Overview
- The writer and broadcaster died on March 20 at 21:56 local time at Clínica Santa Catalina in Buenos Aires’ Belgrano neighborhood after leukemia that followed pneumonia and bone‑marrow failure.
- His family confirmed a public wake on Saturday at the Buenos Aires Legislature, with visitation in the morning hours until 1 p.m. at Avenida Presidente Julio A. Roca 575.
- He faced repeated hospitalizations in 2025 at the Hospital Alemán, prompting public calls for blood donors before a temporary recovery and a relapse early this year.
- Across six decades he rose to direct El Gráfico (1982–1990), chronicled boxing and football under the byline “Robinson,” coauthored Diego Maradona’s autobiography, and later served as AFA media director and spokesman (2009–2014).
- Tributes poured in from colleagues and clubs, including San Lorenzo, while niece Marina recounted a final phone call in which he said goodbye and family said his wife, Luisa, was at his side.