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- Collection: Popular Magazines 1940s-1960s
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El pueblo debate en la calle su actitud electoral; ¡Goles contra el gobierno!
Days away from an important vote, political and intellectual figures like Arturo Frondizi and Arturo Jauretche warn against those seeking to benefit the oligarchy and powerful interests by suppressing voter turnout. Similar calls ask for voters not…
El pueblo, vibrante de civismo, pidió al General Perón que desistiera de su retiro
The propaganda machine is in full effect as Mundo Argentino uses images from the vast gathering at the Casa Rosada to argue that the Argentine people are solidly behind Juan Perón.
El reposo de Madero
A player's perspective on "anti-fútbol"
El retorno del crack; El otro de Willington
Helpful to see how a non-sports magazine profiles fútbol players.
El retorno del hechicero
San Lorenzo pins its hopes on Lorenzo to turn around its fortunes. An example of the era of "celebrity coaches"
El seleccionado de nunca acabar
Of particular note is the fact that Estudiantes players are routinely omitted from consideration for the national team. Why? Some accounts cite Estudiantes head coach Osvaldo Zubeldía's unwillingness to release players, but here the national coach…
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.
El triunfo del psicólogo
One of the growing number of profiles on coaches in an age where they garnered a lot of attention.
Elecciones en la Argentina
The election of Frondizi is hailed as the return of democracy (as opposed to the dictatorship under Perón)
En busca de otra oportunidad
Frondizi re-enters the political stage with Illia in office.
En procura de la paz social, luego de treinta meses de violencias y arbitrariedades
Ahead of a planned demonstration on May 1, workers continued to apply pressure that causes and is met with violence
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…
En solo veinte minutos quedó conjurada la huelga de futbolistas profesionales
Although the player's strike did take place in 1949, these negotiations offer an insight into the main sticking points between players and club officials
En vez de alentar el espíritu deportivo auspicia la quiniela futbolística; ¿Qué hay detrás de la quiniela futbolística?
AFA president Colombo proposes match betting, "toto-calcio" as it is called in Italy, to help raise revenue in light of declining attendance and club debts. This idea resurfaces a decade later under Valentín Suárez. The magazine sees this as a move…
Encontraron la solución: aumentan el precio de las entradas
The article sees the rise in ticket prices as indicative of the continued ineptitude of AFA and club officials.
Entre bigotes y patillas
Two payers, known for their long hair and sideburns (and thick moustache), are the new stars of Argentine fútbol. One, Carlos Rodríguez, is also the new "hard man" in the league and prone to lengthy suspensions for his physical play.