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- Collection: Popular Magazines 1940s-1960s
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Definicones; Una nube de incógnitas
The commentary by Grondona suggests that the model for the military coup were the similar approaches in De Gaulle's France, Franco's Spain, and Branco's Brazil. The question is what the new government means by "revolutionary" and what new powers have…
Letters from readers
Readers' perspectives about the tragedy and the commentary from Primera Plana.
Antiperonismo con métodos peronistas
The article suggests that opposition to Peron had been brewing for 10 years and that the eventual overthrow, and subsequent transition period, shows many of the tactics Peron employed
Billiken December 17, 1951
Billiken was the unrivaled magazine for children. Under the Atlántida publishing firm, it posed a serious dilemma for the Peronist regime, which sought to influence and control what children learned. This led to the creation of Mundo Infantil.
"El socio debe exigir respeto para sus derechos"
An ex-club official bemoans the erosion of club member's rights as club directors try to maximize as much profit as possible. The case here involves asking club members to pay tickets for international exhibition matches (club dues pay for regular…
Arturo Frondizi
A less political look at Frondizi
1958: el desastre de Suecia
By citing the poor performance of the national team at the 1958 World Cup as a key moment in Argentine sports history, the magazine gives credence to this year as a turning point for national soccer
Proceso a un argentino
Dominguez is expelled from a match against Racing for explosive behavior and overtly physical play…this interview attempts to penetrate his psyche
En Roma, el 'Rio de la Plata' se burla de la iglesia de Santa Agnese
Mundo Argentino published remarks from Italy on the obelisk in Buenos Aires, remarking that the Italians have poked fun at what they consider as a cheap imitation of the obelisk of the Church of Saint Agnes in Rome. By showing images of other notable…
Cartoon
Cartoon shows a naked woman who only asks for a Cadillac, ridiculing the superficiality of consumerism that she is willing to bypass clothes for a luxury car.
El tipo viril: ¿Don Juan o Don Quijote?
Interesting perspective by a Jesuit priest on manhood, what threatens virility, and sports. This magazine was aimed at a upper class readership.
Frondizi juzga al gobierno provisional
A helpful look at how a non-military politician positions himself as both a non-Peronist and as a civilian with an alternative plan for the country.
¿Libertad para quién?
Raúl Scalibrini Ortiz is skpetical of the goverment's rhetoric on democracy while eschewing foreign capital and investments. This a brief look at the writings of one of the most influential intellectuals of the Frondizi era.
Protección para ellos, si; para la industria argentina, no
Injustice is a powerful and recurring notion in Argentine culture. Here, leaders of the schools of engineering and commissioners on the national engineers council come under scrutiny for high salaries, while the industry itself continues to lag…
La función sigue adelante: el domador marca los pasos de la entrega
Scalibrini Ortiz compares Argentina to a lion that thinks its roars, but is tamed by John Bull.
La evolución del hombre reconoce un pasado gorila y un futuro industrial
Gorilas, those in the middle class decidedly against anything Peronist, are taking their country backwards due to their intransigence, according to Scalibrini Ortiz.