María Seoane

María Seoane (25 January 1948 – 27 December 2023) was an Argentine economist, journalist, and writer who ventured into film. She won numerous awards and published eight books on political issues in Argentine history. She was the director of LRA Radio Nacional from 2009 until her resignation on 21 December 2015. Seoane died on 27 December 2023, at the age of 75.

Career Seoane had a degree in Economics from the University of Buenos Aires.

She served as: National political editor of the journal El Periodista de Buenos Aires (1985–1989) National political editor of the newspaper Sur (1989–1990) Editor-in-chief of the Argentine section of the magazine Noticias (1992–1994) Deputy secretary of national political editing (from 1994) Director of the Clarín newspaper supplement Zona (1998)

She published contributions in: The Mexican magazine Di The Mexican newspapers Uno Más Uno and El Universal The Turin magazine Nueva Sociedad

Academics Seoane was a professor in the Journalism Master's program of the Chair of Journalistic Research at the University of San Andrés (Buenos Aires), and Columbia University (United States).

Seoane was an OAS consultant, and prepared reports on freedom of expression for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

Militancy In 1990s Seoane joined the select group of the Journalists' Association.

In 2002, she signed a request from the Journalists' Association criticizing the detention of Ernestina Herrera de Noble by , due to the alleged appropriation of two children of disappeared persons.

During the government of Néstor Kirchner she was director of the magazine Caras y Caretas. In 2009, under Cristina Fernández, she became Executive Director of LRA Radio Nacional.

Seoane also directed the 2011 animated film Eva from Argentina, focusing on the historical figures Eva Perón and Rodolfo Walsh.

Awards 1991 Book of the Year (chosen by Argentine critics) for Todo o nada 1994 Konex Award for Biographies and Memoirs 1998 for her journalistic investigation published in Clarín on the 1976 military coup 2000 Julio Cortázar Award from the Argentine Book Chamber Lifetime Achievement Award from the Henry Moore Foundation (2000) 2003 Al Maestro con Cariño Award from