Felipe Camiroaga | |
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 Felipe Camiroaga in 2009 | |
| Born | Felipe Humberto Camiroaga Fernández 8 October 1966 |
| Died | 2 September 2011 (aged 44)[1] Juan Fernández Archipelago, Chile |
| Resting place | Parque del Recuerdo |
| Other names | El Halcón de Chicureo (The Falcon of Chicureo) |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenter, actor |
| Years active | 1988—2011 |
Felipe Humberto Camiroaga Fernández (8 October 1966 – 2 September 2011) was a Chilean television presenter, actor and comedian, one of the most popular in his country.[2][3][4]
Camiroaga hosted many shows for Chilean television station TVN, including the morning talk show Buenos Días a Todos and a late-night talk show Animal Nocturno. He also acted in several TV series, such as Jaque Mate and Rojo y Miel, and in two films. Camiroaga twice hosted the Viña del Mar International Song Festival[5] in 2009 and 2010. He was nicknamed "Halcón de Chicureo" ("Falcon of Chicureo") because he bred falcons in his residence in Chicureo, a rural area north of Santiago.[4]
Camiroaga died on 2 September 2011 after the military plane which was taking him and twenty others to Juan Fernández Archipelago crashed in the sea. Camiroaga's death was officially announced seven days later, and after a funeral oration at TVN's headquarters, he was buried in Santiago. He has been posthumously awarded several prizes, including the "Social Communicator Special Award" by the National Council of Television in 2011.
- ^ "Ministro de Defensa cierra toda posibilidad tras accidente en Juan Fernández: No hay sobrevivientes" [Defense Ministry rules out any possibility after accident in Juan Fernández: There are no survivors]. Radio Bio-Bío. 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ Associated Press in Santiago (3 September 2011). "Plane crashes off Chilean coast". The Guardian. UK. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "Enrique Maluenda: "Felipe Camiroaga era el mejor animador chileno del último tiempo"" [Enrique Maluenda: "Felipe Camiroaga was the best Chilean TV entertainer in recent times"]. ADN Radio Chile. 9 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
"Creo que era el mejor animador chileno del último tiempo, y no lo digo porque haya fallecido, sino por su carisma, su capacidad en las entrevistas y un excelente comediante, creo que lo tenía todo." ("I believe he was the best Chilean TV entertainer in recent times, and I don't say it because he died, but because of his charisma, his capacity in interviews and an excellent comedian, I believe he had everything.")
- ^ a b Jorge Barreno (9 September 2011). "Felipe Camiroaga, el animador favorito de Chile" [Felipe Camiroaga, Chile's favorite TV entertainer]. El Mundo. Archived from the original on 15 September 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Festival de Viña del Mar, sensación en Latinoamérica". Viajero Global (in Spanish). Spears News S.A. February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.