Álvaro Teherán Teherán (January 6, 1966 – May 4, 2020) was a Colombian
basketball
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, Teherán played
college basketball
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Houston
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from 1989-91.
Born in María La Baja, Colombia, Teherán was the son of Romualdo Teherán and Cecilia Teherán (not related). He was noticed playing basketball by Alfonso Torres in 1984, who recommended that he moved to Cartagena, Colombia.
He died on May 4, 2020, having been hospitalized with kidney failure in December 2019.
His son, Jaret Valencia, is a high school basketball prospect playing at Veritas Prep in