Uruguayan band El Cuarteto de Nos wrote the song " Me Amo " ( I Love Myself ) in which the chorus sings " como Narciso soy " ( I am like Narcissus ).

* Uruguayan — Pasquet, Luis ( emigrated to Finland 1974 ): ‘’ Triangle of Love ’’ ( n. d .; # 1: “ Pierrot ”; piano and brass band ).

Fattoruso has been a longtime part of both the Uruguayan and Latin American music scene, including as a member of rock band Los Shakers, and swing band The Hot Blowers, as well as Brazilian Milton Nascimento and the Latin jazz and Acid Jazz group Opa.

Rock and roll first broke into Uruguayan audiences with the arrival of British band The Beatles in the early 1960s.

* Tótem, an Uruguayan band formed in the early 1970s

El Peyote Asesino is an Uruguayan hip-hop and hard rock band that was active from 1994 to 1999.

* Opa ( band ), Uruguayan jazz group

During this period Peñarol had also the highest recorded unbeaten period in the Uruguayan championship, which was extended to 56 matches between September 3, 1966 and September 14, 1968, when they fell 0 – 2 to Liverpool Montevideo.

Daniel Viglietti was by far the most important Uruguayan exponent of canto popular ; his song " A Desalambrar " became an international popular classic.

His greatest success, the song " Zaraza ", said to refer to a Gypsy woman he was in love with at that time, was in fact an adapted version of a Uruguayan tango written in 1929 by Benjamín Alfonso Tagle Lara.

Lyrically, the album dealt with criticism of British and European culture, violence, morbidity ( especially in reference to the song " Passenger On The Menu ", which describes in graphic detail the experiences of the passengers on the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 ), atheism, nihilism and humour.

The song allowed them to meet Uruguayan director Leonardo Ricagni who offered to make a video for the song.

He is one of the main exponents of Uruguayan popular song and also of the Nueva Canción or " New Song " of the 1960s and early 1970s.

" Al otro lado del río " () is an Oscar winning song, written and performed by Uruguayan singer Jorge Drexler for the film The Motorcycle Diaries ( 2004 ).

" Al otro lado del río " received the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 77th Academy Awards, becoming the first song in Spanish, the second in a foreign language to receive such an honor, and the first by a Uruguayan artist.

Since bilateral relations with Argentina are considered a priority, Uruguay denies clearance to Falkland Islands bound British naval vessels and prevents them from calling in at Uruguayan territories and ports for supplies and fuel.

In the late 1950s, partly because of a decrease in demand in the world market for agricultural products, Uruguay began having economic problems, which included inflation, mass unemployment, and a steep drop in the standard of living for Uruguayan workers.

Sponsored by the United Kingdom, the 1828 Treaty of Montevideo built the foundations for a Uruguayan state and constitution.

Thus, the Uruguayan state will likely continue to wield monopoly power on physical media Internet connections to the home for the foreseeable future.

All the Uruguayan cell phone companies ( Antel, Claro, Movistar ) offer data plans for their smartphone users as well as USB-modems for personal computers.

* January 9 – Uruguayan president Jorge Pacheco Areco demands emergency powers for 90 days due to kidnappings, and receives them the next day.

* Uruguayan — Falta y Resto: " Brindis por Pierrot " (" Cheers for Pierrot "), from Amor Rioplatense ( 2007 ); Jaime Roos: Brindis por Pierrot ( 1985 ).

The disqualifications, however, generally take place in the pre-nomination stage, with the exception of A Place in the World ( 1992 ), Uruguay's entry for the 65th Academy Awards, which was disqualified because of insufficient Uruguayan artistic control after having secured a nomination.

This record was then broken by the £ 12 million signing of Uruguayan winger / striker Gastón Ramírez from Bologna just before the transfer deadline, one of a clutch of 8 new signings for the team before the transfer window closed.

In 1979, he met Uruguayan model Alicia Muñiz, with whom he had an on-and-off relation for many years.

In 1928 FIFA, under Rimet's leadership went forward with plans for a " World Cup " which was held in Uruguay due to the nature of the professional game in South America, and in part due to the Uruguayan Football Association offering to pay all travel costs.

Following the Second World War, the British football associations agreed to take part from the 1950 World Cup onwards, where Rimet himself handed over the trophy to a triumphant Uruguayan team when they won the tournament for the second time.

With reinforcements too far away, the British spread disinformation that an overwhelming force is lying in wait, hoping to buy time: while they are initially demanding that the Uruguayan authorities send the Admiral Graf Spee out to sea within 24 hours, as the law of the seas dictates, they suddenly lose interest and appear to tolerate the ship staying anchored for as long as she wants.

One of the key names in modern tango, poet Horacio Ferrer, who contributed the lyrics for several of the most important tango works by Astor Piazzolla, is Uruguayan as well.

The Afro-Uruguayan rhythm Candombe has played a significant role in Uruguayan culture for over 200 years.

Uruguay managed to win, as host, the competition in 1995 ending a period of decline for Uruguayan football.

In October 1920, Gardel first applied for Uruguayan citizenship ; in Buenos Aires he went to the Uruguayan consulate to complete paperwork that said he was born in 1887 in Tacuarembó, Uruguay.

In a document requested by the Movement for Justice and Human Rights and the President João Goulart Institute, the Uruguayan Interior Ministry said that " serious and responsible Brazilian sources " talked about an " alleged plot against the former Brazilian president.

Club Atlético Peñarol (, from Latin pinarolium: pinewood ; English: ) also known as Carboneros, Aurinegros and familiarly as Manya, is an Uruguayan sports club based in the Peñarol barrio, Montevideo, best known for its professional football team.

At the end of the 1900 season CURCC won the Uruguayan championship for the first time, a success they repeated the following year.

In the second half of the year, Peñarol won the Uruguayan championship, and for the first time in its history, the Intercontinental Cup, by defeating S. L.

In the second half of the year, Peñarol repeated the win of the Uruguayan championship, again with Morena as scorer with 17 goals, and won for the third time in its history the Intercontinental Cup, against Aston Villa F. C.

When Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed into the Andes on October 13, 1972, the survivors resorted to eating the deceased during their 72 days in the mountains.

There is strong debate in the Uruguayan society about their role, and future.

There is a Uruguayan and Argentinian tradition of eating gnocchi on the 29th of each month, with some people putting money beneath their plates to bring prosperity.

The internal conflict led to the murder of Brazilians and the looting of their Uruguayan properties.

Uruguayan and Argentine artists known for their milonga compositions and interpretations include Roberto Firpo, Angel D ' Agostino, Pedro Laurenz, Villoldo, Francisco Canaro, Rodolfo Biagi, Juan d ' Arienzo, Edgardo Donato, Gabino Ezeiza, Aníbal Troilo, Lucio Demare, Domingo Federico, Angel Vargas, Mariano Mores, Alfredo Zitarrosa, Francisco Lomuto, Ástor Piazzolla and Carlos Di Sarli.

These new groups viewed their actions from a global point of view, in order to link them with “ world struggles ”, such as the Vietnam War ( 1965 – 75 ) or with South American struggles against military juntas ( see for example the RAF's actions against NATO and its ideological relations with Uruguayan Tupamaros ).

Not much is known about the Charrúa due to their eradication at an early time in Uruguayan history.

Around this time, she became the wife of a much-older Uruguayan playboy, Maximo Carrera, with whom she had a daughter, Liane ( 1895 – 1988 ), shortly after their 1894 marriage, and who became an actress and producer, sometimes billed as Anna Held, Jr.

In this regard, the passengers were representative of the generally privileged clientele of their school, rather than of Uruguayan society as a whole.

Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, also known as the Andes flight disaster, and in South America as Miracle in the Andes ( El Milagro de los Andes ) was a chartered flight carrying 45 people, including a rugby team, their friends, family and associates that crashed in the Andes on 13 October 1972.

Heber Viera was only 0. 2 seconds from qualifying for the second round of the 200 meters, but all three Uruguayan runners failed to advance beyond their opening heats.

None of the five Uruguayan swimmers finished in the top half of the field in their respective races, but none most finished ahead of at least 10 swimmers.

Estudiantes is also friendly with the Uruguayan fan base of Peñarol, once their classic Libertadores rivals.

After the 1930 FIFA World Cup, in which Uruguay defeated Argentina by four goals to two in the final match, the Argentine team broke football relations with their Uruguayan counterpart, claiming to have been heavily pressured, and that there even were aggressions directed at them, before and during the match.

Sandro y los del fuego in ' 63 with their Argentine rockabilly igniting inspiration ; the Uruguayan Invasion of 1965 that proved the commercial viability of non-US or UK bands ; the massive hit of " La Balsa " by Los Gatos in ' 67 showing Spanish language rock could be appealing to the masses ; the Acusticazo of ' 72.

The Beatles were wildly popular across the world, and many Uruguayan youths began to form their own rock bands.

Meanwhile, La Trampa gained popularity as their blend of traditional Uruguayan folk and obscure post-punk rock reached airplay and edited well-sold albums like Caída libre.

Deportivo Cali fans and the Board of Directors of Club Asociación Deportivo Cali hoped that the newly elected coach, Uruguayan Jose Daniel Carreño, would have changed the face of the club, and re-enter them back to their glory days, he failed and was replaced by Ricardo Martinez before the end of the " Cuadrangulares " during the Copa Mustang I 2008.

The Uruguayan national team has always been a threat when playing in their home stadium, consistently beating top teams.