Overview
- Major Spanish media reported his death on December 5 at age 77, with La Vanguardia citing Madrid and El Correo citing Ruiloba in Cantabria.
- El Correo reports cancer as the cause of death, while other outlets have not confirmed a cause.
- A prolific author of more than forty books, he created the satirical persona Marqués de Sotoancho.
- He built a long career as a polemical columnist at ABC and later La Razón, also writing for Diario 16, Época and El Debate.
- Coverage notes prestigious awards such as the González Ruano and Mariano de Cavia prizes and recurring injurias convictions, with El Correo adding he dictated a final article to his daughter days before his death.