US EditionMilei Beefs With Netflix Star Over Price of a Dozen Empanadas
- On May 26, Argentine actor Ricardo Darín publicly criticised the high cost of empanadas in Buenos Aires, prompting a sharp response from President Javier Milei and his top economic advisor.
- The dispute arose after Darín criticized the government's tax measures and said he paid 48,000 pesos for a dozen gourmet empanadas, sparking debate on price hikes.
- Empanada prices surged 240% since November 2023, exceeding overall consumer price increases of 219%, while pay increases lagged by 3.6%, according to local economists.
- Finance Minister Luis Caputo responded that people can find empanadas for 16,000 pesos and dismissed Darín's comments as snobbery, while Milei posted an AI image mocking the actor.
- The incident highlights tensions over Argentina's inflation control, where monthly price hikes dropped from 25.5% to 2.8%, but many citizens face weakened purchasing power ahead of October elections.
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How Ricardo Darín Ended up in the Middle of a Controversy with the Milei Government over the Price of Empanadas
The actor is the last on the list of attacked by Milei's executive after talking about the high cost of living in Argentina and questioning a proposal for citizens to take the money out of "under the mattress"
The Price of the Empanadas Turns Ricardo Darín Into a Dam of the Government of Milei
The Argentine idiosyncrasy is one more protagonist in the series El eternaluta: there are the characters who take mate and play the trick. Although they have no place in the production of Netflix, based on a famous cartoon, the empanadas might well have appeared also among the deep-rooted local customs. The absence was amended by Ricardo Darín, the main actor of the series, who just put that traditional food in the center of the scene to questio…
Milei Beefs With Netflix Star Over Price of a Dozen Empanadas
President Javier Milei and his finance chief criticized a globally known Argentine actor for complaining that the country’s staple food was overpriced, stirring debate about how expensive Argentina has become in dollar terms.
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