Overview
- Spanish outlets confirmed his death at 77, with conflicting reports on the location, as La Vanguardia cites Madrid and El Correo cites Ruiloba in Cantabria and attributes the cause to cancer.
- El Correo reports he dictated a final column for El Debate to his daughter Isabel earlier this week.
- He built a long career in major newspapers including ABC, La Razón, Diario 16, Época and El Debate, alongside frequent work in radio and television.
- He published more than forty books and created the enduring character the Marqués de Sotoancho.
- Renowned for sharp polemics that led to court convictions for injurias, he received honors such as the González Ruano and Mariano de Cavia prizes, the Gran Cruz de la Orden del 2 de Mayo and Madrid’s Gold Medal, and he was the grandson of playwright Pedro Muñoz Seca.