Armando Lenin Salgado Salgado (12 March 1938 – 14 April 2018) was a Mexican photographer and photojournalist who documented the social movements of the twentieth century in Mexico. He is the author of the most widespread images of the

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'', He died on 14 April 2018, of pancreatic cancer.Fallece Armando Lenin Salgado, fotógrafo del ‘halconazo’ de 1971

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1938 births 2018 deaths Mexican photographers Mexican journalists Mexican male journalists People from Guerrero {{Mexico-artist-stub