Cabalén, Oscar b. February 4, 1924 d. August 25, 1967 Auto Race Car Driver. Oscar Cabalén was one of the greatest heroes of the Argentinian motorsport in the 1960s. He made his debut in the Turismo Carretera category on July, 1st, 1950. In 1953 he participated in the Carrera Panamericana, México, where he got a third place in his category (Special Touring). The following year the repeated the experience achieving a seventh place in the same category. In 1955 he raced the Mille Miglia at Italy, obtaining a fifth place in his category (Alfa Romeo...[Read More] (Bio by: 380W) Cementerio San Jerónimo, Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina
Copello, Eduardo José b. February 13, 1926 d. February 27, 2000 Auto Race Car Driver. One of the greatest drivers in Argentinian motorsport, Copello was well known as "El Maestro." During the 1960s, he was one of the most popular drivers in the Turismo Carretera category, and is well remembered for his performance during the 1969 Marathon de la Route (Nurburgring, Germany) when he got fourth place (with O.M. Franco and "Larry") driving an IKA Torino 380 W. He was Turismo Carretera´s champion in 1967 and 1970 (Fórmula "B"), Champion of the Mecánica Argentina...[Read More] (Bio by: 380W) Cementerio El Parque del Recuerdo, Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina
Falla, Manuel de [original burial site] b. November 23, 1876 d. November 14, 1946 Composer. He is regarded as the greatest Spanish composer of the 20th Century. Falla's expressive style blended the spirit of folk music (especially flamenco) from his native Andalusia with impressionist and later neoclassical influences. His reputation rests on a handful of works written in the World War I and postwar eras. Manuel María de los Dolores Falla y Matheu was born in Cadiz, Spain. From 1896 to 1900 he studied composition at the Madrid Conservatory under Felipe Pedrell, who...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) Cementerio San Jerónimo, Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina Plot: Pantheon of the Carmelite Fathers
Filloy, Juan b. August 1, 1894 d. July 15, 2000 Argentinian Writer. He influenced his contemporaries and created great controversy with his opinions. He use to entitled his books with words of seven letters. Among others: "Caterva," "¡Estafen!," "Aquende," "La Purga," "Metopas," "Periplo," "Sexamor," "Tal Cual" and "Zodíaco". He died of natural causes shortly before his 106 birthday, while sleeping. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni) Cementerio San Jerónimo, Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina
Lugones, Leopoldo b. May 13, 1874 d. February 18, 1938 Poet, Author. First an anarchist, then a socialist, finally a fascist, he was a friend of Rubén Darío and the outstanding modernista poet of Argentina. Some of his books: "Las Montañas de Oro," "Los Crepúsculos del Jardín," "La Guerra Gaucha," "Las Fuerzas Extrañas," among others. (Bio by: 380W) Cause of death: Suicide Cementerio de Villa María del Rio Seco, Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina
Mujica Lainez, Manuel b. September 11, 1910 d. April 21, 1984 Author. He is best known for his book "Bomarzo" that was adapted as Opera for compositor Alberto Ginastera. He also wrote "Misteriosa Buenos Aires," "El Unicornio," "El Brazalete" and "El Escarabajo". He obtained Premio Nacional de Literatura in 1963. He was known as "Manucho". (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni) Cementerio de los Cocos, Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina
Nani, Olga b. November 14, 1976 d. January, 2013 Actress. She participated in several television series such as "Casi Angeles", "Historias de sexo de gente común", "Mil millones", "Enamorarte" and "Resistiré" among others. She also worked as a screenwriter and producer of videos and short films, as well as a professor at the National College of Arts (IUNA). She died waiting a donor for a double lung transplant. In film she worked in "Assassination Tango" (2002), written, produced and starred by Robert Duvall; "TL-1, mi reino por un...[Read More] (Bio by: Errete) Cause of death: Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) Cementerio La Piedad - Villa María - Cba., Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina
Yupanqui, Atahualpa b. January 22, 1908 d. May 23, 1992 Musician, composer, singer. Born in Pergamino, Province of Buenos Aires as Hector Roberto Chavero. Married with Paule Fitzpatrick. He travelled to Paris, where Edith Piaf gave him the opportunity to share the stage, debuting in June 1950. It took his art to Colombia, Japan, Morocco, Egypt, Israel, Italy and Spain. It settled in France where he was distinguished as the "Chamberlain of the Order of Arts and Letters"; He died in Nimes, France for a heart attack, but his remains were at the foot of...[Read More] (Bio by: Victor) Cerro Colorado, Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina Plot: Pie del Cerro Colorado