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Juan Jose Campanella Wins the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar for Argentina

By Mariela Rosario | 03/09/2010 - 09:00 | 0 Comments

Argentina was victorious at the Oscars as Juan Jose Campanella took home the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film for his crime thriller El Secreto de Sus Ojos (The Secret of Their Eyes). The film starred one of the country's most illustrious stars, Ricardo Darín, as a federal police agent obsessed...

International Manhunt For Colombian Lingerie Model Turned Drug Gang Leader

By Dorkys Ramos | 02/25/2010 - 10:54 | 15 Comments

Police believe that a former lingerie model is the leader of one the world’s largest drug gangs. An international arrest warrant is reportedly in affect for Angie Sanselmente Valencia, 30, who recruited gorgeous models she described as “unsuspicious, beautiful angels” to traffic drugs from South America through Cancun, Mexico and into Europe. The women were...

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Over 200,000 Fish Found Dead in Argentine Lake

By Dorkys Ramos | 02/18/2010 - 10:00 | 3 Comments

How’s this for bizarre news: more than 200,000 fish were found dead last week in a lake in Northern Argentina. Environmental officials are still figuring out what caused the mass deaths in Lake Ipizca located 621 miles northeast of Buenos...

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Over 14,000 of Eva & Juan Perón's Items up for Auction

By Mariela Rosario | 02/16/2010 - 18:00 | 9 Comments

Former President Juan Perón and his wife Evita are Argentina's most enduring and beloved political figures. Now, they have found a way to give back to the people closest to their hearts from beyond the grave through the sale of over 14,000 artifacts collected from the Perón family estate. The items were...

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Argentinean President Cristina Fernández Says Pork Better than Viagra for Sex

By Mariela Rosario | 01/29/2010 - 15:10 | 2 Comments

We all know that Argentina is famous for its meat, and we're not just talking beefcakes like Nacho Figueras (though thank you Argentina, for Nacho, too). The South American country is the world's third largest producer of red meat, but in recent years the government has been promoting pork as an alternative to beef since it costs less to produce and they...