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Rubén Patagonia, Patagonian Folk Icon and Indigenous Advocate, Dies at 69

Tributes honor a career devoted to indigenous Patagonian identity.

Overview

  • The artist, born Rubén Chauque, died Thursday in a hospital in his native Comodoro Rivadavia at age 69.
  • Relatives had recently appealed for blood donors and later thanked the local community after the necessary donations were secured.
  • Outlets reported no disclosed cause or detailed diagnosis, noting only that his condition had become severe.
  • His recording career began in 1979, with albums including Cutral-Có produced by Ricardo Iorio and Volver a Ser Uno produced by León Gieco.
  • He created the 1984 teaching workshop Volver a Ser Uno, appeared in Carlos Sorín’s La película del Rey, and acted in international productions including a U.S. project with Daniel Day-Lewis.