INSTITUTO PEDAGÓGICO NACIONAL

Emilio Fernandez

Nicolas Gualdron 

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English

Edgar Perea: the sports voice

Edgar was born in, june 2, 1934. he was a politic and sportscaster, he was from choco, he began his sportscaster career in Barranquilla, he narrate the matches of junior when the team play on Barranquilla, he was worked for Caracol radio and Caracol television for a long time, he was a sportscaster very special, he has a speacial emotions and he bring it to all of him supports, he can contagiate everyone with his narrations, he is the special one.

Edgar was remembered because the narrations on the matches of Colombia, the most important was the match with argentina, in that match, Colombia won 5-0, it was an epic moment, probably, that was the most important match on the 90´, other important moment was the match with germany on the world cup of 1990, that match was incredible, Colombia score the goal on the last minutes of the match, and these end 1-1, in these and more moments, Edgar was there, he stay with us.

He was a sportscaster not only for the soccer, he narrated more events like ciclism, boxing, and more sports, and he started on the politic world, he was a senator for the liberals on 1998. also he has a restaurants and wrotten some artciles for some diaries, he was a person who dedicate his life to the sports and his passions.

He died by a leukemia on april 11,2016. We won't forget him, he was a icon. a teacher, a good person, he was the special one, and we have good memories with his voice and his work, thans for all champion...