Luis César "Lucho" Avilés (30 April 1938 — 8 June 2019) was a

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-born

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and

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Early life

He was born in

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in 1938. In 1965 he moved to

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and became an Argentine citizen. Despite rumours that he had died in November 2010, he was still alive. He died on 8 June 2019 at the age of 81.Un twittero dio por muerto a Lucho Avilés
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was for the '' Crónica'' newspaper.

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* 1938 births Argentine journalists Male journalists People from Montevideo 2019 deaths Uruguayan expatriates in Argentina Naturalized citizens of Argentina {{Uruguay-journalist-stub