- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJosé Alberto Mujica Cordano
- Nickname
- El Pepe
- Height1.68 m
- Pepe Mujica was born on May 20, 1935 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was an actor, known for Misión No Oficial (2017), Tupamaros (1997) and Capitales del Futbol (2011). He was married to Lucia Topolansky. He died on May 13, 2025 in Rincón del Cerro, Montevideo, Uruguay.
- SpouseLucia Topolansky(2005 - May 13, 2025) (his death)
- One of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. [April 2014].
- Mujica's father died when he was seven years old and his mother, Lucy Cordano, was in charge of raising him and also that of his younger sister.
- His last wish was that his remains be buried in his farm, where one of his loves also rests that also made him distinctive: his three-legged dog, Manuela.
- When he ended his term es President of Uruguay, he served as Senator from 2015 to 2020, and a second term from 2020 to 2025 (his death).
- Turned into a popular icon because his cause as activist and supporter for peace and the civil rights.
- We've been repressing drugs for 80 years and it doesn't work. Drug trafficking is much worse than the consumption of marijuana. And for those who don't want to admit that, look at Mexico, look at Central America, look at Honduras, look at Guatemala, and you will see failed states, devoured from the inside by drug trafficking. The problem is that, alongside drug trafficking, giant systems have been built to fight it. The state has a number of pathologies, and one of them is that whoever is performing a task starts thinking that that task is the center of the world. Everyone wants to look in the mirror and think that their job is socially essential. Instead of repression, I need doctors to deal with this filth!
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