News of Marcelo Mango

How Netflix is rewriting Argentina’s screen industry

08-05-2026 15:45 From De la Serna and Suar to Darín and ‘Dibu’ Martínez, national productions are gaining ground on the platform.

by Mariano Casas Di Nardo

BUSINESS & INVESTMENT

InterCement deal ‘once in a lifetime opportunity,’ Mindlin says

07-04-2026 12:30 Argentine energy mogul Marcelo Mindlin is leading a group of investors and creditors seeking to restructure Brazil’s InterCement, the parent company of Loma Negra SA.

POLITICS

Adorni’s travel scandal overshadows Milei’s investor push in New York

12-03-2026 13:48 Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni in eye of storm; Official’s wife travelled on presidential aircraft to New York for Argentina Week roadshow; Fresh reporting about private-jet holiday intensifies scrutiny.

Football in Argentina

River chooses Eduardo ‘Chacho’ Coudet to replace departing Gallardo

04-03-2026 15:00 New Millo boss Eduardo ‘Chacho’ Coudet says River must ‘reset and start from scratch’ at unveiling; Marcelo Gallardo's successor signs contract tying him to the club until December 2027.

Football in Argentina

Marcelo Gallardo resigns as River Plate coach, ending disastrous second spell

23-02-2026 22:04 Marcelo Gallardo officially confirms his resignation as River Plate's head coach in a surprise video; Farewell match at home to Banfield this Thursday.

Football in Argentina

Gallardo and River: Is the end of a painful second act drawing near?

23-02-2026 14:48 After three straight league defeats and mounting pressure, Marcelo Gallardo’s return to the Monumental is turning sour.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Nasty surprises – but not so much shocks – for River and Boca

13-02-2026 06:55 Two Grandes are licking their wounds and asking some tough questions after two bruising defeats. Will further defeats see the exit of either side’s head coach?

by Dan Edwards

POLITICS & COURTS

Milei ally under pressure over alleged overpricing at nuclear plants

29-01-2026 00:12 Demian Reidel, adviser to President Javier Milei, heads Nucleoeléctrica Argentina, state-owned firm that operates the country’s nuclear power plants; Dispute centres on alleged overpricing for cleaning contract for the Atucha I and II reactors.

INVESTIGATION

Overpricing claims, removal of officials poses questions for Milei ally Reidel

29-01-2026 00:12 Internal complaints and alleged bid-rigging precede removal of two Nucleoeléctrica Argentina executives linked to Milei ally Demian Reidel.

by Giselle Leclercq

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Boca and River look for fresh start as Apertura kicks off

21-01-2026 15:39 Opening round of Argentina’s top-flight season, which gets underway Thursday, is an opportunity for both giants to reinvent themselves and rediscover the road to success after a trophyless 2025.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Gallardo’s ceaseless woes make River-Boca Superclásico a must-watch

06-11-2025 19:03 All is not well ahead at River Plate. Despite his new contract, defeat at La Bombonera would leave Marcelo Gallardo in an unprecedented position of weakness.

by Dan Edwards

Funds and bonds

Bessent steps in to protect profits of friendly investors in Argentina

22-10-2025 17:03 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent comes to the rescue of hedge funds including BlackRock, Fidelity, Pimco and Discovery Capital Management, all of which bought Argentine bonds. Several fund managers share a professional past with the US official.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

On and off pitch woes for two of Argentina’s Grandes

18-09-2025 17:27 The future looks bleak for San Lorenzo and Independiente without serious changes in their fortunes and, above all, administration.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL TRANSFERS

River rile rivals by breaking bank for Racing’s Maxi Salas

04-07-2025 07:15 Release clauses have long been understood to have a merely symbolic value in Argentina, an upper limit to negotiate for a player without forcing the seller’s hand – executing it is considered a breach of ethics and the unwritten code.

by Dan Edwards

ART & DIPLOMACY

Brush with censorship: Milei-critical artist has work taken down at Beijing Embassy

04-06-2025 13:00 Dozens of artworks were due to be presented at Argentina’s Embassy in China. Among them was a painting by Verónica Gómez, who in the past incorporated Jaiver Milei and Karina Milei into her art. For that reason, it was ordered to be taken down.

by Juan Luis González

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Restoring Xeneize to glory will take more than firing and hiring

30-04-2025 17:21 Until Juan Román Riquelme takes a long, honest look in the mirror and faces up to the real problems the club he presides over faces, the challenge of restoring the glory days appears to be beyond even the most accomplished of coaches in world football.

by Dan Edwards

Francis & Football

Not so saintly behaviour at Pope’s beloved San Lorenzo

25-04-2025 09:04 An unseemly mess has broken out at Francis’ favourite football club – it is impossible to escape the irony that this storm broke right at the moment the Cuervos' most ardent fan finally passed on.

by Dan Edwards

Football

Gallardo remains untouchable, but questions should be asked

12-04-2025 07:12 Almost a year after his triumphal return to the Monumental, Gallardo and River Plate cannot help but be concerned at how the team is performing.

by Dan Edwards

'CRYPTOGATE' SCANDAL

A month on from ‘$LIBRA,’ Milei siblings at centre of judicial tug-of-war

18-03-2025 17:00 Investigation into alleged corruption, influence-trafficking and public ethics rules now the focus of a jurisdictional tussle.

by Alfredo Izaguirre

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Marcelo Longobardi: ‘Milei’s conduct with journalists identical to Kirchners’

08-03-2025 06:00 Veteran reporter, radio presenter and host Marcelo Longobardi – whose incisive criticism led both the Kirchner and Milei governments to force him off the air – offers a critical analysis of the state of journalism in Argentina.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Holocaust Remembrance

Milei uses Holocaust Day speech to talk about Elon Musk

27-01-2025 16:57 Argentina's president paid tribute to the victims of the genocide perpetrated by Nazi regime at an event in Buenos Aires on Monday, during which he defended billionaire Elon Musk and celebrated the release of hostages held by Hamas.

TRUMP'S INAUGURATION

Milei to join far-right leaders, tech moguls at Trump's inauguration

16-01-2025 19:23 Along with the president's usual travelling crew, one unexpected Argentine will also be in attendance: San Juan Province Governor Marcelo Orrego.

HEALTH & SOCIETY

Argentina’s HIV/AIDS fight advances, but experts warn more to be done

11-12-2024 12:12 More than 5,000 people diagnosed with HIV each year in Argentina, with 98% of all infections a result of unprotected sex.

by By Cimran Naik

CATHOLIC CHURCH

New head of Catholic Church in Argentina voices poverty concerns

15-11-2024 11:50 New head of Catholic Synod in Argentina decries larger lines at food aid centres and soup kitchens, warning there are "too many people" outside the economic system.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Blocking and Bargaining: France and farmers fight EU-Mercosur trade deal

13-11-2024 15:35 The EU-Mercosur trade deal, which would create the world’s largest free trade zone, is nearing potential ratification after 25 years of negotiation, despite fierce opposition from France and European farmers.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

New push for EU-South America trade deal despite French fury

13-11-2024 10:24 European Union and Mercosur blocs are reviving efforts to finalise an agreement by year’s end, aiming to create the largest free-trade zone globally. European leaders are pushing for swift progress, but France's resistance is becoming more vocal.

Editorial

A totalitarian all or a nihilistic nothing

26-10-2024 05:27 While verbally aspiring to ending Kirchnerism, Milei is doing much to revive it with his modus operandi.

COPA LIBERTADORES

River need a miracle after Libertadores humbling

25-10-2024 09:58 Tuesday's disaster in the Estadio Mineirão demonstrated the scale of the task ahead for Marcelo Gallardo.

by Dan Edwards

ENERGY & GAS

Pampa Energía sizes up LNG projects as Milei aids shale growth

18-10-2024 17:37 Energy producer Pampa Energía SA will decide in the next three months whether to partner on a multibillion-dollar LNG plant, says Marcelo Mindlin.

FOOTBALL

River faithful on cloud nine as 'El Muñeco' continues to torture Boca

25-09-2024 22:01 Marcelo Gallardo, Boca’s executioner-in-chief, raised temperatures by holding his nose while walking onto the La Bombonera turf, provoking the wrath of the home support. By the end of 90 minutes, however, those same fans were turning on their own.

by Dan Edwards

Football in Argentina

Gallardo is back at River for one purpose: glory

15-08-2024 17:38 River are already showing signs of switching from the patient, thoughtful, at times ponderous football which characterised them under Demichelis to Gallardo’s patented break-neck style, but it will take time for heads and legs to start responding to this increase in velocity.

by Dan Edwards

ANALYSING ARGENTINA

Milei, Messi, and how to be the best in the world

29-06-2024 04:16 Milei continues to claim that his ministers are “the best ever.” Until they are not, as his former friend and Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse can attest.

by Marcelo J. García

MINING & INDUSTRY

Copper frenzy draws mining giants to Argentina after Milei’s reforms

23-05-2024 00:01 Milei government tries to lure global mining heavyweights; President must convince companies that their projects are safe and lay down rules for doing business.

FOOTBALL

River Plate secure qualification for 2025 Club World Cup

15-05-2024 15:57 Qualification for Copa Libertadores last 16 secures place at 2025 tournament in United States and a US$40-million windfall; River’s former manager Marcelo Gallardo sacked by Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad – is he off to Italy?

by James Grainger