Mirtha LegrandSo there’s this lady known as Mirtha Legrand; no, that isn’t her real name, but rather her stage name.
ChespiritoLet’s go from Argentina to Mexico this time. That’s 7'500 Km from Buenos Aires to Ciudad de México, a very long distance that shows the massive size of the Spanish Empire five centuries ago (let’s not forget that California and Patagonia were also parts of said empire).
The Playlist of 2025After the list of books and movies of 2025, here’s the playlist of the songs I’ve enjoyed the most in 2025, aka the playlist of my life last year, including what Spotify had to say about it. Enjoy!
Best Books of 2025In 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 I published lists of books I enjoyed every year. Then I enumerated those I read from 2014 to 2019, and then the ones of 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Here’s the complete list of books I read and enjoyed in 2025. There’s a lot, and a little bit of everything.
Shows and Movies of 2025I have published the list of shows and movies I watched or re-watched in 2022, 2023, and 2024. Here is the list of 2025. I do not recommend them all; some of it was great, some was utterly forgettable.
Andy KusnetzoffLet me introduce you to a national hero of Argentina. His name is Andy Kusnetsoff. Yes, obvious Russian origins, family name eventually butchered when his ancestors disembarked at the Ciudad de la Santísima Trinidad y Puerto de Santa María del Buen Ayre. He’s been a reporter and radio host for almost 30 years now.
FernandoThe national drink of Argentina is the Fernando, aka Fernet Branca with Coca-Cola: 3 parts Fernet, 7 parts Coke, fill with ice and serve cold. You’re welcome.
20 Years of LinuxAlmost exactly 20 years ago I installed and used Linux for the first time. The distro was good old Ubuntu 5.10, code-named “Breezy Badger” back in the day. The hardware was my faithful Apple iBook G3 bought in 2003, with a PowerPC CPU.
ArturitoI watched the first Star Wars film (aka “Episode 4”) on the big screen of a crappy cinema of Buenos Aires somewhere in 1978 or 1979 (I was 5 or 6 years old).