Eduardo Galeano Funeral Ceremony in Montevideo

MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY - APRIL 14: Former uruguayan president Jose Mujica (R) and Helena Villagra (L) widow of Eduardo Galeano talk during a funeral ceremony to honor Uruguayan writer and journalist Eduardo Galeano at Salon de los Pasos Perdidos of Legislative Palace on April 14, 2015 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Galeano was best known for his 1971 book Open Veins of Latin America ("Las venas abiertas de América Latina" in spanish), which rocketed to the top of US bestseller lists after Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez gifted a copy to President Barack Obama in 2009. Eduardo Galeano died in Montevideo on April 13, 2015 at the age of 74. (Photo by Sandro Pereyra/LatinContent via Getty Images)