Fernando Botero death news
Fernando Botero was a Colombian figurative artist and sculptor, he passed away on 15 September 2023, at the age of 91 years old.
Fernando Botero reportedly died from the complications of pneumonia.
Fernando Botero birthdate and age
Fernando Botero was born on April 19, 1932 and died on 15 September 2023 at the age of 91. He was born to his parents; David Botero (1895–1936) and Flora Angulo (1898–1972)
Fernando Botero wife and children
Fernando Botero married his first wife, Gloria Zea, later director of the Colombian Institute of Culture (Colcultura), he had three children: Fernando, Lina and Juan Carlos. The couple divorced in 1960 and Botero moved to New York, where he lived for 14 years before settling in Paris.
Botero began living with Cecilia Zambrano in 1964, the two had a son, born in 1974, but was killed in 1979 in a car accident in which Botero was also injured. Botero and Zambrano separated in 1975.
Botero’s second wife was the Greek artist Sophia Vari (1940−2023), with whom he resided in Paris and Monte Carlo and also had a house in Pietrasanta, Italy.