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Walter Martínez
Venezuelan-Uruguayan journalist
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- born
- 1941
- died
- 2026
- age at death
- 84
- known for
- war correspondent, journalist, writer
1941 – 2026

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who walter martínez is
Walter Nelson Martínez Martínez was a Venezuelan award-winning journalist, originally from Uruguay. Martínez's career spanned over three decades in radio, television and the press. He was best known for his work in international relations, and also for using a patch in his right eye, due to a home plumbing accident.
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