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Lionel Messi is a football player from Argentina who plays for Inter Miami. He has won the Ballon D'Or, the annual award given to the best player in the world, 8 times, 2022 FIFA World Cup winner and an Olympic gold medal winner in 2008. He was born in 1987 in Rosario, Argentina's third-biggest city. He showed an enormous aptitude for football and was in the youth teams for Newell's Old Boys, his local team. Faced with mounting medical expenses to treat a growth hormone condition, Messi's family accepted an offer to move the 13-year-old prodigy to FC Barcelona, who would pay for his treatment. Messi has gone on to become one of the most decorated players in football history and has broken countless records for his club and his country.

Darío Grandinetti was born on 5 March 1959 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. He is an actor, known for Talk to Her (2002), Wild Tales (2014) and Tangos Are for Two (1997). He has been married to Marisa Mondino since 7 April 1995. They have one child. He was previously married to Eulalia Lombarte Llorca.

Brian O'Shea is a classically trained actor with over 6 years of experience. His most outstanding performances include playing Jeffrey in "Gank your Heart" (an internationally acclaimed Chinese TV show starring Yibo Wang), Leo in "My True Friend" (one of China's most popular dramas of 2019, starring Angelababy) and his recurring appearance in the Talk Show "Informal Talks".

Brian received his B.A. in Screen Acting from Screenwise Film & TV Acting School in Sydney, Australia. Then, he moved to China to pursue his acting career and start his social media following, amassing over 10 million followers to date. As of October 2022, Brian is attending Lesly Khan's Comedy Intensive.

Aside from the 2 shows mentioned earlier, Brian has worked in 3 other TV dramas in China, including "As Long As We Are Together" with the talented director and actress Zhao Wei, and "Ivy Monsters" with Aarif Rahman. He's also worked in multiple talk shows and game shows including "Informal Talks" (the most popular foreigner talk-show in China), "Who's Still Standing", "Raid The Cage", Tencent's "Super Novae Games", Mango TV's "Eating Hunan with 5000 Yuan" (his own Mango TV Food Show) and "Can Videogames Change the World?" (a Discovery Channel Documentary he hosted).

Being completely fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and Italian, Brian is looking forward to use his language and athletic skills to work in American productions, while using his social media significant presence to promote them in China and the Asian market.

Ernesto Guevara de la Serna was born to a middle-class family in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina, on June 14, 1928. Disgusted by the corrupt Argentine military dictatorship, Guevara became a dedicated Marxist while in his teens. As a student he vowed to devote his life to revolutionary causes, and in 1953 he received a medical degree from the University of Buenos Aires. He left Argentina later that year to take part in a Communist revolt in Guatemala. There he adopted his revolutionary nickname and nom de guerre of "Che", the local slang for "pal." When the revolution in Guatemala failed the following year, Che fled to Mexico where he was introduced to another Communist revolutionary in exile, Fidel Castro.

Joining Castro's July 26 Movement, named after the date of Castro's aborted 1953 revolution in Cuba, Guevara sailed with Castro and over 80 guerrillas to Cuba, where they landed on December 2, 1956, bent on overthrowing Gen. Fulgencio Batista's government. The invasion force was decimated by a combination of fierce attacks by government troops and air strikes, and Castro, Guevara and about 10 others fled to the Sierra Maestra mountains of southern Cuba and established a base there. In July 1957 Che was assigned command of half of Castro's forces and given the rank of Comandante, a title he shared only with Castro himself. For the next year and a half he led his insurgents against government forces in the province of Las Villas, aided by the growing hatred by the population of Batista's corrupt and brutal government. Castro's forces were bolstered by help in both recruits from and material assistance by the local population. Che's attack against and decisive defeat of government forces in Santa Clara in December 1958 sealed the fate of Batista's crumbling government. He fled into exile on January 1, 1959, and Castro's troops marched unopposed into Havana a week later. After Castro assumed power, Che became one of his most trusted advisers and a leading international revolutionary and was appointed Minister of Agriculture. In 1960 he wrote a book titled "Guerilla Warfare," a manual for Third World insurgents, as part of his plan to spread Communism throughout the world. Che resigned his government post in Cuba in 1965 and traveled widely to Africa and other insurgent hot spots in the world, including the Belgian Congo, where he organized local Communists in revolts against the colonial government and trained Cuban contingents there. The training included taking courses in French, it was the language of Belgium, the Congo's colonial power, and was also spoken by many locals. Guevara wanted to make sure his men were able to effectively communicate with the locals in their own language.

In November 1966 he surfaced in Bolivia to organize a revolt by local Communist insurgents. However, the "revolution" there didn't garner much support from the Bolivian peasantry, most of whom were poorly uneducated (or not educated at all) and spoke mostly local Indian dialects rather than Spanish, which made communication with them difficult. They also preferred to support the Bolivian government rather than a group of mostly foreign revolutionaries they neither knew nor trusted, and they often reported the locations and numbers of Che's forces to Bolivian military authorities. After a long and unsuccessful campaign during which Che's men were relentlessly pursued and whittled down by government troops, his "revolt" in Bolivia came to an abrupt end. On October 7, 1967, he and the surviving members of his group were ambushed and captured by government soldiers. Two days later, on October 9, Che was executed by a Bolivian firing squad, supposedly acting under orders from the CIA, which was training the Bolivian army.

María Marull was born on 2 April 1973 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. She is an actress and writer, known for Wild Tales (2014), Hermanos y detectives (2006) and The Heist of the Century (2020). She is married to Damián Szifron. They have two children.

Mario Alarcón was born on 24 June 1945 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. He is an actor, known for The Secret in Their Eyes (2009), To Fool a Thief (2013) and The Heist of the Century (2020).

Libertad Lamarque was born November 24, 1908 in Rosario, Argentina, the youngest of ten children of Gaudencio Lamarque, an Uruguayan tinsmith who was worked as a contortionist in her youth, and Josefa Bouza, a Spanish immigrant. Since her childhood, Libertad Lamarque demonstrated a great talent for the performance and also for the song. Her debut as actress was at 7 years old and at 12 she was pro. In 1922 the family Lamarque emigrated to Buenos Aires and she began to work in the theater. At 18, she recorded her first LP of tangos (popular music of Argentina), obtaining an immediate success and she married with Emilio Romero (the father of Mirtha, her only daughter), then she played the silent movie "Adios, Argentina" (1930) and "Tango" (1933), which was, by the way, the first sound movie filmed in Argentina, and during the next 65 years all her works were starring with her name. In 1945 Libertad Lamarque was already known as an excellent dramatic actress and singer of tangos, boleros and folkloric songs of Latin America and she was received the nickname of "La Novia de América" (The Bride of the Americas) and also she even stood out as writer (she wrote the script of "Ayúdame a vivir"). However, not everything was happiness: her first husband died after their divorce and she lived an unpleasant incident with the (in this time) actress Eva Duarte (known after as Eva Perón, the famous Argentinean First Lady know nowadays simply as Evita) while they filmed "La cabalgata del circo." So, Libertad Lamarque (like other Argentinean artists of the time), suffered a non-official veto to her movies and while she was in tour for Latin America, she and her second (and last) husband, Alfredo Malerba settled in Mexico and there continued her very successful career, although in 1960 she returned to Argentina to make a movie. During her very extensive career, Libertad Lamarque filmed 65 movies (21 in Argentina, 43 in Mexico and 1 in Spain) and 6 soap operas, recorded more than 800 songs and many musicals and made many theatrical pieces; however, she says: "I am very lazy". When she is not acting or in shows, Lamarque lives between Miami, Florida (where she resides since 1996 with her personal assistant, Irene López) and Buenos Aires, Argentina where she visits her family (daughter, son-in-law, 5 grandsons and 10 great-grandchildren). Libertad Lamarque assures that doesn't have intentions of retiring of the show business: "I will continue working while I have a good pulse to makeup myself" she said.

Luis Machín was born on 10 March 1968 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. He is an actor and cinematographer, known for Padre Coraje (2004), Necrophobia 3D (2014) and El hombre que volvió de la muerte (2007). He has been married to Gilda Scarpetta since 2005. They have two children.

Gustavo Bermúdez was born on 21 July 1964 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. He is an actor and producer, known for Nano (1994), Celeste (1991) and Celeste, siempre Celeste (1993).

Fito Páez was born on 13 March 1963 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. He is a composer and actor, known for Privates Lives (2001), La balada de Donna Helena (1994) and ¿De quién es el portaligas? (2007). He was previously married to Cecilia Roth.

Valeria Mazza was born on 17 February 1972 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. She is an actress, known for Paparazzi (1998), Cadena de Sueños (2023) and Viudas e hijos del Rock & Roll (2014). She has been married to Alejandro Gravier since 9 May 1998. They have four children.

Alberto Olmedo was born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, on August 24, 1933. He began to work from 6 years old (at a greengrocer's shop); he had a very hard childhood. Olmedo or "El negro" - this way his family and friends were saying to him, not have time to dream of being an actor. He had to study and help his single mother.

But at the age of 14, Olmedo began to work as tap dancing in the theatre (La Comedia de Rosario), as rented public; his mission was to initiate the plaudits when the people was indifferent. The "Negro" remained fascinated with this universe, and began to frequent clubs and to work as imitator (Lola Flores, Miguel de Molina, between others), small roles in comedies, and some steps of dance.

With twenty years old, Olmedo moved to Buenos Aires, and he obtained employment in Channel 7 as Camera Director. On TV, Olmedo created a very dear personage, the Capital Piluso, and from this moment his reputation grew, turning in a TV star.

Then came "No toca botón" and tons of extraordinary personages like "El Manosanta", "Rogelio Roldán", "Grotovsky and Stalisnavsky", "Chiquito Reyes", and many other, that led to theatre and cinema with equal success.

He died very young after falling from the ninth floor of a building, in Mar del Plata, one evening of March, 1988, leaving all the Argentinians sadder than never, and forever.

Susana Beltrán was born on 12 August 1942 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. She is an actress, known for The Curious Dr. Humpp (1969), Stay Tuned for Terror (1965) and On the 3rd Day (2021).

Roccuzzo Antonela was born on 26 February 1988 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. She has been married to Lionel Messi since 30 June 2017. They have three children.

Norma Pons was born on 18 August 1943 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Sotto Voce (1996), El palacio de la risa (1992) and Franco Buenaventura, el profe (2002). She died on 29 April 2014 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina.

Enzo Viena was born on 16 February 1933 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. He was an actor and producer, known for Nino, las cosas simples de la vida (1971), 40 años de novios (1963) and Contrafuego (2002). He died on 25 November 2007 in Rosario, Santa Fé, Argentina.

Silvina Noelia Luna (born June 21, 1980) is an Argentine supermodel and actress born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. Silvina Luna wanted to study drama and get a job to help her family. After finishing school at the age of 17, she moved to Buenos Aires and worked as secretary and a model. She studied Acting Theater in that period with the well known actor Julio Chávez. Also was is in the prestige model agency of Ricardo Piñeiro. But it was not until she made it to National TV by being selected for Big Brother 2, achieving international recognition. She guest-starred in some important TV Shows and loves to work on stage as a comedian. Now she is living in New York City and focusing here carrier as a DJ and Actress for Features.

Susana Freyre was born on 5 September 1929 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. She is an actress and writer, known for Meus Amores no Rio (1959), ¿Por qué mintió la cigüeña? (1949) and Matemática Zero, Amor Dez (1960).

Federico Salles was born on 24 January 1984 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. He is an actor, known for Herederos de una venganza (2011), Los Justos (2024) and Animal (2018).

Leandro believes in the transformative power of sound in enriching narratives and captivating audiences. This passion led him from Argentina to Mexico, where he spent 12 years working in film and television, honing his skills in sound capture and mastering the art of efficiency and problem-solving. He collaborates with Martin Hernandez ("Birdman," "The Revenant"), Carlos Cortes ("The Sound of Metal") and Randy Thom ("The Right Stuff," "The Incredibles") and others. Apart from his technical expertise, Leandro is a passionate storyteller and filmmaker at heart. His background in martial arts has instilled a strong sense of discipline and focus, while his PADI Open Water diving certification reflects his love for nature and adventure. Off the set, he practices Vipassana meditation, helping him maintain mental clarity and composure in all his endeavors. He feels fortunate to share his life with film producer Denisse Prieto and their sweet dog Tara.

Leandro is know for Washington Black, S.W.A.T. (2017), The Head of Joaquín Murrieta (2023) and Hernán (2019)

Born in Rosario, Argentina but of direct Italian ancestors. Skilled in all types of sports, specialized in basketball and soccer. My acting training was carried out almost entirely in the city of Madrid, Spain where I specialized in Film and TV. I speak 5 languages, among which English, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish stand out.

Rodrigo Grande was born on 10 February 1974 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. He is a writer and director, known for At the End of the Tunnel (2016), A Matter of Principles (2009) and Rosarigasinos (2001).

César Luis Menotti was born on 5 November 1938 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. He died on 5 May 2024 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Beatriz Guido was born in 1924 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. She was a writer and producer, known for La caída (1959), The Eavesdropper (1966) and Fiebre amarilla (1982). She was married to Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. She died on 4 March 1988 in Madrid, Spain.

Marco Lattuada is a professional film editor and a member of the Argentinian Society of Editors (SAE) and Canadian Cinema Editors (CCE). He studied Filmmaking at Universidad del Cine in Buenos Aires and began his career editing the acclaimed TV series The Man of Your Dreams, directed by Academy Award winner Juan José Campanella. Now based in Canada, Marco has over a decade of experience working on feature films, documentaries, and television series, crafting stories with his expertise in storytelling.