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Luis Roberto Rigual (died in 1983) was a Puerto Rican television sportscaster. He was the main sports newscaster of canal 4's newscast, Noticentro 4, until his unexpected death.

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Rigual also appeared at the station's sports casts, including telecasts of boxing fights, baseball, basketball, [1] [2] [3] and other sports.

Death

Rigual died in mid-1983, of a heart attack.[ citation needed ]

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  1. "#BSN Antesala del Juego de Estrellas de 1983 con Luis Roberto Rigual #QEPD, Rafa Bracero, Lisette Santiago y el #Olimpico Manuel Rivera Morales!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | By Clásicos del BSN | Facebook". www.facebook.com.
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  3. "Raymond Dalmau se despide del Equipo Nacional (1982) | #Piratas🇵🇷 Luego de Finalizar el 7mo Juego de la Serie Final de 1982, Luis Rigual (QEPD) entrevista a #RaymondDalmau en donde anuncia oficialmente su... | By Clásicos del BSN | Facebook". www.facebook.com.