Carlos Gardel

Although his place and date of birth are the subject of controversy, Gardel is the singer that made tango famous in Europe and in the United States. According to the majority of his biographers he was born in Toulouse, France in 1890. Others, however, claim that he was born in Tacuarembó, Uruguay, and was the son of young woman and a local political caudillo (strongman) who later turned him over to Berthe Gardés who raised him as her own son. More...

Diego Maradona

This great soccer player was born in Lanús, a town in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area, on October 30, 1960. A poor childhood with seven brothers and sisters and a vertiginous rise in the sports world lead him to be part of the national soccer team, be idolized by the fans on Naples in Italy and be recognized as one of the best players ever.
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Eva Duarte de Perón

Evita was one of the most charismatic figures of XXth century's Argentine history. She was born in Toldos, a small village in Buenos Aires province, in May 1919. Her need to be someone led her to the capital city in search for the fame cinema and radio promised. Her attempts to triumph as an actress drew her to circles close to power, and that is how in 1944, she met Juan Domingo Peron. Many consider Evita played an important role in Perón's rise to power, a man who was elected president four times in a row. More...

Jorge Luis Borges

One of Argentina's great writers, Borges was born in the last year of the XIXth century and exhibited his literary talent in a prolific production of poetry and prose that won him international acclaim. At the beginning of the First World War Borges was in Europe with his family which had settled in Geneva. There, he graduated from secondary school. He held an interest in literature from an early age and while still in his youth created the "ultraist" movement which proclaimed itself the enemy of rhyme in poetry and favored the use of metaphor. More...