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José María Gatica was born on 25 May, 1925 in Villa Mercedes, San Luis, Argentina. He was a professional boxer who competed from 1945 to 1962. He was the Argentine featherweight champion from 1951 to 1954. Gatica was known for his speed and agility in the ring, and was nicknamed "Mono" (Monkey) for his quickness. He fought in over 100 professional bouts, winning 79, drawing 8, and losing 15. He fought some of the best featherweights of his era, including Kid Gavilan, Kid Azteca, and Kid Chocolate. Gatica retired from boxing in 1962 and died in Villa Mercedes in 2003 at the age of 78. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2006.

Popular As Mono
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Age 38 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 25 May, 1925
Birthday 25 May
Birthplace Villa Mercedes, San Luis
Date of death (1963-11-12)
Died Place Avellaneda, Buenos Aires
Nationality Argentina

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1993

However, Gatica's boxing career was surrounded in controversy due to his support of Argentine President Juan Domingo Perón. He was portrayed in the biopic Gatica, el mono, directed by Leonardo Favio in 1993.

Gatica is buried at Cementerio de la Chacarita in Buenos Aires, Argentina, plot: Panteón Casa de los Boxeadores, 1s 4 # 22. In Argentina a movie was made about his life in 1993, Gatica, El Mono. His hometown honored his memory by naming a sports auditorium after him.

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José María Gatica (25 May 1925 – 12 November 1963) was an Argentine boxer, one of Argentina's most famous sports idols. Gatica fought 96 times, winning 86 (72 by KO). He was a popular figure in Argentina.

Gatica's dreams of a world title were crushed when he fought world champion Ike Williams in a non-title bout in the United States. Gatica's wild ring style was a failure against Williams, and he suffered a 1st round knockout loss. However, the loss had no effect on Gatica's popularity in Argentina. Called "El Mono" by his thousands of fans, Gatica returned to Argentina to fight a series of exciting brawls with his arch-Argentine rival Alfredo Prada. Their series of action-packed fights were dubbed, "The Graziano-Zale Fights Argentine Style." 25,000 fans attended their last fight.