Enrique Zileri
Enrique Alberto Zileri Gibson | |
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Born | 4 June 1931 Maria Moors Cabot Prize (1975) |
Spouse | Daphne Dougall |
Children | 5 |
Relatives | Doris Gibson (mother) Manlio Aurelio Zileri Larco (father) |
Enrique Zileri Gibson (4 June 1931 – 24 August 2014) was the publisher of
Early life and career
Enrique Zileri Gibson was born on 4 June 1931 in Lima, Peru. His father was Manlio Aurelio Zileri Larco. His mother, Doris Gibson, cofounded the newsmagazine Caretas with Francisco Igartua in October 1950. In childhood, he suffered from tuberculosis.[1] He studied highschool at Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut in the United States, where he became an outstanding student. He took a job as a publicist, and later traveled in Europe while writing travel articles for Caretas. He described his travel in Europe as a "voyage of self-discovery".[1]
Caretas
In the mid-1950s, Zileri joined Caretas full-time after returning to Peru from Europe. By that time the dictator
During the authoritarian administration of Alberto Fujimori in the 1990s, Zileri took a principled stance against the government, at a time when Fujimori bribed many of Peru's television stations and newspapers.[2] He exposed the past of the powerful spy chief Vladimiro Montesinos, and opposed Fujimori's attempt to extend his presidency for an unconstitutional third term.[2] He was hit with a fine in 1992,[1] and the magazine lost revenue due to government pressure on advertisers,[2] but was vindicated when corruption scandals forced Fujimori from office in 2000. Fujimori was eventually convicted for human rights abuses.[1]
Awards
In 1975,
Family
Zileri was married to Daphne Dougall, an Argentine of Scottish descent and a distinguished photographer, for 51 years. They had five children: Marco, Domenica, Diana, Sebastian and Drusila. Enrique Zileri granted the leadership role at Caretas to his eldest son, Marco, in 2007 in a helathy effort to renew the leadership with the younger generation.
Retirement and death
From 2007 onwards, Enrique Zileri ceded more leadership roles until his passing from complications of
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Martin, Douglas (26 August 2014). "Enrique Zileri, Stalwart Publisher in Peru, Dies at 83". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c d "Liberty's enfant terrible". The Economist. 30 August 2014.