Luis Repetto Explained

Luis Orlando Repetto Málaga (Lima, 4 August 1953 – 9 June 2020)^[1] was a Peruvian museologist, cultural manager and television host.^{[2] [3]}

Career

Repetto studied at the Leoncio Prado Military Academy. He was director of the National Institute of Culture and director of the Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions of the Riva-Agüero Institute until 2018.^[4] He also served as vice president of the Peruvian Committee of the International Council of Museums ICOM-Peru^[5] and was the director of the Centrum Católica Museum of PUCP.^[6] For years he hosted the program Noches de sábado, together with Melanie Pérez Cartier, on Radio Programas del Perú. He was the host of the well-known cultural diffusion programs Museos puertas abiertas and Museos sin límites on TV Perú.^[7]

Works

• In 1999 he published El arte popular peruano in Lima through the Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del Perú (MNAAHP) and the publishing house Lluvia editores.
• Through the Regional Organization for Latin America and the Caribbean of the International Council of Museums (ICOM-LAC) he published in 2003 the book Museo Presbítero Maestro : cementerio de Lima.^[8]
• Also in Lima, in 2013 he published El reino Chacha : etnografía de la región Amazonas through Museo Casa O'Higgins.^[9]

Recognitions

• 2014: Meritorious Person of Culture, awarded by the Ministry of Culture of Peru.^[10]
• 2018. Medal "Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza", awarded by the Provincial Council of Chachapoyas.^[11]

Death

Repetto died in Lima on 9 June 2020, aged 66, of COVID-19 during the pandemic in Peru.^{[5] [12]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Luis Repetto Málaga: Falleció gestor cultural de la radio y televisión peruana. 10 June 2020. Ortiz. Claudia. 9 June 2020. RPP. es.
2. Web site: Don Lucho Repetto Málaga, un señor de señores. 10 June 2020. 2 June 2016. AHORA. es.
3. Web site: Luís (Lucho) Repetto Málaga (1953-2020) – International Council of Museums Committee for University Museums and Collections. 10 June 2020 . 10 June 2020. en-US.
4. Web site: Luis Repetto Málaga: El señor de los museos. 10 June 2020. 9 June 2020. Peru21. es.
5. News: Luis Repetto: adiós al hombre de los museos [In Memóriam]]. 10 June 2020. 9 June 2020. El Comercio. es . Diego Rodriguez Bazalar . Juan .
6. https://educast.pucp.edu.pe/speaker/900/luis_repetto_malaga pucp.edu.pe : Luis Repetto Málaga
7. Web site: La cultura de duelo: Falleció Luis Repetto Málaga. 28 June 2020. andina.pe. 9 June 2020 . es.
8. Book: Museo Presbítero Maestro : cementerio de Lima. 2003. 10 June 2020. 9972-9791-0-5. 1061507575. Repetto Málaga, Luis. Didi de Arteta, S.A..
9. Book: Repetto Málaga, Luis. El reino Chacha: etnografía de la región Amazonas. 2013. 10 June 2020. 881523906. es. Casa Museo O'Higgins (Lima).
10. Web site: El eterno compromiso con la cultura peruana de Luis Repetto (1953 – 2020). 10 June 2020. puntoedu.pucp.edu.pe. 9 June 2020 . es.
11. Web site: Condecoran a Luis Repetto con la medalla "Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza". 10 June 2020. Reinadelaselva.com.pe. es.
12. https://icom.museum/en/news/in-memory-of-luis-repetto-malaga/ In memory of Luis Repetto Malaga