Guillermo Cano Isaza facts for kids

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Cano and the second or maternal family name is Isaza.

Quick facts for kids Guillermo Cano Isaza

Born	(1925-08-12)12 August 1925 Bogotá, Colombia
Died	17 December 1986(1986-12-17) (aged 61) Bogotá, Colombia
Years active	1952–1986
Notable credit(s)	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.

A bust of Guillermo Cano

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.

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