Famous Colombian Media Personalities

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Virginia Vallejo
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Birthdate: August 26, 1949
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cartago, Valle del Cauca

Virginia Vallejo is a Colombian journalist and author. After Vallejo claimed that many Colombian politicians and presidents were benefiting from the leading cocaine cartels, she was granted asylum in the USA in order to help the DEA and the Justice Department in cases pertaining to the Colombian drug cartels. Her book, Loving Pablo, Hating Escobar, was made into a film.

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Nina García
(Fashion Journalist)
Nina García
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Birthdate: May 3, 1965
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Barranquilla

Nina García is a Colombian-American fashion journalist. She is the current editor-in-chief of Elle and has been a judge on the Bravo/Lifetime reality TV program Project Runway. She has a degree in fashion merchandising from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and has worked with the prominent fashion designer Marc Jacobs. She is the author of four books. 

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Diana Turbay
(Colombian Journalist Who Was Kidnapped and by the Medellín Cartel and Later Killed)
Diana Turbay
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Birthdate: March 9, 1950
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bogotá, Colombia
Died: January 25, 1991

Diana Turbay was a Colombian journalist best remembered as the victim of the Medellín Cartel, a highly organized Colombian terrorist organization and drug cartel, which kidnapped her in 1990. She then became a victim of a botched rescue attempt by the Colombia National Police in which she was killed. Turbay's story has been adapted into a book and TV series.

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Jaime Garzón
(Colombian Journalist, Politician, Comedian, and Peace Activist)
Jaime Garzón
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Birthdate: October 24, 1960
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bogotá, Colombia
Died: August 13, 1999

Jaime Garzón was a Colombian journalist, politician, comedian, and peace activist. He achieved popularity during the 1990s when he exhibited his unique political satire on Colombian television. He is also remembered for his work as a peace negotiator in the emancipation of FARC guerrillas' hostages. Jaime Garzón was murdered by right-wing paramilitary hitmen in 1999.

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Al Williamson
(American Cartoonist, Illustrator, and Comic Book Artist)
Al Williamson
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Birthdate: March 21, 1931
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, United States
Died: June 12, 2010

Al Williamson was an American cartoonist, illustrator, and comic book artist. Williamson specialized in sketching characters for science fiction, adventure, fantasy, and Western genres. Al Williamson has been an influence on numerous younger artists like Tom Yeates, Frank Cho, and Steve Epting among others. In 2000, he was made an inductee of the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.

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Hernando Santos Castillo
(Colombian Lawyer and Journalist)
Hernando Santos Castillo
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Birthdate: August 15, 1922
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bogotá, Colombia
Died: April 20, 1999

Hernando Santos Castillo was a Colombian lawyer and journalist. He is best remembered for his work as the director of a popular Colombian newspaper called El Tiempo from 1981 to 1999. Over the course of his career, Hernando Santos Castillo won several prestigious awards, such as the National Prize for Journalism and the María Moors Cabot Award

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Power Paola
(Colombian-Ecuadorian Cartoonist and Author of Graphic Memoirs)
Power Paola
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Birthdate: June 20, 1977
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Quito, Ecuador

Power Paola is a Colombian-Ecuadorian cartoonist and author of graphic memoirs. Paola's work deals with themes of feminism, sexuality, personal identity, and family. One of her best-known works, Virus Tropical, was adapted into a film in 2017. Power Paola is also known as one of the most important members of a comics collective called Chicks on Comics.

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Germán Arciniegas
(Colombian Writer, Journalist, and Historian)
Germán Arciniegas
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Birthdate: December 6, 1900
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bogotá, Colombia
Died: November 30, 1999

Germán Arciniegas was a Colombian writer, journalist, and historian best remembered for his advocacy of cultural and educational issues. He also served as the Minister of Education and held several ambassadorships. Germán Arciniegas was honored with several prestigious awards such as the Alfonso Reyes International Prize and the Maria Moors Cabot Prize.

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Andrea Espada
(Colombian TV Presenter, Social Media Influencer, and Actress)
Andrea Espada
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Birthdate: August 17, 1986
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Colombia

Andrea Espada is a Colombian TV presenter, social media influencer, and actress. She achieved popularity as the host of UFC Now as well as a game show titled Esto es Guerra. Andrea Espada is also popular on social media platforms like Instagram.