Carlos Balá

Carlos Salim Balaa Boglich (13 August 1925 – 22 September 2022), known as Carlitos Balá, was an Argentine actor who specialized in children's entertainment. His trademarks were his bowl-cut hairstyle and nonsense catchphrases that include "¿Qué gusto tiene la sal?" (what is the taste of salt?), "un gestito de idea" (a gesture of idea), "un kilo y dos pancitos" (one kilo and two buns). "observe y saque fotocopia" (watch and make a photocopy), among others. Balá also created a large gallery of characters (played by himself on his show) that include Petronilo, Angueto the invisible dog, Indeciso, and Miserio.

Balá had a weekly television show, cementing his status at the top of children's entertainment, on par with Alberto Olmedo (as Capitán Piluso) and José Marrone. The show featured Angueto, an invisible dog, which Balá would pull around on a taut leash. In addition to summertime tours of Argentina, Balá starred in several family-oriented films, most notably in the Canuto Cañete series in the 1960s.

Balá is widely recognised as a true icon of the popular culture due to his contribution to humor and Argentine television by touching generations for over 50 years of artistic career.