It's a boy! 77-year-old confirmed as son of Juan Manuel Fangio
Oscar Espinosa, 77, has been confirmed as Juan Manuel Fangio’s son after the five-time Formula One World Champion was exhumed for a paternity case earlier this year.
The announcement was made Wednesday following a DNA test and, once Argentine legal authorities give him the green light, Espinoza plans on having his last name changed to Fangio, reports Reuters.
Fangio, who passed away on July 17, 1995 at the age of 84, was never married and did not recognize having any biological children.
However, Espinosa’s mother, Andrea Berruet, had had a relationship with Fangio in the 1950s, and so Argentine Judge Rodrigo Castaldo ordered Fangio’s body to be exhumed back in August for a DNA test.
Ruben Vazquez has also claimed that he was Fangio’s biological son but his case is still ongoing.
