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Martín Fierro is the name of the most prominent awards for Argentine radio and television granted by APTRA the Association of Argentine Television and Radio Journalists. The awards were first given in 1959 limited to television. The next year the awards adopted its current name after José Hernández’ epic poem Martín Fierro (considered by some as the national epic of Argentina). It was embodied on a statuette of a gaucho by sculptor Luis Perlotti weighing over 2 kilograms (4 lb).