist and author Tomás Eloy Martínez started as a film critic and then launched various newspapers, such as El Diario de Caracas and Siglo 21. Best known for his novels such as The Flight of the Queen. He was also a human rights activist and also taught at universities, such as Rutgers.

Carlos Maria Dominguez is an Argentine journalist and writer who specializes in literary criticism. Apart from writing novels, biographies, plays, travel chronicles, and short stories, Dominguez has also contributed to the success of popular newspapers like Búsqueda and Brecha. Carlos Maria Dominguez has received several prestigious awards, including the National Essay Prize for his 2002 chronicle Escritos en el agua.

Argentine author, playwright, and cartoonist Copi initially contributed to his father’s magazine. After being exiled to several countries, due to his father’s political activities, he began his career in Paris. He was also part of the literary groups Tse and Pánico, and created the iconic character La Femme assise.

Manuel Rojas was an Argentine-born Chilean journalist and writer whose works earned him the prestigious Chilean National Prize for Literature in the year 1957. A respected writer, he served as a professor in the US. In 2012, the Manuel Rojas Ibero-American Narrative Award was established by Chile's National Council of Culture and the Arts to honor his life and career.

José Mármol was an Argentine politician, journalist, writer, and librarian of the Romantic school. His lyric poems showcase his unique descriptive sensibility. After being in exile for 13 years, Mármol returned to his homeland where he was elected a senator from the province of Buenos Aires. José Mármol is also credited with founding three journals, including the famous La Semana.