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El estado y el cine
Now free of Peronist intervention, the Argentine film industry looks forward to greater freedoms. But as this article points out, cinema is never free of state influence.
Del buen tiempo viejo
This article's nostalgic look at the amateur era of fútbol in Argentina is also a rebuke of the current state of professional fútbol and the level of violence at stadiums.
Un joven crack (nuestros jóvenes contestan)
As part of a series on Argentina's youth, Mundo Argentino interviews an up-and-coming fútbol player on a wide range of topics, including his views on Peronism and the current socio-political climate in Argentina. Worth a read for the honesty of the…
Formación del equipo de primera de Boca Juniors previo a un partido, 1951
Boca Juniors poses before a 1950 league match
Equipos de fútbol femenino del sindicato UPCN, campeonato de trabajadores, 16/12/1953
Under Perón, new tournaments allowed children and women to participate in a variety of sports. Here, women prepare to play fútbol: the one sport historically seen as "males-only" throughout Argentina.
Partido de fútbol, campeonato de trabajadores, 16/12/1953
A team of workers pose for their official portrait.
Partido de fútbol, campeonato de trabajadores, 16/12/1953
Workers compete in a fútbol match.
Partido de fútbol, campeonato de trabajadores, 16/12/1953
Workers compete in a fútbol match.
Partido de básquetbol femenino, campeonato de trabajadores, 16/12/1953
A basketball match between two teams comprised of workers.
Formación de un equipo de fútbol de los Campeonatos Evita
The Torneos Evita began as a fútbol competition for young boys. Here is a squad from the 1950 tournament.
Independiente, finalista de la Copa: Ahora sabemos que podemos
Up until 1964, no Argentine team had won the Copa Libertadores. Now, Independiente's victory meant that the team from Avellaneda would play against the champions from Europe for the right to become the unofficial world club champions. Of note are the…
Io sono Helenio Herrera al cento por cento' - Conozca al hombre más publicitado del fútbol
Argentine-born Herrera was perhaps the most famous coach in world soccer in the early to mid-1960s. This interview seeks to unmask hthe "philosopher" of fútbol.
Argentina Internacional - Después de Suecia hasta el presente: Información y conclusiones curiosas
The purpose of this article is to refute the idea that Argentina and Brazil have been on divergent paths since 1958, when Brazil won the first of two successive World Cups. Instead, it concludes that Argentina's overall international record matches…
¿El gran jugador de antes podría jugar ahora? Fútbol de antes y de ahora
Ardizzone selets a few "crack" players from the so-caled "golden age" of Argentine fútbol and measures each players' strengths and weaknesses in order to assess whether they could succeed in the modern game.
Detrás de los éxitos: Una nueva mentalidad para nuestro fútbol
After two significant victories in one calendar year - "Los Albicelestes" winning the mini Cup of Nations and Independiente securing the Copa Libertadores - Juvenal concludes that Argentine fútbol players are beginning to ditch their losing…
El mal argentino: 'Medios jugadores'
The analysis offered by sports writer Juvenal on today's players in Argentina (in 1964) is that most of them are excellent in certain aspects of their game, but no player exhibits the overall skill set that defined "crack" players of previous…