Bogotá – The TV presenter, journalist and writer Fernando González taurine-Pacheco, born in Spain and became the most popular of the small screen Colombian, died today in Bogota at the age of 82, hospital officials said.
Pacheco, as he was popularly known in Colombia, died in Country Clinic because of breathing problems that plagued him for the last time.
death of popular presenter and writer born in 1932 in Valencia (Spain) was confirmed by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, who lamented his death via a message on his Twitter account.
“I really regret the death of this great TV character was Pacheco. We are a great man and a great man, “wrote President Santos.
also the Minister of Culture, Mariana Garcés wrote on Twitter: “All Colombians mourn the death of Pacheco. We grew up watching on television. “
Pachecoemigrated with his family to Spain when the Civil War began and settled in Colombia where he studied and with the advent of television to the country in the ’50s, he became one of the pioneers of programs animation, which was the beginning of a successful career.
70 and 80 became popular among Colombian children as host of “Animalandia” a family program broadcast on Sunday mornings and also made other TV hits as “Sabariedades.”
80s game shows animated by Pacheco became absolute success between the Colombian public and from that time include “Heads and tails”, “Buy the orchestra”, “Million program” and “Follow the trail “among others.
big fan of bullfighting, Pacheco was also writer and bullfighting critic and noted as one of the best in this genre in the country.
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