The magazine was founded by Jorge Fontevecchia in 1976[2] and published by him in a format similar to American publications such as Time or Newsweek.

[citation needed] The magazine is also known in Argentina for its loss of photojournalist José Luis Cabezas, who was murdered in 1997 on the orders of local shipping magnate Alfredo Yabrán.

[4] Editorial Perfil sued the government regarding this, and the Court supported the magazine's claim.

Chief of Staff Aníbal Fernández denied any discrimination against the publisher, a statement refuted by Perfil.

[5] In 2014, Cardinal Mario Poli, archbishop of Buenos Aires, rejected the decision of the magazine, directed by Jorge Fontevecchia, to carry the image of the crucified president Cristina Kirchner on its cover.