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Marco Tolama, Pioneering Mexican Motorsport Journalist, Dies at 79

His family announced the former driver’s passing following weeks of treatment for a severe respiratory illness.

Overview

  • The death was confirmed on February 26 by a family statement on his social media accounts.
  • Relatives said he “transcended to a new life” and that he died surrounded by his wife Araceli and his children Jimena and Marco.
  • In early February he was admitted to intensive care for a serious respiratory complication that required intubation, and the family sought donations for mounting medical costs.
  • Known as “El Charro Volador,” he raced in the 1970s in the United States, Canada and Europe before becoming a leading analyst across Imevisión’s DeporTV and Los Protagonistas, later contributing to Radio Trece, Claro Sports and TUDN.
  • Colleagues, including José Ramón Fernández, paid tribute and recalled his on-air sensitivity, notably during coverage of Ayrton Senna’s death in 1994.