Miguel Piñera
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| Born | José Miguel Carlos Piñera Echenique 18 October 1954 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | 28 February 2025 (age 70) Temuco, Chile |
| Occupation(s) | celebrity, night club owner and amateur musician. |
José Miguel Carlos "Negro" Piñera Echenique (18 October 1954 – 28 February 2025) was a Chilean celebrity, night club owner and amateur musician who was the youngest brother of former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera and of economist José Piñera. He married to Argentinian model Belén Hidalgo in 2004 but divorced in 2011. Negro Piñera was of Asturian[1] and Basque[2] descent.
Miguel Piñera was the fifth son of José Piñera Carvallo and Magdalena Echenique Rozas. His siblings were Guadalupe, José, Sebastián, Pablo, and María Teresa.
He studied at the Colegio del Verbo Divino, and Saint George's School. During his adolescence, he lived in Belgium through his father's role as the Chilean ambassador to Belgium and the United Nations. His father's profession would also later take him to live in New York City.
At the age of fifteen, he received his first electric guitar and developed his musical talent. He participated in South America's largest music festival, Festival de la Canción de Viña del Mar, in 1983.
Piñera was a well-known celebrity in the Chilean show and nightclub business. He died from multiple organ failure on 28 February 2025, at the age of 70.[3]
References
- ^ "Piñera, de origen asturiano, recupera el poder para la derecha en Chile". 18 January 2010.
- ^ "Chile necesita un verdadero renacimiento | Sebastián Piñera 2010". Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Muere Miguel "Negro" Piñera a los 70 años: músico y hermano del expresidente Sebastián Piñera". Biobiochile.cl. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
External Links
- Miguel Piñera discography at Discogs
- Miguel Piñera at IMDb
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