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The European TV channel is working on a documentary about the Basque Diaspora and so contacted the Gure Etxea Basque Club in Tandil. A journalist and a technician travelled to Tandil and spent three days interviewing members of the club and filming Basque club activities. The documentary is in the editing process and will soon be available on the Arte website.

Tandil, Argentina. During the first part of March, a team from the Franco-German TV channel Arte visited Gure Etxea in Tandil, in the province of Buenos Aires, to gather information for a documentary they are doing on the Basque Diaspora. Journalist Dominique Lenglart and a cameraman didn’t just interview club members, but also filmed activities that were taking place at the clubhouse like Basque classes, Mus games, and choir practice among others.

In a conversation with EuskalKultura.com, Tandil Basque Club president, Marily Harguindeguy, explained that they were contacted by the channel through the Euskal Argentina Association in Iparralde, some of whose members visited the city last year, as part of their trip to Semana Vasca in Necochea. “They wanted us to tell stories about the Basques who came to Tandil, what they did, and how they maintained Basque traditions until today. That is why they conducted several interviews with our members and recorded images of the various groups. The documentary is currently being edited, but they told us that we will know more by the beginning of April,” Harguindeguy said.

Coinciding with the filming, and to send off their visitors, the club held its first Pintxo Afaria of the year. Several people gathered at the club’s Jantoki, including the local mayor, Miguel Angel Lunghi. Besides pintxos, there was also dancing and singing.

First Community Gastronomic Fair in Tandil

On Sunday, March 12th, the first Community Gastronomic Fair took place in the city. The activity was held on the Paseo de los Españoles and was attended by the Jewish, Croatian, Spanish, German, Uruguayan, Italian, Peruvian, Montenegrin, Danish, Thai, Bolivian, Brazilian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Taiwanese and Basque communities, among others At the Gure Etxea stand, those attending could enjoy pintxos and a wonderful homemade paella.

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