Sara Facio

Sara Facio
Facio in 2012
Born(1932-04-18)18 April 1932
San Isidro, Argentina
Died18 June 2024(2024-06-18) (aged 92)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupation(s)Photojournalist, publisher
Years active1957–2024
Partner(s)María Elena Walsh
(1978–2011; her death)
AwardsKonex Award (1992)

Sara Facio (18 April 1932 – 18 June 2024) was an Argentine photojournalist and publisher.[1] She was best known for having photographed many Argentine writers such as Julio Cortázar, María Elena Walsh and Alejandra Pizarnik.[2] She co-founded the publishing house "La Azotea".[3][4]

Facio was a lesbian.[5] Her partner was María Elena Walsh, from 1978 until her death in 2011.[6]

Facio died in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 18 June 2024, at the age of 92.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Viater, Nora (1 October 2011). "María Elena Walsh: adiós a la mujer que nos enseñó a ser chicos y nos hizo crecer" [María Elena Walsh: goodbye to the woman who taught us to be children and made us grow]. Clarin (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 March 2016.
  2. ↑ M.L. Sougez; H. Pérez Gallardo (2003). Diccionario de historia de la fotografía. Madrid: Ediciones Cátedra. p. 166. ISBN 84-376-2038-4.
  3. ↑ "LA AZOTEA EDITORIAL (Blog Oficial): Historia". Archived from the original on 10 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Sara Facio | Fundación Konex". www.fundacionkonex.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  5. ↑ "Visibilidad de las mujeres queer en Argentina". Ella Global. 20 April 2021. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Compromiso, pasión y humildad". Carasycaretas.org. 9 January 2023. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  7. ↑ Zacharías, María Paula (18 June 2024). "Murió a los 92 años la fotógrafa Sara Facio, una personalidad insoslayable de la cultura argentina". La Nación. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Murió Sara Facio, cronista visual de la cultura argentina en el siglo XX". Infobae. Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.