Débora Pérez Volpin
| Débora Pérez Volpin | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Débora Denise Pérez Volpin[1] 30 December 1967 Caballito, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died |
6 February 2018 (aged 50) Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Cause of death | Cardiac Arrest |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Political party | Evolución |
Débora Denise Pérez Volpin (30 December 1967 – 6 February 2018) was an Argentine politician, journalist and television host. She was the presenter of the news Todo Noticias since 1996 and the program Arriba argentinos since its inception in 2005.
In 2017 she entered politics and was elected legislator of the City of Buenos Aires as part of the Evolución front led by Martín Lousteau.[2] Her list came third in the election with 12% of the vote and she was inaugurated on 10 December of that year. She was only able to vote once as a legislator on December 22, 2017, when the budget of the City of Buenos Aires was approved, before her passing.
Pérez Volpin died on February 6, 2018, after complications during an endoscopy in the Sanatorio de la Trinidad Hospital in Buenos Aires. She had been admitted the previous day with a complex abdominal condition and went into cardiac arrest during the procedure. The journalist's family has asked the Justice system to open an investigation into the events, and the Judge Gabriel Ghirlanda has begun an investigation into the possibility of her death being culpable homicide.
Her body was kept in vigil in the City of Buenos Aires' Legislative Palace on February 8, 2018 and received over four thousand mourners. She was subsequently buried in the Austurian Pantheon in the Chacarita Cemetery with her father.
References
- ↑ "Pérez Volpin, Débora Denise (1986)" (in Spanish). Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires.
- ↑ Paladini, Eduardo. "La apuesta de Lousteau en la Ciudad: vencer a los K y sobrevivir para 2019" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-14.