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MAR DEL PLATA

MAR DEL PLATA

INDUSTRY

Surfing activity simultaneously generates a diverse related industry in the city. Since its inception, countless businesses have been formalized that add value to the activity, complementing it, providing for it, and encouraging it.

   

From companies that manufacture surfboards and accessories, to companies that produce specific clothing and urban apparel, and companies dedicated to promoting and sponsoring the activity, the city has consolidated a surf industry that goes beyond the local scope, with companies that market their products regionally, nationally, and internationally.

Surfboard manufacturing and repair ( shaping )

Mar del Plata is home to influential shapers and brands in surfboard production and repair, such as:

    

Birband | https://www.instagram.com/birdband.surfboards/?hl=es

Uva Surfboards | https://uvasurfboards.com

Brujo Shrimp | https://www.instagram.com/camaronbrujo/?hl=es

Rufus Chapadmalal | https://www.instagram.com/rufus_surfboards/?hl=es

X-Torsion | https://www.instagram.com/xtorsionsurfb/

   

Featured Shapers : Sebastián Galindo ( Camarón Brujo ), Pepe Gil ( Birdband ), Manuel Mosquera ( Xtorsion Surfboards ), Matías Crego ( UVA Surfboards ), Ezequiel Macchi ( Macchi Surfboards ), Luis Perez Orsi and Santiago Garamendy ( Talibán ).

SURF SHOPS AND SPECIALIZED RETAIL

The city's surf shops are vital hubs for the community, offering equipment and apparel, and are represented by both international brands and local businesses.

   

ART, JOURNALISM AND PHOTOGRAPHY

Surfing in Mar del Plata is supported by a strong community of media professionals and artists, who ensure coverage and dissemination of local culture.

   

  • Journalists and Editors : Freddy Tórtora (Surfista Magazine), Sebastián Chacon, Marcelo Solari, Julia Caro.

  • Photographers : Brian Bjerrum, Hugo Antonena, Maxi Marinucci, Maximiliano Bendahan, Diego Di Yorio, Pablo Franco, Jony Paz, Leo Bianca, Lole Mairal, Mariano Antunez.

  • Tourism Ambassador : Rusea | https://www.instagram.com/ruseaoficial/?hl=es-la

MEDIA AND CINEMA

  • "Surfista" Magazine : Originating in Mar del Plata, since 1987 it has been the graphic media outlet with the longest history dedicated to extreme sports in the country and the only magazine specializing in board sports ( Surf, Skate, Snowboard ).

  • “El Surfero” Portal : Mar del Plata Surfing and Bodyboarding Portal | http://www.elsurfero.com

  • Surfpress Portal : Dedicated to surf culture in Spanish, broadcasting from Mar del Plata since 2004 | https://www.surfpress.net/

  • MDQ Para todo el mundo Program : A popular TV program created and hosted by the Weinbaum brothers, produced in the city and broadcast from 1989 to 2022, highlighting lifestyle and extreme sports.

FILMS WITH LOCAL ROOTS

  • "Surfeando el cielo" (Surfing the Sky) : Portrays the lives of Georgina Melatini and Pablo Martínez (a blind surfer from Mar del Plata), champions of adapted surfing | https://surfeandoelcielo.com/

  • "Gauchos del mar" : About two brothers raised in a family with a tradition and passion for surfing | https://gauchosdelmar.com/es/inicio/

  • "La ola imposible" : The film that portrays Fernando Aguerre's 27-year journey to bring surfing to the Olympic Games | https://theimpossiblewave.com/

SURF CARE

EVENTS

TRAINING

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