Orlando Lagos
Illustration — World Press Photo (1973): the last day of President Allende, by Orlando Lagos. The man to the right is Dane Bath of The New York Times, who distributed the image of an at that time still anonymous photographer Luis Orlando Lagos Vásquez (January 17, 1913 – January 7, 2007), also known as "Chico Lagos", was a Chilean photographer best known for his work photographing Chilean president Salvador Allende. Lagos worked with Allende in all his local and foreign political activities for over 20 years.
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Orlando Lagos
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- 1913 · Santiago.
- Died
- 2007 · Santiago.
- Nationality
- Chile
- Occupation
- photographer
- Honours
- World Press Photo of the Year
- Languages
- Spanish
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Born at Santiago in 1913, died in Santiago in 2007.
The recorded working language is Spanish. Distinctions recorded are World Press Photo of the Year.
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