María Seoane facts for kids

Quick facts for kids María Seoane
Maria Seoane, 2015
Born	(1948-01-25)25 January 1948 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	27 December 2023(2023-12-27) (aged 75)
Alma mater	University of Buenos Aires
Occupation	Economist, journalist, writer, film director
Awards	Konex Award (1994) King of Spain Prize [es] (1998)

María Seoane (born January 25, 1948 – died December 27, 2023) was an important Argentine journalist, writer, and filmmaker. She was also an economist. María Seoane won many awards for her work. She wrote several books about important political events in Argentina's history. From 2009 to 2015, she was the director of LRA Radio Nacional, a big national radio station.

María Seoane's Career in Journalism

María Seoane studied Economics at the University of Buenos Aires. She had a long and successful career in journalism.

She worked as an editor for several well-known newspapers and magazines:

• She was the national political editor for El Periodista de Buenos Aires.
• She also worked as the national political editor for the newspaper Sur.
• Later, she became the editor-in-chief for the Argentine part of Noticias magazine.
• She was also the director of the Zona supplement for the famous newspaper Clarín.

María Seoane also wrote articles for international publications, including:

• The Mexican magazine Di.
• The Mexican newspapers Uno Más Uno and El Universal.
• The Turin magazine Nueva Sociedad.

Teaching and Consulting Work

María Seoane was also a teacher. She taught journalism at the University of San Andrés in Buenos Aires. She also taught at Columbia University in the United States.

She worked as a consultant for the OAS. In this role, she wrote reports about freedom of speech for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

María Seoane's Involvement in Public Life

María Seoane was part of the Journalists' Association in the 1990s. This group brought together important journalists.

She was also involved in public media. During the government of Néstor Kirchner, she directed the magazine Caras y Caretas. In 2009, when Cristina Fernández was president, María Seoane became the Executive Director of LRA Radio Nacional. She left this position in December 2015.

She was a member of a group called COMUNA. This group worked to support democratic communication, meaning open and fair ways for people to share information.

Books Written by María Seoane

María Seoane wrote many books, mostly about Argentine history and politics. Here are some of her well-known works:

• La noche de los lápices (The Night of the Pencils), written with Héctor Ruiz Núñez.
• Menem, la patria sociedad anónima, an essay about a former president.
• Todo o nada. Biografía de Mario Roberto Santucho, a biography.
• El burgués maldito. Biografía de José Ber Gelbard, another biography.
• El dictador. Biografía de Jorge Rafael Videla, co-authored.
• El saqueo de la Argentina, about privatizations, written with Eduardo Basualdo and others.
• Nosotros : apuntes sobre pasiones, razones y trampas de los argentinos entre dos siglos.
• Argentina. El siglo del progreso y la oscuridad.
• El enigma Perrotta.
• Bravas. Alicia Eguren de Cooke y Susana Pirí Lugones.
• El nieto. La trágica y luminosa historia de Ignacio "Guido" Montoya Carlotto, written with Roberto Caballero.

Notebooks of Caras y Caretas Series

María Seoane also wrote a series of "notebooks" for the Caras y Caretas magazine. These books focused on specific historical events:

• La noche de los bastones largos (2006)
• La noche de la dictadura (2006)
• Evita, esa mujer (2007)
• Rodolfo Walsh, la palabra no se rinde (2007)
• La tragedia y la comedia en la Argentina (2008)
• El Cordobazo (2009)

María Seoane's Work in Film

María Seoane's first book, The Night of Pencils, was made into a movie. The film, called La noche de los lápices, was directed by Héctor Olivera.

She also directed her own documentary films:

• Gelbard, historia secreta del último burgués nacional (2006), which she co-directed with Carlos Castro. This film was about former Economy Minister José Ber Gelbard.
• The animated film Eva from Argentina (2011). This movie told the stories of important historical figures like Eva Perón and Rodolfo Walsh.

Awards and Recognition

María Seoane received many awards for her excellent work:

• In 1991, her book Todo o nada was chosen as the Book of the Year by Argentine critics.
• She won the Konex Award in 1994 for her biographies and memoirs.
• In 1998, she received the King of Spain Prize [es]. This was for her important journalistic investigation published in Clarín about the 1976 military coup.
• She received the Julio Cortázar Award from the Argentine Book Chamber in 2000.
• The Henry Moore Foundation gave her a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000.
• In 2002, she won the Rodolfo Walsh Award from the National University of La Plata's Faculty of Journalism and Communication.
• She also received the Al Maestro con Cariño Award in 2003.

See also

In Spanish: María Seoane para niños