As a society, Argentines love to have love affairs with everything from their television stars to the hottest new trends whether it be cell phones and ultra new gadget technology, clothing, food, hair styles or their cars. And they’re really good at keeping up with the latest and greatest trends and their consumption habits are amazing – really. But they’ve had a lot of practice. In 1911, Argentine businessman Torcuato di Tella decided to start the industrial machine company Siam di Tella.

When: April 8-20, 2008.

Where: Various venues throughout the city of Buenos Aires.

Last week started the 10th annual BAFICI with a promising lineup of International and Argentine Cinema. For more information including a day by day schedule of the festival, go to the festival’s website at…