Television in Argentina
Videos
Television is one of the major mass media of Argentina. As of 2019, household ownership of television sets in the country is 99%, with the majority of households usually having two sets. Cable televis
Martín Tow showing television transmission equipment to President Edelmiro Farrell and Vice President Juan Perón in 1944.
In the early '60s, variety show El Club del Clan aired on Canal 13 on Saturday nights, becoming a success and turning Palito Ortega, Violeta Rivas and Raúl Lavié into stars, among others.
Being on the air since June 3, 1968, Almorzando con Mirtha Legrand (hosted by Mirtha Legrand, in the picture) has become Argentina's second longest-running show and one of the most popular since its premiere.
Hosted by Marcelo Tinelli, Showmatch has been the most watched show ten times since 2005.
Isabel Perón
Videos
Isabel Martínez de Perón is an Argentine politician who served as the president of Argentina from 1974 to 1976. She was one of the first female republican heads of state in the world, and the first wo
Perón in 1975
Isabel and Juan Perón in Spain in 1972
The president of Romania, Nicolae Ceaușescu, and his wife Elena, with Juan and Isabel Perón in 1974
José López Rega, while officially Minister of Social Welfare, broadly vetted Mrs. Perón's domestic and foreign policy until protests forced him to flee to Spain in July 1975.