Name: Melany Vega Profession: Promoter/Singer for La Costa Arrastra Lives: Congreso, Buenos Aires (originally from Salto, Uruguay) Age: 25 • You grew up in Uruguay. Where? And what was it like to grow up there? I grew up in Salto, Uruguay. We were poor. • Did you have electricity? We had electricity, but […]
Porteño Corner: Sarah Stern, Harpist, Colón Theater
Sarah Stern Harpist, Colón Theater Age: 33 Lives: Recoleta • Was the harp your first instrument? If not what other instrument did you learn first? My first instrument was the piano, which I began studying when I was five years old. Studying piano previously helped me tremendously when I started the harp. • At what age […]
Porteño Corner: Javier Porta Fouz, Director of BAFICI
Javier Porta Fouz Director, Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Film Age: 42 Lives: San Cristobal • How did you start working with the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Film (known by its acronym, BAFICI)? I started working in the BAFICI in its third edition, when […]
Porteño Corner: Father Sebastián Risso
Name: Father Facundo Sebastián Risso Parish Vicar, Maria Madre de la Esperanza Age: 39 Lives: Villa 20 • At what age did you decide you want to dedicate your life to religion? When I was 16 years old my brother died in a fatal accident. I don’t come from a […]
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 abandoned me or anything like […]
