The Fatal Shot

The story of Alfredo Yabrán and the murder of José Luis Cabezas in 1997

Welcome Avatar! Despite the stability of the 1:1 peg between the peso and the dollar and close to zero inflation during Carlos Menem’s second second presidency in the 1990s, corruption scandals — and their often fatal consequences — ran rampant. This is the story about the assassination that would eventually unwind Argentina’s roaring nineties.

“Taking a picture of me is like shooting me in the forehead.” — Alfredo Yabrán