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Víctor Hugo Morales

Víctor Hugo Morales

Uruguayan journalist, pundit and writer (born 1947)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

Víctor Hugo Morales Pérez (born 26 December 1947 in Cardona, Uruguay)[1] is a Uruguayan journalist, pundit and writer who has lived and worked in Argentina since 1981.

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Biography

His professional activity began in 1966 when, at the age of 19, he worked as a reporter and announcer on Radio Colonia, Uruguay. In 1969 he was appointed head of sports at Radio Ariel.

The following year Morales was appointed sports director of Radio Oriental de Uruguay, where he worked until 1981, when he moved to live and work in Buenos Aires. He was also a sports journalist on the "Telenoche 4" program on Channel 4 of Montevideo.

As a football commentator, he has been regarded as one of the best in the Spanish-speaking world.[2] In Argentina his commentary on Diego Maradona's second goal in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final was widely praised.[3]

He has been a staunch supporter of former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.[4]

Awards

Morales was awarded the 2011 Illustrious Citizen of the City of Buenos Aires Medal [5] and the Rodolfo Walsh Prize.[6]

Selected works

  • El intruso. Montevideo: Ediciones de la Plaza, 1979.
  • Un grito en el desierto. Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1998.
  • Papel Prensa, el grupo de tareas Medios, jueces y militares en la mayor estafa del pais Ediciones Colihue, 2017.
  • La batalla cultural. Mentiras, infamias y omisiones del monopolio mediático Ediciones Colihue, 2020.
  • El reproche. Drama, 2022.

References

  1. [1]
    "El cumpleaños de Víctor Hugo Morales". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  2. [2]
    Mario Portugal y Héctor Yúdchak: Hacer radio: guía integral: cómo se hace un programa de radio, paso a paso (pág. 220). Buenos Aires: Galerna, 2008.
  3. [3]
    The Hand of God and the Goal of the Century (in Spanish)
  4. [4]
    "Morales interviews Kirchner". Clarín. 21 September 2017.
  5. [5]
    (in Spanish)
  6. [6]
    Víctor Hugo Morales awarded Rodolfo Walsh Prize (in Spanish)



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