For two days, Cristian Auguadra’s Facebook account was left open like a poorly drawn blind. The profile showed an accumulation of images that was difficult to process for someone who had just taken over as head of the SIDE. Selfies on airplanes, selfies with family, selfies at different points on the map, personal memories, work cards and even your child’s driver’s license, with address included. Everything in sight. For 48 hours. Nobody noticed anything.
They quickly called him “Mr. Selfie.” The nickname circulated through the halls with a mixture of irony and bewilderment. Not so much because of the content but because of the negligence. Auguadra did not arrive in the world of Intelligence yesterday. Since last year he had worked in the organization and held a sensitive position: inspector general of Internal Affairs. He had access to summaries, audits, reserved funds and internal movements. A place where paranoia is often a professional virtue.
At Casa Rosada they know him well. Official records show between two and four monthly visits in the last five months. In June he entered twice; in July, four; in August, three; in September, four; in October, three. Most of those meetings were with Santiago Caputo, the presidential advisor who today is strong at the small table of power. Almost always, Auguadra arrived accompanied by José Lago Rodríguez, the man Caputo placed in the SIDE to organize legal and administrative matters.
Auguadra’s professional career explains part of the picture. It doesn’t come from espionage or security. Its history is linked to numbers, tax advice, legal consulting and risk analysis. In 2000 he founded Interpesos SA, a credit intermediation company based on databases and digital platforms. In 2012 he created West Transfer SRL, a private transportation firm that operated until 2015 and also ventured into concessions and the sale and purchase of real estate in the western suburbs.
In 2013 he founded AV Brokers Inmobiliarios with his wife, Valeria Fillmore. In 2021 he founded Cerrito Broker with Héctor Hermida, with whom he also worked in the Argentine subsidiary of Global Consultancy Services.
His formal arrival at SIDE was in November 2024. On December 3, 2025, Javier Milei appointed him as head of the organization, with explicit endorsement from Caputo. Days later, Facebook was left open as a minor oversight that ended up saying more than expected. The account has already been closed. The episode, no. For someone who now heads Argentine Intelligence, the start was abrupt. And it was recorded.
