Candidacy rejected in elections because of Leo Messi! »How did the electoral commission from Buenos Aires explain
Article by Daniel Scorpie – published Tuesday, August 12, 2025 21:40 / Updated Tuesday, August 12, 2025 21:44
His arrival Lionel Messi He arrived at the center of a scandal in Argentina. Leonardo Gorri, famous in his country under the nickname of “No Soy Messi” (are not Messi), wanted to apply for the municipal elections of Mar del Plata, but was rejected, because “he tries to take advantage of an internationally appreciated personality, generating a possible confusion among the electorate”.
The Argentine justice blocked the attempt of a well -known imitator of Lionel Messi to run for the Municipal elections of Mar del Pay under a stage name that refers directly to the famous world champion.
Leonardo Gorri has earned in the last five a great fame in Argentina due to the resemblance to Leo Messi
“No Soy Messi”: “People know me under this name!”
Actor Leonardo Gorri, famous under the stage name “No Soy Messi” (are not Messi), aspires to a municipal counselor's position on a local list, taking advantage of the celebrity acquired on social networks due to its resemblance to the current Star of Inter Miami. He justified his request by claiming that “people know me under this name”, as the Argentine press writes.
However, the electoral commission rejected the candidacy of the actor and the aspirant to the political function by “Sentido Común Marplasnse”, local party, considering that the use of the name Messi “aims to exploit the recognition of an internationally appreciated personality, generating a possible confusion among the electorate”.
“It is necessary to specify that Messi is a brand registered on behalf of Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini,” It is also shown in the commission's decision. In the past Leonardo Gorri was a bus, taxi and truck and truck driver and He was frequently stopped by people on the street to be photographed, then starting to exploit on social networks the resemblance to the great Argentine champion during the pandemic period.
“Messi is a registered trademark Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini”
“You can't call you Leo, because you look like Lionel Messi,” said one of the policemen, as Gorri remembered in an article published on the Infobae portal.
Leonardo Gorri always poses proudly in Argentina's national team's shirt
“My wife filmed the moment when I was told that I was like him and, although we had very few followers at that time, in a few hours we made 4,000 views and we could not believe”, he told about how it all started. Then followed a play, contracts with brands to travel with the national team and thousands of followers on social networks.
How did the electoral commission in Buenos Aires motivated? “It is necessary to emphasize that Messi is a brand registered with the name Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini. The brand is valid, as its holder is guaranteed the right to prevent unauthorized third parties from selling identical products or using a similar name that could generate confusion ”.
