Overview

• RTVE confirmed his death on Friday in Madrid at age 91, with no cause disclosed.
• He reported from Bonn through key years of the Cold War, first for RNE and later for TVE.
• In 1981 he was appointed director of RNE’s news services, later returning to Bonn for TVE and teaching at the Complutense and CEU.
• His interviews included leaders such as Willy Brandt, Helmut Schmidt, Mario Soares, Lech Walesa and George H. W. Bush, alongside prominent cultural figures.
• A native of Baena, he led groups such as Fecoan and the Cofradía Amigos del Olivo, and his passing coincided with Baena’s Semana Santa gaining international tourist recognition.