About Luis Gabriel Cano
Lived 1924 – 2010 (aged 85–86). Luis Gabriel Cano was a Colombian journalist and writer.
Luis Gabriel Cano Isaza (1924-2010) was the President and publisher of El Espectador who won the Golden Pen of Freedom Award in 1990 for his writings on the cocaine traffic. His brother Guillermo, who had also worked on the paper, had been assassinated by drug gangs. He had also won the Maria Moors Cabot prize in 1969.
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Who was Luis Gabriel Cano?
publisher of El Espectador
When was Luis Gabriel Cano born?
Luis Gabriel Cano was born in 1924.
When did Luis Gabriel Cano die?
Luis Gabriel Cano died on 18 January 2010 in Cartagena.
What was Luis Gabriel Cano's occupation?
Luis Gabriel Cano was a journalist and writer.
What nationality was Luis Gabriel Cano?
Luis Gabriel Cano was Colombian.
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