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Carlos Tévez - War and Peace

“It is impossible to explain everything the streets taught me.  And it was a lot.” - Carlos Tévez. Murder, crime, drugs, weapons. These were everyday realities in the Buenos Aires neighborhood known as Fuerte Apache. This is where Carlos…

16 Mar 20265 min

By Krisztián Horváth

“It is impossible to explain everything the streets taught me.  And it was a lot.” - Carlos Tévez.

Murder, crime, drugs, weapons. These were everyday realities in the Buenos Aires neighborhood known as Fuerte Apache. This is where Carlos Alberto Martinez grew up. His mother was an alcoholic. His father was shot dead. It was clear from the beginning that every single day would bring enormous struggles. But above all, he would have to stare the devil in the eye.

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“I didn’t have plastic surgery. Either you accept me for who I am, or you don’t. My scars are part of my past, and part of my present too. The same goes for my teeth. I’m not going to change.” - Carlos Tévez

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