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Ramón Rivero (Diplo)
Acting
29 May 1909
† 24 Aug 1956
Naguabo, Puerto Rico
Biography
Ramón Rivero Diplomatura (May 29, 1909 – August 24, 1956) was a Puerto Rican comedian, actor, and composer from Naguabo, Puerto Rico. Rivero made his television debut in Puerto Rico in "La Taberna India" (The India Tavern), the first comedy/variety show on Puerto Rican TV. He starred in the movies, Los Peloteros ("The Baseball Players"), and Una Gallega en La Habana ("A Gallega in Havana"). Rivero also organized the world's first known Walk-A-Thon, to raise money for the Liga Puertorriqueña Co...
Also Known As
Ramón Ortiz del Rivero, Ramón Rivera


