Porteño Corner: Alfredo Genovese, Fileteador
Alfredo Genevose Fileteador Age: 48 Lives:Caballito Q: Describe for readers who are unfamiliar, what is fileteado? Fileteado is an Argentine decorative art that was born in Buenos Aires at the turn of the 19th century. • Tell me about your work as a fileteador [...]
Porteño Corner: Ezequiel Martel
Ezequiel Martel Air Force Reserve Officer/PR and Electronic Warfare Dept. Age: 30 Lives: Palermo Q: So, for people who aren’t familiar with your story we’ll rehash it. Your father, Capt. Rubén Martel was killed in the Malvinas-Falklands War in 1982 while serving in the Argentine [...]
Porteño Corner: David Dodas Bangoura
David Dodas Bangoura (a.k.a. Black Doh) Refugee rapper Age: 25 Lives: San Telmo • How in the heck did you get from your native Guinea to Argentina? I came here by hiding out in a cargo boat for 17 days, but it’s not like my family [...]
Porteño Corner: Victoriano Prieto
Victoriano Prieto Owner, Victoria Hotel Age: 87 Lives: San Telmo • You’re originally from Galicia, Spain. How and why did you come to Argentina and how old were you? In those days you traveled in a boat. I was 27 years old. It was a 16-day trip and I landed [...]
Porteño Corner: Jonathan Evans
Jonathan Evans Owner, Buenos Aires Local Tours Age: 40 Lives: Barrio Norte • Why did you chose to come to Buenos Aires instead of Asia or say another country in Latin America? I came here on a two-week holiday in 2007 — 10 days in Buenos Aires and [...]
Porteño Corner: Daniel Karlin
Daniel Karlin Entrepreneur Age:32 Lives: Las Canitas Q: You’re from Portland. What were you doing before you moved to Argentina? I went to film school at USC then became a personal trainer. A very linear progression. Q: Why did you decide to move to Argentina? [...]
Porteño of the Week
Malu Canton Translator/painter Age: ‘Very old’ Lives: Palermo Soho • Do you actually refer to your neighborhood as ‘Palermo Soho’ or ‘Palermo Viejo’? I prefer ‘Palermo Viejo.’ Now they have all sorts of names — Palermo Soho, Nuevo Soho. There was once a [...]
Porteño of the Week —Eduardo Yoshida
Eduardo Yoshida Doctor/Owner Salud Nikkei Age: 39 Lives: Florencio Varela Q: You opened your alternative health center, Salud Nikkei in 2003, why? I studied traditional medicine at the University of La Plata. My dad was involved in oriental medicine and I never really paid much attention or gave it much thought, but I [...]
Porteño of the Week
Sebastión Giménez Melo Co-owner, La Cigale Bar Age: 41 Resides: Chacarita Q: Where did you grow up? Palermo, but I also lived overseas growing up, in Mexico and Yugoslavia — when it was still one country — and Portugal. Before we opened the bar, I lived in Paris for seven years. • How did [...]
‘Urban Animal’ of the Week
Ashco Iana Recycle artist Age: older than 40, younger than 100 Resides: Plaza Dorrego, San Telmo Q: You’re Guaraní and from the province of Chaco, what was life like growing up? I was raised by a pig in the Impenetrable (‘impenetrable’) jungle. I was abandoned by my mom. I hated that she abandoned me but, [...]
