López Rega spent the following ten years fleeing prosecution abroad, leaving Spain for Switzerland, where he lived near Geneva until 1982. Discovered by a photographer, he then fled to the Bahamas. He lived between Miami and the Bahamas until 1986, when he was arrested in the United States while trying to renew his passport, and extradited to Argentina, where he was wanted for corruption, conspiracy, and multiple homicides. He died of diabetes on 9 June 1989 in Buenos Aires, while awaiting trial in prison. In film In the 2013 film Puerta de Hierro, el exilio de Perón, Fito Yanelli plays López Rega during Perón's exile in Madrid. López Rega is dismissed by Perón but allowed back because of his wife's intercession. References Sources Biography of José López Rega (in Spanish) López Rega. La biografía. Marcelo Larraquy. Editorial Sudamericana. 473 pages. . Bra, Gerardo, "La 'P-2- en la Argentina", in Félix Luna (ed) et al., Todo es historia, No. 214, Feb 1985, pp. 12–15 1916 births 1989 deaths Ambassadors of Argentina to Spain Argentine anti-communists Argentine expatriates in Switzerland Argentine people of Spanish descent Argentine people who died in prison custody Argentine politicians convicted of crimes Deaths from diabetes Justicialist Party politicians Members of Propaganda Due Ministers of social welfare of Argentina Operatives of Operation Condor People from Buenos Aires Prisoners who died in Argentine detention