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Luis Pedro Toni, Pioneer of Argentine Entertainment Journalism, Dies

The pioneering Argentine entertainment reporter is remembered for shaping celebrity coverage across media for more than six decades.

Overview

  • Argentine outlets reported his death on October 14, with confirmations cited by TN from colleague Susana Roccasalvo and by Ámbito from his son, Diego, to Teleshow.
  • His age at death is reported inconsistently, with TN, Ámbito and La Nación stating 91, while La Nueva/Agencia NA lists 90.
  • Across a career that began in 1955, he worked at Criterio and La Razón, moved to Radio Excelsior, Rivadavia, Nacional and El Mundo, and became widely known on Canal 9’s Nuevediario and Polémica en el bar.
  • He founded the Reporter del espectáculo brand, covered the Cannes Film Festival over many editions, and had acting cameos in 1980s comedies such as La clínica loca and Brigada explosiva.
  • In later years he studied theology at the UCA and contributed as a Radio 10 columnist, and Ámbito reports the family will forgo a wake and attributes the death to natural causes.