Oscar Yanes

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Oscar Yanes

Born April 25, 1927 (1927-04-25) (age 81)
Caracas, Venezuela
Occupation Journalist, writer
Nationality Venezuelan Flag of Venezuela
Genres Novel, history
Subjects History of Venezuela
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Oscar Armando Yanes González, is a Venezuelan journalist and writer, was born in Caracas on April 25, 1927. He is considered one of the pioneers in television journalism, particularly the televised interview and has become famous for his historical research revealing disconcerting events in Venezuela History, and his tv program Así son las Cosas. Has won in three occasions the National Prize of Journalism and the First Prize of the Association of Writers of Venezuela in the contest Biographies of Famous Venezuelans, for his work entitled Carlos J. Bello, el sabio olvidado. He also won the Silver Book Prize in 1992 awarded by Planeta Publishing, for the largest book circulation of the year.

[edit] Published works

  • Carlos J. Bello, el sabio olvidado (1946)
  • Vida íntima de Leo (1948)
  • Cosas de Caracas (1967)
  • Cosas del mundo (1972)
  • Por qué yo maté a Delgado Chalbaud, las confesiones de Pedro Antonio Díaz (1980)
  • Amores del última Página (1991)
  • Memorias de Armandito (1992)
  • Los años inolvidables (1992)
  • Del Trocadero al Pasapoga (1993)
  • Hoy es mañana o las vainas de un reportero muerto (1994)
  • Así Son las Cosas collection (1996-1999)
  • Pura Pantalla (2000)
  • Ternera y Puerta Franca (2003)
  • Nadie me quita lo Bailao (2007)

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