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Tucumán

American  
[too-koo-mahn] / ˌtu kuˈmɑn /

noun

  1. a city in NW Argentina.


Tucumán British  
/ tukuˈman /

noun

  1. Full name: San Miguel de Tucumán.  a city in NW Argentina: scene of the declaration (1816) of Argentinian independence from Spain; university (1914). Pop: 837 000 (2005 est)

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First documented in Ana Correa’s book “Somos Belén,” this rousing and timely courtroom drama follows the 2014 case of a young woman from Argentina’s Tucumán province who is falsely accused of killing her own child after experiencing a miscarriage.

From Los Angeles Times

“So, I knew these two actresses from Tucumán were going to be those actresses in my movie.”

From Los Angeles Times

She adds, “I got a crush on her and on her sister, they’re very strong women, Tucumán artists. Tucumán is a very conservative town, and they are the resistance.”

From Los Angeles Times

Mama Antula was born in 1730 to a wealthy family in Tucuman, Argentina but left her privilege behind at age 15 to join a group of Jesuit-inspired women.

From Seattle Times

On Twitter Tucuman vice governor Osvaldo Jaldo welcomed the Peronist candidates and gave his support.

From Reuters