Overview
- Ussía died Friday in Ruiloba, Cantabria, from cancer at age 77.
- He authored more than 40 books and revived satirical verse to skewer political life.
- His career spanned Ya, Diario 16 and Época, a decades-long column at ABC, a later move to La Razón, and work on Antena 3, COPE, TVE and Tele 5.
- An avowed monarchist and Juanista who sat on the Consejo de Don Juan, he faced court cases over his verse and was dismissed from COPE after criticizing Bishop Setién.
- Honors included the González Ruano and Mariano de Cavia journalism prizes, the Jaime de Foxá award, Silver and Gold Pens from the Club de la Escritura, the Grand Cross of the Order of the 2nd of May and Madrid’s Gold Medal, and he dictated a final piece for El Debate to his daughter Isabel on Tuesday.