TV Journalist Dies Unexpectedly

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

At 44 years old and a victim of acute pancreatitis, Mexican journalist Ana Winocur died yesterday. Although it was known that the also former TV Azteca driver was in treatment for this disease, the news surprised compatriots because her death was sudden. The death was confirmed by his colleague Lilly Tellez.

"Rest in peace Ana Winocur, former host of Azteca," Tellez wrote on her Twitter account.

For his part, Jorge Zarza, who was his partner for almost two decades and worked together on various broadcasts as drivers, spoke of the journalistic sharpness of Winocur.

"You cannot be judged as someone who simply got on the wave," Zarza said in an interview with the Mexican newspaper El Universal. "I who knew her before she was famous, I know that the best way to remember her is as a smart journalist, sharp, stubborn and with a philosophy that she repeated: she stands out by standing out."

The driver also recalled a famous anecdote, when Winocur said on the air "And yes, you are a pende …".

"It is blamed on me. But the truth is that she was referring to the note that had just passed, not to me. She never disrespected me and I never disrespected her, "she explained.

In 1994, Ana Winocur began her television career at the political source, later she was the head of various TV Azteca broadcasts, among which Hechos AM and Hechos Meridiano stand out; She also hosted a space on Radio Formula.

According to Mexican media, he retired when he married again and is survived by two minor children.