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Argentine Tango Singer Ricardo “Chiqui” Pereyra Dies at 74 After Fall

His family confirmed the death after days of hospitalization that followed an at‑home fall.

Overview

  • The family announced the news on his official social media and requested privacy, noting his wife is in a fragile state.
  • Pereyra fell from a ladder at his home in General Roca in early December, was moved to a Buenos Aires clinic, and underwent emergency surgery.
  • Medical updates said he was clinically stable but without neurological responses; he was later extubated before an irreversible decline.
  • He rose to prominence on Grandes Valores del Tango in 1978, was a fixture on Botica de Tango, and received the Santos Vega award in 2007.
  • Coverage reflects his standing as a revered traditional voice of tango whose performances reached audiences across Argentina and abroad.