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Argentina
A new edition of the most in-depth guide available to Argentina that takes you beyond the tango traps to the must-dos and hidden gems, from urban luxury to awesome natural landscapes.
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Tras deslumbrar a los lectores y la crítica con su análisis de la filosofía del siglo XX en El olvido de la razón, Juan José Sebreli dedica su nueva y brillante obra a la figura del héroe en la sociedad contemporánea, a partir de cuatro mitos universales de origen argentino: Evita, Gardel, el Che Guevara y Maradona. ¿Cómo se construye el mito? ¿Qué similitudes guarda con la vida real de los personajes? Con estas dos preguntas como guía, Sebreli pasa revista a las circunstancias vitales y las características personales de estos cuatro iconos y desentierra un elenco de contradicciones rabiosas y paradojas flagrantes: la pasión por la alta costura de la «abanderada de los humildes»; el desganado oportunismo de Gardel; el amor a la violencia del Che Guevara y los devaneos y alardes de Diego Maradona, siempre entre el escándalo y el fraude. Sebreli observa con precisión microscópica las conductas y logra un ensayo maduro y reflexivo para todos los lectores lúcidos, que no podrán sino coincidir con la cita de Bertolt que encabeza el libro: « Pobres los pueblos que necesitan héroes». Libro galardonado con el I Premio de Ensayo Debate-Casa de América.
The Life, Music, and Times of Carlos Gardel
In the first biography in English of the great Argentinian tango singer Carlos Gardel (1890-1935), Collier traces his rise from very modest beginnings to become the first genuine "superstar" of twentieth-century Latin America. In his late teens, Gardel won local fame in the barrios of Buenos Aires singing in cafes and political clubs. By the 1920s, after he switched to tango singing, the songs he wrote and sang enjoyed instant popularity and have become classics of the genre. He began making movies in the 1930s, quickly establishing himself as the most popular star of the Spanish-language cinema, and at the time of his death Paramount was planning to launch his Hollywood career.Collier's biography focuses on Gardel's artistic career and achievements but also sets his life story within the context of the tango tradition, of early twentieth-century Argentina, and of the history of popular entertainment.
