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Mario Mactas

1944 – 2025

Argentinian journalist

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About Mario Mactas

Lived 1944 – 2025 (aged 80). Mario Mactas was an Argentine journalist and screenwriter.

Mario Fernando Mactas (; 13 August 1944 – 12 July 2025) was an Argentine journalist and writer.

Life and career Mactas was born in Carlos Casares, a small town in the humid pampas of the province of Buenos Aires. He studied at the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires and then enrolled at the University of Buenos Aires, where he studied medicine and philosophy.

He never graduated. Thereafter, he dedicated himself to graphic journalism, radio, and literature. He also dabbled in screenwriting. He participated in the founding of the magazines Gente and Satiricón and had his first radio job at Radio Continental.

For political and work reasons, he lived in Colombia and France and went into exile in Sitges, Spain, where he edited the weekly Gaceta ilustrada and was intensely active in radio and cultural venues. He held Spanish nationality.

On 12 July 2025, he died from pneumonia after being hospitalized at Favaloro Hospital. He was 80. Mactas had already suffered from lung health problems, aggravated by having contracted COVID-19 in his last years.

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Birth century
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Education
National School of Buenos Aires
Awards
Konex Award; Outstanding Citizen of Buenos Aires

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Mario Mactas?

Argentinian journalist

When was Mario Mactas born?

Mario Mactas was born on 13 August 1944 in Carlos Casares.

When did Mario Mactas die?

Mario Mactas died on 12 July 2025 in Buenos Aires.

What was Mario Mactas's occupation?

Mario Mactas was a journalist and screenwriter.

What nationality was Mario Mactas?

Mario Mactas was Argentine.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mario Mactas

· Wikidata: Q5998835

· DBpedia: Mario Mactas

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