Argentine culture — tango, football, asado, mate, gauchos. European blend (Italian, Spanish) with Latin American traditions.
Language
Río de la Plata Spanish — sho/vosotros, lunfardo (Buenos Aires slang). 6 million European immigrants 1880-1930 — Italian and Spanish dominant.
Tango
Tango (Buenos Aires 1880) — UNESCO 2009. Carlos Gardel — legend. Astor Piazzolla — new tango. 200 milongas in Buenos Aires.
Football
National religion. Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi — global icons. Boca Juniors vs River Plate — world superclásico. 3 World Cups (1978, 1986, 2022).
Asado
Asado and parrilla — family Sunday. 50kg beef/person/year. Chimichurri. Mate — national tea, shared in circle.
Literature
Jorge Luis Borges — world giant. Julio Cortázar (Hopscotch), Manuel Puig, Adolfo Bioy Casares. Quino — Mafalda comic. Five Argentine Nobel Prizes.
Cinema and Music
Argentine cinema — 2 Oscars (Official Story 1985, Wild Tales nominated). National rock — Charly García, Soda Stereo, Fito Páez. Folklore: Mercedes Sosa.
Traditions
Gauchos — pampas cowboy culture. Carnival. Patriotic Day May 25. Fileteado porteño UNESCO (painting art). Argentine silver — bombachas, polo.