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Juan Carlos Jiménez, “La Mona”, was born on January 11, 1951.
In the January 11th anniversary These events that occurred on a day like today in Argentina and the world stand out:
● 1942. The lawyer and writer is born Blas Matamoro. He defended political prisoners and was a member of the Homosexual Liberation Front in the 70s, along with Néstor Perlongher and Juan José Sebreli, among others. Censorship against his book Olympus pushed him into exile in Spain. The bulk of his work is mostly essays.
● 1946. Enver Hoxha proclaims the People’s Republic of Albania. The monarchy is ending in the poorest country in Europe, which will be part of the socialist bloc ever since. With one particularity: Hoxha, who will be head of state until his death in 1985, will not renounce Stalinism. After the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953, the Albanian leader will be the last orthodox Stalinist and will avoid all kinds of revisionism.
● 1951. Juan Carlos Jiménez, “La Mona”, was born in Córdoba, one of the most enduring popular artists that has emerged from the interior of Argentina. An icon of the quartet, he was a member of the Berna Quartet and the Golden Quartet before giving way to his successful solo career.
● 1987. go dead film director Hugo Fregonese. He directed movies like barbarian pampa (with Lucas Demare) and Just a criminalBefore arriving in Hollywood, where in the 1930s he had been an assistant director. There he directed westerns and police, such as My six inmates Y The last battle of the Apaches. He returned to the country to direct his last two films: The bad life Y Plus beyond the sun, which narrates the life of Jorge Newbery.
● 1996. Passes away Tato Bores in Buenos Aires. Born Mauricio Borensztein in 1927, he stood out as a stand-up comedian and became an icon of political humor in the country. Called “Comedian Actor of the Nation”, his television series brought together several generations of Argentines. He also acted in theater and cinema.
● 2010. Two months before your 90th birthday, one of the emblems of the Nouvelle Vague dies: Eric Rohmer. He was editor of the magazine Cinema Notebooks before turning to leadership. In his extensive filmography, the six films of Moral tales (between them, The collector, My night with maud Y Love after noon), six o’clock Comedies and Proverbs (What The aviator’s wife Y The green ray) and the tetralogy that form Spring tale, Winter’s Tale, Summer tale Y Autumn tale.