Guillermo Cano Isaza facts for kids
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Guillermo Cano Isaza
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| Born | 12 August 1925 Bogotá, Colombia
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| Died | 17 December 1986 (aged 61) Bogotá, Colombia
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| Years active | 1952–1986 |
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Notable credit(s)
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Editor of El Espectador |
| Relatives | Fidel Cano Gutiérrez |
Guillermo Cano Isaza (12 August 1925 – 17 December 1986) was a Colombian journalist. The editor of El Espectador from 1952 until 1986, he was assassinated in Bogotá.
Biography
Guillermo Cano was the heir of Fidel Cano Gutiérrez, the founder of El Espectador. As a journalist, he had worked on the paper's bullfighting, sports, cultural and political sections. He had served as the editor of El Espectador from 1952 until his death.
Legacy
In 1997, UNESCO created an annual prize that bears his name—the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize—which serves to honour a person or institution that has done outstanding work in defending the freedom of the press. In 2000, he was named one of International Press Institute's 50 World Press Freedom Heroes of the 20th century.
Cano is portrayed by the Colombian actor Germán Quintero in the TV series Escobar, el patrón del mal.
See also
In Spanish: Guillermo Cano Isaza para niños
