Víctor Hugo Morales

Víctor Hugo Morales Pérez (born 26 December 1947 in Cardona, Uruguay)[1] is a Uruguayan journalist, pundit and writer who has lived and worked in Argentina since 1981. As a football commentator, he has been regarded as one of the best in the Spanish-speaking world.[2] In Argentina his commentary on Diego Maradona's second goal in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final was widely praised.[3]

Víctor Hugo Morales in 2011.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

He is a staunch supporter of former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.[4]

Awards

Morales was awarded the Rodolfo Walsh Prize.[5]

Selected works
  • El intruso. Montevideo: Ediciones de la Plaza, 1979.
  • Un grito en el desierto. Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1998.

References
  1. "El cumpleaños de Víctor Hugo Morales". Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
  2. Mario Portugal y Héctor Yúdchak: Hacer radio: guía integral: cómo se hace un programa de radio, paso a paso (pág. 220). Buenos Aires: Galerna, 2008.
  3. The Hand of God and the Goal of the Century (in Spanish)
  4. "Morales interviews Kirchner". Clarín. 21 September 2017.
  5. Víctor Hugo Morales awarded Rodolfo Walsh Prize (in Spanish)



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