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.