UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


     Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 29, 1999



                             STARMEDIA NETWORK, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                    DELAWARE
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                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)



             1-15015                                 06-1461770
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     (Commission File Number)             (IRS Employer Identification No.)




                     29 WEST 36TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10018
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)



      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code): (212) 548-9600



                                       NA
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)








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ITEM 2.  ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.

      On September 29, 1999,  wholly-owned  subsidiaries  of StarMedia  Network,
Inc.  ("StarMedia")  acquired  substantially  all  of  the  assets  of  PageCell
International Holdings, Inc. ("PageCell"), and its wholly-owned subsidiary Smart
Wireless  Ventures,  Inc.,  in a  transaction  pursuant  to  an  Asset  Purchase
Agreement,  dated as of September 18, 1999 (the  "Agreement"),  between PageCell
and StarMedia, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K.

      Pursuant to the Agreement, at the closing PageCell was paid 174,418 shares
of StarMedia common stock ("Common Stock") and 58,140 shares of StarMedia Junior
Non-Voting   Convertible  Preferred  Stock,  Series  1999A  ("Preferred  Stock")
(collectively,  the "Closing Payments"). In addition to the foregoing,  PageCell
may in the future become  entitled to receive  Common Stock and Preferred  Stock
having an aggregate value of up to $15,000,000, depending on the extent to which
certain  performance  criteria  specified in the Agreement are met. The value of
such  additional  Common Stock and  Preferred  Stock would be  determined in the
manner specified in the Agreement,  including certain  adjustment  provisions in
the event of  significant  changes in the market price of the Common Stock after
the  closing as  compared  to the market  price used to  determined  the Closing
Payments.





































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ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(a)         Financial statements of business acquired.

            Not applicable.

(b)         Pro-forma financial information.

            Not applicable.

(c)         Exhibits.

Attached as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is the Asset Purchase
Agreement, dated as of September 18, 1999, between PageCell and StarMedia.








































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                                    SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


Date:  October 13, 1999               STARMEDIA NETWORK, INC.
                                      (Registrant)



                                      By:          /S/ JUSTIN K. MACEDONIA
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                                            Justin K. Macedonia
                                            Senior Vice President and General
                                            Counsel







































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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX




       EXHIBIT NO.                  DESCRIPTION                    PAGE
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           1.1           Asset Purchase Agreement, dated            6
                         as of September 18, 1999,
                         between PageCell International
                         Holdings, Inc. and StarMedia
                         Network, Inc.
















































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                                   EXHIBIT 1.1

Asset Purchase Agreement




















































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