Orlando Lagos

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Luis Orlando "Chico" Lagos Vásquez (* 1913 in Santiago de Chile ; † 2007 ibid) was a Chilean photographer . He was best known for his recordings of Salvador Allende .

Life

Lagos accompanied Allende's political career for over 20 years. In 1970 he became chief photographer of the Chilean presidential palace La Moneda .

Shortly before Allende's death on September 11, 1973 during the military coup by General Pinochet , Lagos took the last pictures of the president. The photographer escaped the fighting for the palace together with Allendes' daughters Beatrice and Isabel . One of his photos of the President was voted Press Photo of 1973. The author was initially unknown, as Lagos had signed an agreement with the New York Times not to publish his name during his lifetime. In return, he was to receive $ 12,000 for six photographs, which, according to the Chilean daily La Nación, were never paid out to him.

The award was accepted in his place by the New York Times picture editor , Dane Bath. Lagos was not identified as the author of the photo until after his death in 2007 when La Nación revealed his identity.

He is buried at the Cementerio General de Chile .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Orlando Lagos, World Press Photo of the Year 1973 ( Memento of the original from December 28, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at worldpressphoto.org, accessed February 18, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.archive.worldpressphoto.org
  2. ↑ a b La secreta historia del Chico Lagos ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at historiabarriga.blogspot.co.uk, accessed February 18, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / historiabarriga.blogspot.co.uk
  3. ↑ Allende's Last Stand at iconicphotos.wordpress.com, accessed February 18, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Lagos, Orlando
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lagos Vásquez, Luis Orlando (full name); Lagos, Chico (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chilean photographer
DATE OF BIRTH 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Santiago de Chile
DATE OF DEATH 2007
Place of death Santiago de Chile