He played saxophone and clarinet for Charly García and Los Abuelos de la Nada, co-founded Los Twist and decades later reinvented himself as a tango singer. He was 68
Culture & Ideas
Daniel Melingo dead: Argentine Eighties rock cult hero who gained international acclaim through tango
Historian Paula Félix-Didier, who had helmed the Pablo Ducrós Hicken Buenos Aires Film Museum since 2009, confirmed she will step down
On the 40th anniversary of the Argentine writer’s death, we republish the obit published in the BA Herald on June 15, 1986
Forty years after his death, a look at how Jorge Luis Borges’ lifelong devotion to the English language helped shape the imagination of Argentina’s most celebrated writer
The film, directed by Santiago Mitre, will focus on the story of disappeared Madres founder Azucena Villaflor and infamous torturer Alfredo Astiz
Playwright Lola Arias on war, hate, and the ‘insanity’ of labeling artists ‘state parasites’
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Lola Arias’ 2016 production featuring British and Argentine veterans will be staged as part of the Herald’s 150th anniversary celebrations
Tears, smiles, and songs flooded the streets of a BA suburb as thousands gathered for the public wake of the rock icon
Understanding Indio Solari and Argentina’s most popular and unusual rock phenomenon
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