Mario Alvarez passes away

[NewsWhore]

Don Mario Alvarez, 20-year long editor of Hoy newspaper and writer of the renowned Coctelera column, passed away yesterday at Corazones Unidos, where he had been hospitalized for several days. He was married to Altagracia Matilde Soto, and had three sons, Jaime Virgilio, Mario Virgilio and Emilio Virgilio. He was best known as Don Cuchito, and while he started his professional life as an accountant at the Royal Bank of Canada, he later moved on to journalism, working at La Nacion, El Caribe, El Nacional and Hoy newspapers. He is also noted for his work in promoting sports.

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