Carlos Monzón

Carlos Roque Monzón Ledesma (Santa Fe, Argentina; August 7, 1942 – Santa Fe, Argentina; January 8, 1995) nicknamed Escopeta (Shotgun in Spanish) was an Argentine professional boxer who held the undisputed world middleweight championship for 7 years.

Monzón was also an actor and a controversial celebrity who was widely followed in Argentinian media. In 1988, after a history of domestic abuse in his relationships, he murdered his then wife, Alicia Muñiz, and was sentenced to spend 11 years in jail.

The miniseries Monzón follows his life, with actors Jorge Román and Mauricio Paniagua portraying older and younger versions of him respectively.