Radio Martin Fierro 2018: tribute moved to Riverito – 26/11/2018

One of the most moving moments of the delivery ceremony of the radio Martín Fierro 2018 was the tribute made by Aptra to Luis Roberto González Rivero, known by all as Riverito.

"It's a tribute to Lord of 8 It's been part of our radio for 70 years. Please, Riverito, at the scene … ", announced Luis Ventura during the presentation of the honoree.

Everyone at the Sheraton Libertador Room they stood up to applaud the man in charge of singing the numbers of The Dance of Fortune, always with his particular style.

"This is my sixth Martín Fierro. What I love most is my family. My son, who teaches me every day to be a father, my three grandchildren and my wife, also an announcer. I had five and now this one, hehe, "joked Riverito at the beginning of his speech.

And he continued: "I'm probably the oldest of the activity, I'm 70 years old on the radio. And I hope to continue. I started at 15 years old radio Callao. "For all, thank you very much and have a good night," said the 86 year old man.

"Winners and losers, opportunists and players, united by this little voice already spent. Riverito is the soundtrack of the quinielero country. He is the man who, still in costume, goes to the most full of hope and bohemian homeland, "he explained. Clarin in a recent interview with Riverito on the occasion of his 70th birthday as an advertiser.

The historical announcer said that his idyll with the number 8 had started in Japan: "My wife and I have always traveled a lot, once we went to the east and during a tour, we saw a lot 8. A guide explained that it was luck, and that fortune was paid for phone numbers that have a lot of eight ".