Uruguayan emigrants to Argentina

Rubens Osvaldo Jesús Udaquiola Laport (born August 12, 1956, in Juan Lacaze, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan-Argentine actor and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. In 2000, he earned Martín Fierro Award for his portrayal in television comedy Campeones de la Vida.

Francisco Canaro (November 26, 1888 – December 14, 1964) was a Uruguayan violinist and tango orchestra leader.

Enzo Bordabehere (25 September 1889 – 23 July 1935) was an Argentine lawyer and politician. He was a National Senator for Santa Fe Province, and was assassinated in Congress during a session in the Argentine Senate.

Alberto Breccia (April 15, 1919 – November 10, 1993) was an Uruguay-born Argentine cartoonist. His son is the noted cartoonist Enrique Breccia.

Israel Adrián Caetano (born 1969 in Montevideo, Uruguay), known as Adrián Caetano, is an Uruguayan film director, producer and screenwriter.

Alicia Dal Monte Campuzano (born 28 June 1977), better known by her stage name as Alika, is an Uruguayan–Argentine rapper, singer, songwriter, and reggae musician. She is better known for heading the reggae act Alika & Nueva Alianza.

Nicolás Furtado (born 6 February 1988) is a Uruguayan actor, active in Argentina.

Leonor Rita Acevedo Suárez (Buenos Aires, May 22, 1876–Buenos Aires, July 8, 1975) was the mother of the Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges, and a major figure in his life and work.

Juan Verdaguer (1915–2001) was a Uruguayan actor. He is best known for his role in the 1958 Argentine film Rosaura at 10 O'clock.

Jimmy Santos is an Afro-Uruguayan popular vocalist of candombe, jazz and rock. Jimmy has lived in Argentina since 1976 and is part of the black population in Argentina. He also plays the drums. In 1977 he joined Raíces. He has a good relationship with Andrés Calamaro the Argentine singer, guitarist and pianist, and works with him.