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América Multimedia Confirms Death of ProTv General Manager Diego Quijano Landaeta

A longtime América TV partner, the ProTv co-founder helped build hits including Esto es guerra.

Overview

  • The broadcaster announced his passing on December 27 via an official communiqué posted on América Televisión’s Instagram, extending condolences to his family and to his partner Mariana Ramírez del Villar.
  • The cause of death has not been disclosed as reporting on the circumstances continues.
  • Quijano worked with América Televisión for more than two decades and led ProTv as general manager after co-founding the company in 2003.
  • ProTv’s catalog under his leadership includes Habacilar, Lima Limón, and the long-running competition show Esto es guerra, along with later ventures into fiction.
  • In November he celebrated Esto es guerra’s nomination to the 2025 Martín Fierro Latino Miami awards, and ProTv has announced plans to begin producing streaming content starting in 2026.