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on 7–8 May. The marathon 24-hour event, which raised US$ 1.5 million as well as sundries and valuables, would become a serious setback to his career, however. Following the
Argentine defeat five weeks later, revelations surfaced that the donations, as well as the Islas Malvinas Patriotic Fund these
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The contract as spokesman for La SerenĂsima ended in 1989, and though the
Fontana Show returned on Radio Rivadavia in 1992, its cancellation in 1993 marked the effective end of Fontana's storied career. He would appear only sporadically in advertisements or special programs in later years. The
225:("The Thunderbolt"), where Merello and Sandrini starred under the direction of Miguel Coronatto Paz. Coronatto Paz later hired Fontana on a permanent basis. His first marriage, to Dora Palma, ended after two years; they had one daughter.
319:. The Fontana Show returned on the airwaves as a four-hour, live current events and interview program. The show became known for its on-site reporting, and its host often interviewed guests in their cars with a
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from Spain, considered leaving the country where his name had been a household word. Fontana's relationship with
Marcela Tiraboschi ended in the early 1990s amid lawsuits, and he later struggled with
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283:. The Fontana Show on Radio El Mundo ended in 1967. Fontana joined Radio Rivadavia, and he and Muñoz became the station's signature
167:. The company hired Palese as a presenter for their traveling show, and the young man adopted his stage name: Jorge "Cacho" Fontana.
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604:"Cacho Fontana: Soy un hecho excepcional"
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