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- Collection: Popular Magazines 1940s-1960s
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Cartoon
The ever confident Lorenzo, coach of the national team and self-described wizard of fútbol, has lost control of his team prior to the 1966 World Cup. This cartoon pokes fun at how his methods did not mesh with the players at hand.
Al día siguiente
An interesting look at how Arturo Illia handled his ouster from the Presidency
Buscar a Dios desde la popular
An interview with a young priest who represents the changing face of the Catholice Church. He is a big fan of Racing and this interview is helpful in seeing how religion can intermingle with sports (and politics). His comment on the new Ongania…
Gente toma el pulso de la gente
After its successful coup, the Onganía government received the benefit of the doubt from people who wanted stability in society. The magazine gauges the opinions of over a dozen people.
Valentín Suarez: "No se puede esperar más"
Sent by the AFA (and perhaps the Onganía government) to quell discord between players and coaches on the national team, the magazine interviews Valentín Suárez. There's also comments from other figures in Argentine fútbol, including an unhappy Juan…
Obras maestras del fraude; ¿Robo o impotencia?; Opina la prensa mundial
The titles of the first two articles, and corresponding sub headings, suggest a travesty and injustice: "fraude", "robo", and "verdugo". The third article is a look at how the foreign press saw the match between Argentina and England.
Ernesto Sábato: "El fin de una era"
Helpful look at how a member of the illuminati sees the fall of democracy in the wake of the 1966 coup.
Universidad: subítamente el último viernes
The politicization of the universities, according to the article, required government intervention. The removal of students and professors turned violent. Gente interviews people about the situation.
Solari, sudor y lágrimas
Despite their injuries and blood stains, Argentine players are happy after winning a match at the World Cup. The article explains these images as example of players "poniendo la pierna"--typical of the style of play en vogue.
A.F.A. Todos quieren la intervención
Inner politics of AFA exposed in Gente, particularly interesting because club officials seem to want intervention.
Las facultades alteradas; La huelga en el templo
Some professors and students are protesting the government crackdown on supposedly subversive elements in the universities, and demanding an end to reforms aimed at limiting choice and freedom (and autonomy). Some have sought refuge in churches as a…
Buenos Aires 1966: ¿Qué es eso de happening?
Hippies and cultural "happenings" are taking Buenos Aires by storm.
Don Valentin…
Soon to be appointed as the "interventor" of AFA, the magazine chastises Suárez for refusing to talk to the press.
El penal de Menotti
A self-professed expert at how to play fútbol, the article pokes fun at his troubled career and lack of success in recent years. Nonetheless, this piece reinforces Menotti as a "fish outside of water" in a fútbol world dominated by "hard men" and…
La otra cara del equipo de José
Winning through a high scoring offense, Racing becomes the darling of journalists. Players from the team are profiled in this issue alongside their families.
"Me duele Argentina"
Ernesto Sábato bemoans the lack of progress in his country, which he sees as a nation with abundant resources of intellectuals, students, universities, scientists, and other groups critical for modernity.