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Antonio mendez is an author with four videos in the cspan video library. A visit to a specialist in 2009 brought a diagnosis of parkinsons. Oct 15, 2014 tony mendez, the retired cia agent who was played by ben affleck in the movie argo, has revealed that he is suffering from parkinsons disease in order to help seek more alternative treatments. He is known for his work on argo 2012, our man in tehran 20 and argo. Mendez was decorated, and is now widely known, for his onthescene management of the canadian caper during the iran hostage. Argo subject now battling parkinsons baltimore sun. In a 2007 email, he revealed himself and his notoriety.
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