"Sacachispas" debuted at the Premiere Cinema on April 12, 1950, with most of the cast of the 1949 film "Pelota de trapo" joining director and lead actor Armando Bó.
This 1950 article does a good job of showing how journalists continuously lamented the current state of affairs and looked at the past nostalgically...but the past was frought with violence as well.
This is one example of several "ads" that ran in the magazine in the latter part of 1950 that highlighted various accomplishments by the Peronist state. More than a conventional ad, these informational pieces offered a more direct form of propaganda.
Press and soccer fans in Argentina closely followed the performance of major club teams involved in offseason exhibition games in Spain. In several of these articles, newspapers took note of the attendance for these matches (50-65,000), presumably to…
Another example of how the foreign press saw San Lorenzo in a positive light. The club, like all who traveled to Europe, represented Argentina and its fútbol players.
It is rare to see a club team in an exhibition match against a national team, but Rácing played Paraguay in December (note: Rácing's coach was Stabile--the national team coach for Argentina). This match ended with players on both sides engaging in…
Eva Perón's youth soccer tournament is, according to the paper, a worthy endeavor. It also praises Juan Perón for placing children at the center of the country. As Perón stated, "En la Argentina los únicos privilegiados son los niños"
Because Rácing played their "home" matches in other stadiums for three years, during the construction of their new facility, several adjustments took place. One, which is corroborated through interviews, is that clubs gave women their own section of…
"Patotas" refers to a gang of young men who spend their days aggravating others and causing mischief. The article defends passionate San Lorenzo fans by claiming that exuberance should not be confused with delinquent behavior. It is worth noting that…
The magazine believes that Argentines are demonstrating their class on a global scale and finds Mr. Hatless' buffonery while officiating to be a lack of respect and professionalism. In this regard, the author juxtaposes Argentine and British culture,…
Perón inspected the site two days before the opening, but did not attend the match. Instead, Carlos Aloé and Ramón Cereijo, along with AFA officials, accompanied the President of Racing.
As expected by most observers, the host nation (Argentina) and basketball power (United States) meet in the championship game of the first FIBA Championship. The United States defeated France in the semifinal game.