Hugo never rushed. He waited for the perfect moment to deliver the assist and celebrated it with little more than a faint smile. He wasn’t fast, but his left foot made up for the lack of speed.
The ball of his life spun many times. He worked at the Alpargatas factory, started a family, and moved into midfield. The Barcelona club of Las Palmitas de Toledo named him captain. Never, even in the most difficult circumstances, did he abandon his role as a key player, nor his shy, smiling celebrations.
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Based on testimonies by Mara Martínez and Emilio Laigualda compiled in Los GAU. A History of the Recent Past (1967–1985) (2018, Ediciones de la Banda Oriental) by Martín Ponce de León and Enrique Rubio.
Artist
- Name
- José Hugo Negro Méndez Donadio
- Place of birth
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Date of birth
- 07/05/1945
- Place of disappearance
- Argentina
- Date of disappearance
- 15/06/1976
- Age
- 32 years old
