WHO WE AREFrom:Las Candelas school

7th gradeMiss Laura and Miss Mabel

Argentina in the world!Argentina is located in the southern part of the world. In this map it is pointed with an arrow.

Mendoza in Argentina!Mendoza is located in the western part of Argentina. In this map it is pointed with an arrow.

The culture of Argentina is as varied as the country's geography and is composed of a mixture of ethnic groups.

Argentina’s culture

Music.Tango is the Argentina’s musical symbol. It is mostly danced in Buenos Aires.

. Argentine rock , also called national rock, is the most popular music among young people. Bands such as Enanitos Verdes or, and composers like Charly García , are referents of national culture.

. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers. One famous singer is: Mercedes Sosa.

Charly GarcíaHe is a singer-songwriter, pianist, keyboardist, guitarist and bassist from Argentina with a long career in rock music.

It is a successful rock trio from Argentina, formed in 1979 in the city of Mendoza. Throughout their career they have managed to gain important positions in Argentina and Latin American rankings.

Enanitos Verdes

National rock famous singers

She was an Argentine singer who was popular throughout Latin America and many countries outside the continent. With her roots in Argentine folk music, Sosa became one of the preeminent exponents of new song.

Mercedes Sosa

Folk

CINEMA OF ARGENTINA

The cinema of Argentina has historically been one of the three most developed in Latin American cinema. Film production in Argentina, supported by the State and by the work of a long list of directors and actors, became one of the major film industries in the Spanish-speaking world. Argentina has won fourteen Goya Awards for Best Spanish Language Foreign Films, being the most awarded country; and is also the only Latin American country that has won an Academy Award.

Characteristics of the cinema in Argentina

FAMOUS ARGENTINIAN

MOVIES

The most important and famous movies in Argentina are “The secret in their eyes” and “The official story”.

THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES

The secret in their eyes is a 2009 Argentine crime thriller film directed by Juan José Campanella and written by Eduardo Sacheri and Campanella . The film, a joint production of Argentine and Spanish companies, is starred by Ricardo Darín and Soledad Villamil. The movie also won an Oscar award.

THE OFFICIAL STORY

The official story is a 1985 Argentine drama film directed by Luis Puenzo, and written by Puenzo and Aída Bortnik. It was starred by Norma Aleandro, Héctor Alterio, and Chunchuna Villafañe, among others. In the United Kingdom, it was released as The Official Version.

FAMOUS ACTORS

The most famous actors in Argentina are : Ricardo Darin, Jose Campanella, and Guillermo Franchela

Darin Campanella

Franchella

Colon Theatre

• This theatre is in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires. This theatre is one of the five most important theatres in the world.

• Here in this theatre, a lot of people started with their careers of actors. Some of them are:

• Pietro Mascagni• Manuel de Falla• Juan Jose Castro

The Cathedral

• It is the main Catholic church of Buenos Aires, Argentina . It is located in the city center, overlooking Plaza de Mayo, in the corner of San Martin and Rivadavia streets, in San Nicolas neighborhood

The Cabildo

• The Cabildo is a very important place in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This place has a lot of stories and it has been remodelled a lot of times. The Cabildo is the place where the Revolution of May took place.

Famous writers:José Hernandez

José Hernandez was a poet. He was born in Buenos Aires, in 1834. He founded the newspaper “El Río de la Plata”, but he is known because he is the author of the book “Martin Fierro”. Martin Fierro is a book that talks about “El Gaucho”. In 1870 he was exiled to Brazil, but he returned to Argentina in 1872. Fourteen years later he died because of a heart disease in his house.

QuinoJoaquin Salvador Lavado Tejon known as Quino is a Cartoonist. His famous comic is Mafalda. He was born in Mendoza. Quino studied in Bellas Artes School in Mendoza. He lived in Italy several years before he wrote Mafalda in 1964. Mafalda appears in the newspapers and is very popular in Latin America and in countries of Europe.

His complete name was Florencio de los Ángeles Molina Campos . He was born in Buenos Aires in August 21st 1891. He was an Illustrator and painter, recognized by many people. His first exhibition was at the Central Hall of the Argentine Rural Center. He painted a lot of things, for example the Three Gentlemen. Finally he died in November 16 th 1959.

Famous painters: Molina Campos

Quinquela Martín

Benito Quinquela Martín (March 1st, 1890 – January 28th, 1977), was a recognized painter who was born in La Boca,Buenos Aires. His paintings of port scenes show the activity, vigor and roughness of the daily life in the port of La Boca.

Quinquela painted this in La Boca

Painted by Molina Campo.

♫ DANCES IN ARGENTINA ♫

Argentina has its own kind of music. “Chacarera”, for example, is one of our most typical dances. In the following slides you’ll see our characteristic dances and music.

♫ FOLK MUSIC ♫

Time ago, Argentina had its own musical culture, developed with difficulty because of the low economic quality. Some examples are Gato, Chacarera, and Zamba. Danced by gauchos and paisanas, this music marked our culture and it is danced until today, in our patriotic acts.

♫ TANGO ♫It is one of our typical dances, mostly practiced in Buenos Aires. It is classically interpreted by six people, and its most important or significant instrument is the bandoneón. The choreography is based on the hug of the couple and it is sensual and complex. Usually, it expresses sad or romantic messages.

♫ ROCK AND ROLL ♫Since the 60’s, National Rock is a very popular kind of music between young people and adults. Mostly played with electric guitars and drums, this music expresses lots of messages, like love feeling or rebel things.

Famous People From Argentina

In Argentina there are a lot of famous people. Some of them are:

Lionel MessiQueen MáximaPope Francisco

FranciscoPope of the Catholic Church

March 13th, 2013

Francis; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17th December 1936 is the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church, a position which also includes being the Sovereign of the Vatican City State, leader of the Catholic Church, and the bishop of its Diocese of Rome.Born in Buenos Aires as the son of Italian parents, Bergoglio worked briefly as a chemical technician before entering seminary. He was ordained a priest in 1969. From 1973 to 1979 he was Argentina's Provincial Superior of the Society of Jesus, became Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998, and Cardinal in 2001. Following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, on 13 March 2013 the Papal conclave elected Bergoglio, who chose the name Francis in honour of Saint Francis of Assis. Francis is the first Jesuit Pope; the first Pope from America, and the first from the Southern Hemisphere.

Birthday June 24th, 1987

Birthplace Argentina

Age 25 years old

Birth Sign Cancer

Lionel Messi

Professional football player in The League for FC Barcelona and captain of the Argentine national team. He won seven cups:- King's Cup- League- UEFA Champions League- Supercup of Spain- Super Cup- Best player Champions League 2008/2009- Best Forward Champions League 2008/2009

Máxima

She is the Queen of Netherlands. Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 17th May 1971, she is the King William-Alexander’s wife.

Celebrationsin Argentina

Historical eventsArgentina is filled with holidays and traditions of many years ago. Ones are based on historical events, because this country had to fight to be an independent country, we were many years conquered by Spain. Our historical heroes are:

Juan José de San Martin

Mariano Moreno

Manuel Belgrano Domingo Faustino

Sarmiento

May revolutionThe May revolution celebration occurs every year on 25th May. In 1810, the people started to protest and proclaim. This was the starting point to become a free country. For that we had a patriotic government, different from the one that Spain had. The role of this government was to reach the total liberation from Spain. But they didn’t attain it , we liberated from a part of Spain. Patriotic people had meetings in the Cabildo of Buenos Aires.

July 9In May revolution the patriotic government liberated from a part of Spain, but in 1816 we liberated from all the Spanish people.

Since that event we have:•Democratic government•The national constitution •The population can express ideas

This event is very important for us because we are a FREE country.

Mendoza touristic places

Mendoza, our beautiful province in Argentina. It is full of incredible and dazzling landscapes and touristic places. Most of them are relaxing, and invite you to think. One example is Aconcagua. It is the tallest mountain in Argentina

Aconcagua

Aconcagua is Mendoza’s tallest mountain. It is 6960 meters tall. It attracts lots of tourists and mountaineers or climbers. Nice to take photographs and make snow sports like ski.

Las LeñasLas Leñas is another great touristic place. It is located in Malargüe, it is cold and full of snow, what is useful to practice snowboarding and ski. There are some cottage resorts to rest and be warm.

Peñaflor Winery

Peñaflor is our most poplar winery, where you can taste our delicious and well elaborated wines and appreciate our vineyards.

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