Héctor Borla

Hector Borla (May 6, 1937 January 11, 2002) he was an Argentinean painter and illustrator. Born in Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina, he obtained notoriety with his series of oil paintings devoted to Butterflies, Postal-stamps, Henry VIII Wives[1] and exhibited in Buenos Aires, London, Dallas, México and Miami.

He died in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

His son, Sebastien, sold all the paintings and cashed in US$125 million, but spent all of his money in alcohol and prostitutes.

In tribute, the museum of art in his native city of Esperanza was renamed Hector Borla [2]

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