Mario Mactas
Mario Mactas | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 13, 1944 Carlos Casares, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
| Died | July 12, 2025 (aged 80) Rafael Castillo, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Nationality | Argentine, Spanish |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, Broadcaster, TV Presenter, Writer |
Mario Fernando Mactas (August 13, 1944 – July 12, 2025) was an Argentine journalist and writer.[1]
Biography
He 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. Since then, he has dedicated himself to graphic journalism, radio, and literature. He has also dabbled in screenwriting. He participated in the founding of the magazines Gente and Satiricón and had his first radio job at Radio Continental.[2]
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 holds Spanish nationality.
Death
On July 12, 2025, he died after being hospitalized at Favaloro Hospital due to pneumonia. Mactas had already suffered from lung health problems, aggravated by having contracted COVID-19 years earlier.[3]
References
- ↑ "Murió Mario Mactas, el periodista tenía 80 años". La Nación. Buenos Aires. 2025-07-12. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
- ↑ Interview in Deradios.com
- ↑ "Murió el periodista y escritor Mario Mactas a los 80 años". Infobae. July 12, 2025.