Roberto Jáuregui

Roberto Jáuregui was an Argentine journalist, actor, and human rights activist. Jáuregui was among the first people to contract HIV in Argentina, and the first to publicly disclose his condition.[1] He was also the first General Coordinator of the Fundación Huésped, an Argentinian public health organization which has prioritized HIV/AIDS awareness and treatment.[2][3] His brother, Carlos Jáuregui, was also an activist for LGBT rights and related issues.[4]

Roberto Jáuregui
Born12 August 1960
La Plata, Argentina
Died13 January 1994 (33 years old)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cause of deathComplications of AIDS
NationalityArgentine
Other namesRoby
OccupationJournalist, writer, human rights activist
RelativesCarlos Jáuregui

Notable events

In 1989, Jáuregui had contracted HIV, but did not have the money to pay for treatment. He publicly denounced the inequality of access to healthcare which he believed existed in Argentina at the time, bringing him into the public eye as an activist for public health and HIV/AIDS treatment.[5]

He appeared on the television show Hora Clave in 1993, where reporter Mariano Grondona asked Jáuregui to give him a hug, publicly debunking the misconception that physical touch alone can transmit HIV.[5] During the program, when asked by a doctor about whether he was afraid of death, he replied "¿Y usted, doctor, no le tiene miedo a la muerte?" ("And you, doctor, are you not afraid of death?")[6][7]

Jáuregui also appeared on the telenovela Celeste to speak about living with HIV.[8] This appearance was a result of UNICEF's strategy of utilizing soap operas to educate about health issues.[8][9][10]

On January 13, 1994, Jáuregui died of AIDS complications.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Nuestra Historia". Fundación Huésped (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  2. "Línea de tiempo". Fundación Huésped (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  3. Chavez, Valeria (March 9, 2019). "La historia del VIH, en una línea de tiempo: 18 hitos que marcaron la evolución de la enfermedad". infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  4. Iwanek, Natalia (2020-03-09). "Carlos Jáuregui: Profiling a Legendary Argentinian Queer Activist". Passion Passport. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  5. Bazán, Osvaldo, 1963- (2016). Historia de la homosexualidad en la Argentina : de la conquista de América al siglo XXI (4a edición ed.). Buenos Aires. ISBN 978-987-3783-28-9. OCLC 957773495.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. "Fundación Huésped". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  7. Palermonline. "Agregan El Nombre De Carlos Jaúregui A La Estación Santa Fe De La Línea H". Palermonline Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  8. Melo, Adrian (July 20, 2018). "La novela de la vida". PAGINA12. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  9. "Soap Operas as Teaching Tools". The Globalist. 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  10. Chelala, César (2010-06-03). "Opinion | Learning From Soap Operas (Published 2010)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
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