About Luisa Fuentes
Lived 1948 – 2025 (aged 76). Luisa Fuentes was a Peruvian volleyball player.
Awards In 2000, Fuentes was nominated by the International Volleyball Federation as the Best Player of the 20th century. Fuentes received the Laureles Deportivos ("Sports Laureate") award and was selected numerous times as Sportsperson of the Year.
Teaching Fuentes fought to popularize volleyball in Peru. She went on to become a teacher at the Sports Academy School of the Telefónica Foundation, where 300 girls and boys between 9 and 14 attended, but the school closed in 2015.
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Who was Luisa Fuentes?
Peruvian volleyball player
When was Luisa Fuentes born?
Luisa Fuentes was born on 19 August 1948 in Ica.
When did Luisa Fuentes die?
Luisa Fuentes died on 28 May 2025 in Lima.
What was Luisa Fuentes's occupation?
Luisa Fuentes was a volleyball player.
What nationality was Luisa Fuentes?
Luisa Fuentes was Peruvian.
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