Literally meaning "peeled" (barren, bleak, or exposed), the term referred to the penniless urban slum-dwellers, uprooted from the countryside and un- and under-employed.
Nelson Bonifacio Acosta López, nicknamed Pelado Acosta (Bald Acosta), (born 12 June 1944 in Paso de los Toros, Uruguay) is a former Uruguayan footballer.
Sebastián Humberto Viberti Irazoki, nicknamed "El Pelado" (Córdoba, 25 May 1944 - Córdoba, 24 November 2012) was an Argentine footballer and trainer.