Ángel Lo Valvo (August 11, 1909 in

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, Buenos Aires Province – January 8, 1978) was an Argentine race-car driver who won the first-ever

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competition in 1937. Lo Valvo also won the first Turismo Carretera Championship in 1939. He entered some races using

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''Hipómenes'', a Spanish-language term for

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personage,

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External links

Profile at HistoricRacing.com
1909 births 1978 deaths People from Arrecifes Argentine racing drivers Turismo Carretera drivers Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province {{Argentina-autoracing-bio-stub