One of Paez Vilaro's most difficult times came in the winter of 1972, when a plane carrying his son Carlitos and other members of his Uruguayan rugby team crashed high in the Chilean Andes.

He was 90. Paez Vilaro's son, known as "Carlitos," said the prolific artist died at home in "Casapueblo," the sprawling four-star hotel outside Punta del Este that included his workshop and a museum.

World News Uruguayan artist Carlos Paez Vilaro dies at 90 Casapueblo, a livable sculpture by Carlos Páez Vilaró, resembles a whipped-cream pie. photos by Claudia Capos ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Carlos Paez Vilaro, a self-trained painter, sculptor, screenwriter, musician and architect who championed Afro-Uruguayan Candombe music and dance, created colorful murals in ...

He was 90. Paez Vilaro's son, known as "Carlitos," said the prolific artist died at home in "Casapueblo," the sprawling four-star hotel outside Punta del Este that included his workshop and a museum.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Carlos Paez Vilaro — a self-trained painter, sculptor, screenwriter, musician, and architect who championed Afro-Uruguayan Candombe music and dance, created colorful ...

He was 90. Paez Vilaro's son, known as "Carlitos," said the prolific artist died at home in "Casapueblo," the sprawling four-star hotel outside Punta del Este that included his workshop and a museum.

Paez Vilaro, who was white, was born in Montevideo on Nov. 1, 1923. As a young man, he immersed himself in the culture of black Uruguayans, whose traditions would inspire much of his life’s work.